ORACLE: Humanity, Automated

ORACLE: Humanity, Automated is an idle civilisation game built around the gradual transfer of work from people to technology. The player starts with two people and guides a small settlement as it learns to gather, hunt and build shelter, then moves on to agriculture, craft, art, science, society and philosophy. The game is described by its developer as contemplative, with a calm idle loop and interconnected progression across changing ages.

The core mechanics involve balancing population, workforce, resources, skills, mastery and automation. Each skill can be trained and its mastery deepened before it is automated, which frees human labour for other tasks. Discoveries in one field can open paths in another, and the player’s decisions affect the civilisation that follows. Automation also produces side effects: lost work becomes Echoes, and new eras generate Meaning. An in-game entity called ORACLE observes turning points, addresses the civilisation and records these moments.

The game keeps a civilisation archive shaped by discoveries, milestones and irreversible turns. It includes Steam achievements and supports eight languages. On Steam, the game has now received more than ten user reviews and currently holds a Mixed rating.