Niche - a genetics survival game
Turn-based survival strategy about breeding a species to avoid extinction
Stray Fawn Studio · Published by Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames · Released Sep 21, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 5,237
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 18 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 12
- peak 24h 34
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 7, 2025
What is Niche - a genetics survival game?
This single-player, turn-based survival game has you breed animal-like creatures, manage their survival, and explore procedurally generated biomes. Inherited genes shape each generation as predators, disease, and changing climates threaten the species; extinction means starting over.
For you if...
- +you enjoy breeding creatures and tracking inherited traits
- +you like planning survival across different biomes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fast-paced play over turn-based survival planning
- −you prefer fixed levels over procedurally generated environments
What players say
86% of 5,237 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the creature designs and the introduction to genetics. The most common complaint is that gathering food and managing a growing group become repetitive; some players also find the genetic options too limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Niche - a genetics survival game system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Polish.
Tags
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Adventure
- Puzzle
- Singleplayer
- Nature
- Turn-Based
- RPG
- Education
- Sandbox
- Survival
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Exploration
- Board Game
- Resource Management
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2025 · Hotfix
- May 10, 2022 · Updated news section
- Dec 21, 2020 · Simplified Chinese Update and Winter Sale
- Oct 15, 2019 · Achievement Hotfix
- Jul 26, 2019 · Hotfix 1.2.1
1 DLC available.
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