Humankind's first major expansion resorts to diplomacy in autumn Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Humankind's first major expansion resorts to diplomacy in autumn A free update's lined up too News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 7, 2022 10 comments Sega and devs Amplitude have revealed the first hefty expansion for their Civ-alike strategy Humankind launches sometime this autumn. Together We Rule adds six new civilizations to play as, and introduces some new diplomatic and spying options to save you from having to attack everyone all the time. Have a watch of the rather neat trailer for Together We Rule below. Sega's strategy rival to Civilization, Humankind, sees its first major expansion in the autumn. The keystone of Together We Rule is the Congress of Humankind, which Amplitude are calling an "inter-empire forum". This'll let you vote to decide global doctrines and try to resolve international conflicts diplomatically. Fitting in with the peaceful theme are the new Embassy, where you can work out joint agreements with other empires, and the Diplomatic Affinity for cultures that allows them to do fancy things such as declaring a temporary demilitarised zone. You'll be able to use the game's Leverage currency in the Embassy to force other cultures to do what you want though, so it's not all sunshine and hugs. Oh, and the new Agent units let you infiltrate and sabotage other empires, not to mention spreading some disinformation. They're useful for gathering handy Leverage for you to use how you see fit too. Together We Rule also ships in some more civilizations to choose from. They're the Sumerians, the Han Chinese, the Bulgarians, the Swiss, the Scots and the Singaporeans. There's six new wonders to build as well, ranging from Monument Valley and the Palace Of Versailles to a Congress Of Humankind HQ, along with fresh story events and some new music to be on the lookout for. And listen out, I guess. Amplitude are working on a free update for Humankind, which should be coming at the same time as the expansion. This update adds new stealth options, reworks independent cultures, makes reinforcements by third-parties possible in battle, and just generally zhuzhes up the UI and other aspects of the game. Who could resist a complimentary zhuzhing? Nate had a grand old time when he made a play for world domination in his Humankind review, although he couldn't really say what the game was. "It has set out to prove itself as a historical 4X that is emphatically not a Civ clone, and it has succeeded. But in bending itself around the monolithic bulk of Big Sid's baby, it has grown into a strange shape," he said. "There's just a lot going on, is the best way I can put it." Humankind's Together We Rule expansion is set to arrive in the autumn. We rated the base game among the 50 best strategy games you can play on PC, don't you know. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here