Mankind is a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy (MMORTS) computer game published in December 1998 by the French computer game developer Vibes.

Mankind, a 3D real-time strategy game where you are sharing space battles, political affairs, trading, quest, and power. Its persistent world is the first ever developed on the net, without any limit, neither in space nor in time, gathering players from all over the world in the same parallel universe who create their own destiny in a story to write each day...

Mankind does not have a direct “goal” and thus no end. Everyone can play itself the existence, which he wants. Attack other Structures and Ships as a Pirate, to become rich as a dealer (by shipping raw materials or selling ships) or even by creating their own Empire. You cannot die - even if you loose all your ships and structures, you will be transported to the next Imperial Base to fulfil Imperial Missions to get any money again… to start over again.