

While it can be played outside of VR, the experience gets even better in a headset. There’s something oddly satisfying about that It’s like watching ants march around in their incredibly disciplined fashion. Another has me sending them crisscrossing over a bridge by floating over fans, creating multiple archways of human bodies. One level had me splitting rows of humans down a Q*bert-esque grid so they could reach three different goals. It’s a bit of a marvel to see thousands of tiny humans wandering around on screen - and it’s even more impressive once they’re following the intricate pathways I lay out for them. That premise creates some striking visual imagery.

Generally, they need to be directed towards some sort of goal, though that formula gets twisted in increasingly clever ways later on. These include telling them when to turn or jump, as well as granting them the power to split into different directions, float, and more. In most levels, the goal is to direct that aimless traffic by placing commands down on tiles that the humans will follow when they pass by them. Each trial is set in a small room and largely revolves around an endless stream of humans flowing out of a door. In Humanity, players control a shiba inu tasked with herding rows of wandering humans through puzzle chambers. What starts as a straightforward game about directing rows of marching people quickly turns into an insightful, challenging, and at times dark meditation on humanity’s ability to evolve and organize. Other sites will be reviewing the game with the review embargo lifting on the 12th.Whether you enjoy complex puzzle games or just want a good excuse to use your PSVR2, Humanity is one of 2023’s few “can’t miss” games.

Sony has decided not to provide us with a review copy (for some reason, they have not explained) so look for thoughts from myself, Paul Tassi, Dave Thier and the rest of Forbes Games after the game hits shelves. In any case, The Last Of Us Part 2 releases on June 19th. As this console generation draws to an end, the games are getting prettier and the graphical demands eat up more hard drive space. If you also happen to have Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone installed, a game which occupies nearly 200 GB of disc space currently, you’ll eat up over half the 500 GB standard PS4’s come equipped with and a third of the 1 TB models. (Side-note: Isn’t it amazing that FromSoftware can fit in so much wonderful game into such a comparatively small file size? I still don’t see any other PS4 exclusive ever topping this one for me).
