Ecosystem

by Tom Johnson, Slug Disco

The Developer Says...

Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!

Keywords

Evolutionary simulation

Underwater ecosystem creation

Procedural creature generation

Survival and adaptation

Sandbox lifeform development

Species competition and coexistence

Real-time ecosystem observation

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Players Like...

❤ Gameplay Mechanics

Players create living underwater worlds through intricate design tools. You terraform ocean landscapes, plant specific coral species like Acropora, and generate aquatic creatures with remarkable genetic complexity. Unlike typical games, this simulation focuses on observing life's emergence and adaptation.

❤ Creature Creation and Evolution

The development system allows unprecedented biological experimentation. Each creature receives procedurally generated DNA determining its skeletal structure, neural processing, and movement capabilities. For instance, players might watch a randomly generated fish develop from an awkward, flailing organism to a streamlined predator over 80 generations.

❤ Environmental Interaction

Creators control ecosystem parameters by raising seafloor elevations, carving underwater caves, manipulating water current directions, introducing specific nutritional sources, and establishing predator-prey dynamics.

❤ Simulation Depth

The underlying technology models extraordinary biological complexity with intricate neural networks, realistic physics calculations, genetic trait transmission, potential species speciation or extinction, and comprehensive data tracking of evolutionary trajectories.

❤ Player Experience

Users consistently describe the experience as meditative and scientifically fascinating, comparable to watching a living petri dish, endlessly surprising in creature development, and more akin to a research tool than traditional entertainment.

❤ Technical Considerations

Current limitations include performance drops with populations exceeding 500 organisms, occasional system crashes, and somewhat limited creature customization options.