This entertaining game aims to be a scientifically accurate evolution game, starting off as a single-celled organism and growing into more complex organelles, competing against other organisms in the environment.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1779200/Thrive/

It is still in active development and later stages aren't fully fleshed out yet but the early stages can still provide a few hours of fun.

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[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

People mention Spore because the official FAQ mentions Spore.

Thrive is never gonna be “from puddle to space adventures”-type of game.

People also mention Spore because this is exactly what the devs are envisioning. To quote the FAQ:

Gameplay is split into seven stages – Microbe, Multicellular, Aware, Awakening, Society, Industrial and Space.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

After watching open source game scene for decades, I'm quite sure Thrive will end up being a good game in "puddle" level, but it will never be more than that.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

You're correct. Thrive has been where it is now for like a decade.

[–] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

I totally agree with you. I was just clearing up why people bring up Spore beyond just the first stage being similar.