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Ecosystem

Grow and modify an ecosystem, with simulated evolution by natural selection creating the lifeforms that inhabit it. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game. None were hand-edited!

8 November 2024

Ecosystem is an indie developed by Tom Johnson, released 8 November 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ecosystem is

Ecosystem is an indie game developed by Tom Johnson and released in 2024. It was published by Slug Disco Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ecosystem isn't just a video game version of the laws of ecology with pre-made fish models. The simulation actually determines the creatures in the game: their bodies, how they swim, and how they think and behave. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game; none were hand-edited! Virtual creatures evolve on their own to adapt to an environment you create At Ecosystem's heart are evolving virtual lifeforms, who grow from synthetic DNA and live in a physically-simulated ocean. This synthetic DNA encodes everything about a creature, from skeletal structure to skin, from joint-types to mental processes. The genetic code of a creature can mutate, combine, be spliced with…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 1 players.

What it launched against

Ecosystem launched on 8 November 2024, within three weeks of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Released around the same time: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ecosystem — frequently asked questions

When did Ecosystem come out?
Ecosystem was released on 8 November 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Ecosystem have multiplayer?
Yes. Ecosystem supports multiplayer.

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