Early Access
Is Sapiens still being updated?
Not really. Last updated 10 months ago, with no recorded updates per month, and nothing new since.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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About the game
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
The newest build is on the public-beta-unstable branch, more than 36 hours after the public branch. Steam's own Early Access notice looks at the public branch and can miss that beta activity.
Update history
Recent updates
Dec 12, 2025 · Build
public-beta-unstable branch build 21169149
Latest build time Steam reports for the public-beta-unstable branch.
Sep 16, 2025 · Build
Public branch build 19991669
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 14, 2025 · Patch note
0.6.1.2 - Bugfixes (opens in new tab)
New in 0.6.1.2: Pregnant, elderly and children sapiens now move away from sapiens belonging to hostile or unmet tribes Fixes bug where restricted building materials wouldn't be saved if you placed a building without issuing the build order Fixes bug where the 'build more' button on the radial menu didn't copy the correct building materials Fixes bug where i…
Aug 31, 2025 · Patch note
0.6.1: Foundation blocks and Vulkan fix (opens in new tab)
It's been a slow few months of development, with a number of sicknesses slowing things down, and some big tasks requiring the update of a lot of assets. But we finally have an update! I had planned to work on more features first, but this contains a fix for the graphics driver related crash which needed to be addressed quickly. So we're getting foundation b…
Apr 15, 2025 · Patch note
Sapiens 0.6 update out now! (opens in new tab)
This update adds seven different breeds of fish! It also brings new detailed textures and shaders, improves all animal models and behaviors, adds a range of colors for alpacas and woolskins, and contains a number of bug fixes and balancing tweaks. Fish can only be caught via spears at the moment, which can be thrown from the water. Fish hunting and canoes i…
Questions
When was the last Sapiens update?
Sapiens last shipped a build on the public-beta-unstable branch 10 months ago (Dec 12, 2025).
How often does Sapiens update?
It got no recorded updates per month over the last year and is rarely updated (3/100). 1 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
Is Sapiens abandoned?
Yes, it looks that way. There have been no builds or patch notes in over 180 days, or none on record at all.
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