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The Humans

TitleThe Humans
First release1992
DeveloperImagitec Design
PublishersGameTek, Mirage Technologies
Platforms3DO, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Mega Drive / Genesis, SNES / Super Famicom
Genresplatformer, puzzle video game
Also known asHumans 1 and 2
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Game Boy: 1992-01-01 (NTSC), 1993-01-01 (PAL)
DOS: 1992-05-01
Amiga: 1992-05-06
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1992-05-14
SNES / Super Famicom: 1993-01-01
Amiga CD32: 1995-05-01
Wikidata IDQ93655

Neanderthals serve as the playable units that players must command to survive environmental hazards and carnivores. By switching between individual humans, you can stack them to reach high ledges or teach them to use tools like spears, torches, and ropes. Success requires managing the tribe to complete levels while avoiding dangerous entities like witch doctors and dinosaurs.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q93655) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (gb/the-humans) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (megadrive/the-humans) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (snes/the-humans) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (amiga/the-humans) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (73046,85830) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (41939) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (488) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (20464,109685) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (3789) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (63515) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (23): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © GameTek · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © GameTek · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © GameTek · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Game Boy Longplay [165] The Humans (US)
World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:45:28auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
SNES Longplay [572] The Humans
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 4:28:22auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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