Confirmed to be joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue as a Day 1 inclusion, Sony Interactive Entertainment has joined Enhance and tha ltd. in announcing that their upcoming action-puzzle game Humanity will be available via the PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue for Extra and Deluxe subscribers on launch day. This announcement comes simultaneously with the announcement by the latter two companies, that Humanity will be launching on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam) on 16 May 2023. While featuring PS VR2, PS VR and PC VR support, the game is also confirmed to be offering a TV-only mode, so no highly priced peripheral stands between you and the gaming experience offered by Humanity.
This announcement coincides with the release of a release date announcement trailer, with the developer describes as follows:
What better way to do that than to recreate the wild—and brilliant—Japanese PlayStation ad campaigns of the PS1 and PS2 era? We’ve been incredibly flattered to hear Humanity compared to classics of this era like Intelligent Cube, Echochrome, and Devil Dice (among others), even Katamari Damacy and Parappa the Rapper – all fresh and unique designer-led games out of Japan that broke new ground and did it with style. And whether you share that nostalgia or not, or were even gaming back then, we hope you’ll enjoy that same spirit in Humanity: stylish and different, but with a deeply satisfying game at the core.
In Humanity, you control a glowing Shiba Inu, placing commands on the ground for a giant marching horde of people to follow. Make them turn, jump, float through the air, swim, climb, etc., all to reach the goal (or goals) in each stage. The game gradually introduces these mechanics and more, combining them with each other and new elements to ramp up the challenge the further you go.
