Ecosystem

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!

Ecosystem is a colony sim, automation and simulation game developed by Tom Johnson and published by Slug Disco.
Released on November 08th 2024 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 495 reviews of which 394 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Ecosystem into these genres:

Colony Sim Automation Simulation God Game Fishing Life Sim Sandbox Underwater Realistic Nature Resource Management Management Sci-fi Science Strategy Artificial Intelligence Procedural Generation Relaxing Surreal Singleplayer

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher
Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 / AMD FX-6300
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Storage: 2 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

It's a pretty peaceful game where you either try to build a balanced ecosystem to get the highest score you can across a variety of different aquatic landscapes. But you can also play in sandbox mode to focus more on creating the silliest or coolest fishies you can come up with. It's pretty rewarding to see your critters grow as they learn to swim and adapt to their environment and the other creatures they live with.

Nov. 2024

This is not a typical video game, think of it more like a science experiment. Like other Artificial Life games Ecosystem requires immense patience and is intended to be left in the background. Small changes can have drastic effects so focus primarily on observing and/or terraform your area FIRST and watch how life evolves in what you setup. Always save before you make a change so you can revert to when you made that change, that way you can even "fork' your save into multiple different outcomes without having to start all over!

Oct. 2024

Love it. Been watching this stupid species for 39 generations now they got up to over 200 population at one point before a predator species hunted them to near extinction. They are currently at a healthy 40 population.

May 2024

Absolutely fantastic evo sim that provides just enough guardrails to keep creatures functional, but still permitting just enough chaos to end up with interesting stuff (and you can take all the guardrails off!). Only gripe would be the performance, and how clunky the creature editor is. As a Creatures fan that has tried every evo sim I can find--this isn't perfect, but it's damn good stuff.

April 2024

This game is so cool. I highly recommend it. the evolution simulation is unparalleled, BUT i gotta say the biome system is clunky, and the fact that there is no plant evolution is disappointing. building a biome and placing down plants feels like its just a beautification minigame, with no real effect on the evolution of animals. But the evolution and design stuff is really incredible. absolutely worth it.

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Steam price	22 January 2025 20:49
Steam reviews	21 January 2025 04:07

17.99€

7.5

394

101

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Developer

Tom Johnson

Publisher

Slug Disco

Release 08 Nov 2024

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