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Planetary Life

Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilisations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation…

15 August 2025

Planetary Life is an indie, released 15 August 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Planetary Life is

Planetary Life was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilisations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), educational and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Planetary Life launched on 15 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

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When did Planetary Life come out?
Planetary Life was released on 15 August 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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