Ecosystem v1.01

Ecosystem is a simulation game centered around the evolution of virtual lifeforms in a physically-simulated ocean. These creatures grow from synthetic DNA, which encodes their skeletal structure, mental processors, and combat abilities. The game features a complex nervous system where data from sense organs is processed through neurons to control muscle movements, allowing creatures to swim realistically by applying torque at their joints.

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In Ecosystem, players can release lifeforms with random brains and bodies into the water. While many will struggle, those that manage to move will reproduce more successfully, leading to improved swimming abilities over generations. The game offers a satisfying experience as you witness the evolution of creatures in your own simulated world.

Combat is an integral part of the simulation, with creatures developing abilities like electrical attacks or poisonous spikes to survive. Each creature has combat statistics that determine their role in the food chain, requiring them to adapt to predator attacks or face extinction.

Players can take an active role in guiding evolution with a suite of tools that unlock as the game progresses. These tools allow you to enforce specific traits, such as requiring tentacles or adjusting swimming dynamics, giving you control over the simulation.

Ecosystem also allows you to sculpt your own world, with procedural options for ocean depth and soil type, or by manually shaping the terrain to create environments like mountains or caves. For those interested in data, the game provides extensive statistics and analysis, including population charts and phylogenetic trees to track species evolution.

The game supports Steam Workshop, enabling players to share and download species, maps, and aquariums. You can introduce other players' species into your ecosystem to see if they can survive and thrive.