Ancestors: the evolution video game tapping millions of years of ingenuity

When a game, film or TV show takes on the idea of human evolution, it's usually concerned with the future. But Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey's interpretation is literal. You play as a great ape, part of a small troop in a jungle, swinging through trees, picking up sticks and rocks and trying to figure out how to use them to advance the species. It is a fascinating concept, challenging the player to reconnect with the curiosity and ingenuity that helped our distant genetic ancestors to figure out how to progress. Ancestors opens 10 million years ago with a nature-documentary-style montage of cruel life in the jungle, featuring crocodiles, sabre-toothed cats and giant predatory birds – all eating each other.