Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
Evolution sandbox where you guide species or watch them adapt
Quasar · Released Sep 28, 2018 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 1,003
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Nov 25, 2022
What is Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution?
A single-player evolution sandbox set in a simulated ecosystem where mutation and environmental conditions affect which creatures survive. You can watch populations change or intervene by altering a gene pool in a nursery, using rovers to control which creatures eat, and causing floods or ice ages. Maps and diagrams let you track habitats and lineages.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-ended experiments with environmental conditions
- +you like observing creatures change across generations
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action instead of gradual change
- −you need clear objectives and guided progression
What players say
74% of 1,003 reviews are positive
Players praise experimenting with environmental settings and watching unusual creatures evolve. They often complain about the long lack of updates and frequent crashes; some also report sluggish performance and confusing menus.
Screenshots and trailer
Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista or higher
- Processor
- 2 GHz processor
- Graphics
- Shader Model 3.0
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- 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
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Simulation
- Sandbox
- Early Access
- God Game
- Science
- Experimental
- Indie
- Real-Time with Pause
- Singleplayer
- Relaxing
- Strategy
- Management
- Real-Time
- Education
- Psychological Horror
- Open World
Recent updates
- Nov 25, 2022 · 0.14.2.6
- Nov 7, 2022 · 0.14.2.4 Experimental
- Oct 2, 2022 · 0.14.1.14
- Oct 1, 2022 · 0.14.1.13
- Sep 28, 2022 · 0.14.1.12
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