Niche - a genetics survival game

This was my gateway into learning about biology when I was younger, this was the game that started my exploration into genetics, and THIS was the game that sparked many of the interests I still have today. I love this game with my whole heart, it's one of the few things that actually interested me from a young age and it's the only game that's ever made a truly lasting impact on my life in such a positive way. I love Niche & its community, 1000/10 I recommend! love yall! <3

i blame this game for my intense interest in genetics since i was like 12

One of the most thoughtfully designed genetics games I've seen. The island travel mechanic solves population control in such a nice way that I bet most people who play don't even notice that was a hard game design problem. It's not super realistic, mainly in having single-gene controls for very complex traits like gills or spikes, but the departures from reality seem deliberately chosen to make the experience more enjoyable. The average person who plays this is still going to learn a lot from it. There's even an X-linked gene. I also like that the game saves on exit automatically, so that don't have to remember to click "Save" all the time. So nice to have that taken care of. The rest of the game has similarly good attention to detail. The survival aspect is interesting and cohesive, but maybe a bit on the easy side. Or perhaps I got distracted with the genes and didn't travel the islands as fast as intended. There's still more of the game I haven't reached, so I'll see. This game had a lot of love poured into its creation, and it shows.

peak game to this day, I'm so glad I found it years ago and have recommended it to so many people. I have so many good memories regarding it as well as it being based on a big interest of mine. If you like spore, evolution, survival and colony games I'd give this one a shot! especially if its on sale!

Напоминает бюджетный "Spore". Игра использует научные принципы, такие как доминантные и рецессивные признаки, мутации, естественный и половой отбор. Можно скрещивать виды и будут получаться как уродцы, так и красавцы. Сам темп медленный и в игре буквально "ничего не происходит", всё время всё нужно разгонять самому. Графика очень скудная, наверное даже слишком, но за идею и реализацию можно поставить палец вверх. Получил через Humble Bundle, так бы естественно не купил.

its okay i guess. only played it for like 30 minutes

Adam banged everybody and then died, Legendary experience.