Humankind's first major expansion Together We Rule gets November release date

Together We Rule, the first major expansion for developer Amplitude Studios’ historical 4X strategy game Humankind, has been given a 9th November release date – and there’s free play weekend for the base game starting today too.

Together We Rule follows the release of two smaller, culture-focused DLC packs for Humankind – one themed around Africa, the other Latin America – and introduces diplomacy and espionage features intended to “help players see the world in a new light and resolve conflicts differently”.

These include the new Congress of Humankind – giving players the means to vote and decide on global doctrines and arbitrate international conflicts – as well as the new Embassy Quarter. The latter can be used to sign mutually beneficial agreements with other empires or force them into taking specific actions through Leverage – a special currency generated by the expansion’s new Agent units that can be spent to infiltrate, sabotage, and disinform other empires.

Elsewhere, Together We Rule introduces six new cultures – the Sumerians, Han Chinese, Bulgarians, Swiss, Scots, and Singaporeans – some of which will have access to a new Diplomatic Affinity. There’s also new music, new narrative events, and six new wonders: Monument Valley, Pamukkale, Chocolate Hills, Eldgjá, Palace of Versailles, and the Congress of Humankind Headquarters.