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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 534 reviews of which 419 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 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 Life Sim Fishing Sandbox Underwater Realistic Nature Resource Management Management Sci-fi Science Artificial Intelligence Strategy Procedural Generation Relaxing Surreal Singleplayer

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System 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

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
I remember many years ago, I bought a game called "Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox", this game kind of reminds me of it, but fills in the parts I thought were missing from that previous game, i.e. actual diversity in the species. Great fun if you like games where you set up a system and then just sit back and watch what happens.
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Feb. 2025
This is a nice little time waster. This is the kind of game you have going while watching YouTube or something else. You place plants and watch them grow, then you place animals and watch them grow. You can design animals or let the game auto generate them. Then you sit back and see what happens. Dont let the negative views put you off. It is a fun and simple game but make sure you understand its just an evolution simulator without much for you to need to do before you get the game. If you get the game understanding that then you will enjoy watching how your creatures evolve into all sorts of wacky creations
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Jan. 2025
This game is exactly as advertised and titled, a game where you can create your own little underwater ecosystem. You can create your own ocean currents. You can add plankton that float along these currents. You can add plants and coral that reproduce and expand across the ocean floor. You can add fish who forage, hunt, reproduce, mutate, play, and display a whole host of other unique behaviors. You can create massive underwater caves and mountains, flatten the ocean floor, or create deep valleys and cliffs. You can add various types of sediments and substrates, which certain plants need to thrive. You can create your ecosystem at the deepest depths of a trench, or at the shallow waters adjacent to a beach, and everything in between. And SO MUCH more. This game gives a truly impressive amount of creative freedom. It is not fast paced, it is not stressful, the interface is fairly user friendly, and the tutorial does a great job of teaching you what you need to know as well. I really only have 2 gripes with this game: You can't add boulders/rocks and the music diversity is severely lacking. Overall, if you're somebody who enjoys relaxing god-simulators, terrain building/editing, evolution and/or genetics, then I think you will find this game enjoyable as well. I wish I could compare this to another game but I really can't think of one, it is truly unique and worth a try if you like any of the things I listed above.
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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!
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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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ecosystem is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.

Ecosystem is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.99€ on Steam.

Ecosystem received 419 positive votes out of a total of 534 achieving a rating of 7.42.
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Ecosystem was developed by Tom Johnson and published by Slug Disco.

Ecosystem is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Ecosystem is not playable on MacOS.

Ecosystem is not playable on Linux.

Ecosystem is a single-player game.

Ecosystem does not currently offer any DLC.

Ecosystem is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Ecosystem does not support Steam Remote Play.

Ecosystem is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Ecosystem
17.99€
7.4
419
115
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Tom Johnson
Publisher
Slug Disco
Release 08 Nov 2024
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