Gridworld
Artificial life simulator where grid creatures evolve on their own
DopplerFrog · Released Dec 24, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 243
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 months ago
- Jan 22, 2026
What is Gridworld?
In this 2D, grid-based artificial life simulator, you watch virtual creatures find food, reproduce, and evolve. Start with randomly generated creatures or a premade scenario, then adjust environmental settings or edit the world to see how populations respond.
For you if...
- +you like tweaking environments to see how populations adapt
- +you enjoy watching simple creatures develop new behaviors
Not for you if...
- −you want a goal-driven game with clear objectives
- −you dislike waiting for evolutionary changes to emerge
What players say
86% of 243 reviews are positive
Players praise the range of simulation settings and the behaviors that emerge as creatures adapt. They complain about a hard-to-learn interface and slow performance; older reviews also report crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
Gridworld system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Gridworld?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz Quad-Core CPU or better
- Graphics
- OpenGL 4.0 compatible GPU (e.g. Intel HD 4000 or better; any modern NVIDIA/AMD)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- Notes
- Java Runtime Environment included. No external Java installation required.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- 3.0+ GHz quad-core CPU (e.g. Intel Core i5 / Ryzen 5)
- Graphics
- Dedicated GPU with OpenGL 4.3+ (e.g. NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560 or newer)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Java Runtime Environment included. No external Java installation required.
Does Gridworld have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Gridworld run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Gridworld use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Artificial Intelligence
- Science
- Procedural Generation
- Management
- Colony Sim
- God Game
- Level Editor
- Pixel Graphics
- 2D
- Singleplayer
- Life Sim
- Education
- Physics
- Nature
Recent updates
- Jan 22, 2026 · Gridworld v1.33 is live!
- Sep 21, 2025 · Gridworld v1.30: Major Evolution Update
- Sep 1, 2017 · Gridworld v1.27
- Apr 16, 2016 · Gridworld v1.23
- Feb 14, 2016 · Gridworld v1.15, Fullscreen and more.
