Niche - a genetics survival game

Niche - a genetics survival game

Stray Fawn Studio · September 21, 2017 · Turn-Based Strategy, Adventure, Puzzle, Singleplayer, Nature

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Niche - a genetics survival game price by region

Niche - a genetics survival game costs £0.38 in the United Kingdom, €0.44 in Europe (EUR), $0.72 in the United States, $0.72 in Georgia (USD), zł2.46 in Poland, R$4.86 in Brazil, CA$4.99 in Canada, NZ$5.49 in New Zealand and A$6.48 in Australia right now.

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RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.38 −89% £3.39 £0.38 7
Europe (EUR) €0.44 −88% €3.74 €0.44 8
United Statesyour region $0.72 −84% $4.49 $0.72 9
Georgia (USD) $0.72 −92% $8.99 $0.72 9
Poland zł2.46 −85% zł16.24 zł2.46 6
Brazil R$4.86 −75% R$8.49 R$4.86 5
Canada CA$4.99 −75% CA$4.99 — 4
New Zealand NZ$5.49 −75% NZ$5.49 — 4
Australia A$6.48 −75% A$6.48 — 4

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About Niche - a genetics survival game

✦ AI summary

Breed and evolve your own species of animal through realistic genetics while keeping them alive against predators, disease, and environmental threats in procedurally generated worlds. This roguelike strategy sim combines survival strategy with actual genetic mechanics, letting you learn population biology by playing.


Niche - a genetics survival game is a fresh blend of turn-based strategy and simulation combined with roguelike elements.
Shape your own species of cat/fox/bear/dog-like animals based on real genetics. Keep your animals alive against all odds, such as hungry predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
If your species goes extinct the game is lost and your evolution needs to start anew.

Key Features:

  • Living, dynamic world to test your survival skills
  • Breeding system based on real genetics
  • Over 100 genes to shape your species
  • Procedurally generated worlds and animals
  • Five biomes featuring different predators, prey and flora to explore
  • Game mechanics inspired on population genetics

Games/books that inspired us:

  • Spore
  • Don’t Starve
  • The Creatures Series
  • Warrior Cats

Educational aspects:


While playing Niche, the player is introduced to the scientific mechanics of genetics (featuring dominant-recessive, co-dominant inheritance, etc). The game also features the five pillars of population genetics (genetic drift, genetic flow, mutation, natural selection, sexual selection). All knowledge is interwoven with the game-mechanics. This creates the effect of learning by playing.

Niche - a genetics survival game — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Niche - a genetics survival game has an interesting premise centered on genetics and creature evolution, but players are divided on its execution. The main criticisms are that gameplay is repetitive and shallow, with constant food collection, oversimplified genetics that are mostly cosmetic, and limited depth that makes it feel unfinished. Some players find it relaxing and engaging once they get into it, though others quickly lose interest due to the lack of meaningful mechanics and content.

Not recommended Sep 10, 2026
I've tried really hard to like this game, i love genetic based games, but this just isnt fun at all for me. Theres barely any gameplay so it gets boring and repetitive fast. I thought maybe i missed some stuff but no, there just that little gameplay.
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Not recommended Sep 19, 2026
Good idea, but it kinda feels unfinished, all you do is just collect food ALL THE TIME and reproduce of course. The genetics are also very simplified and rarely affect the gameplay, most of the traits are cosmetic, i expected it to be more difficult. It can get repetitive and boring pretty fast, and i hope for more updates. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☑ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to gr…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 21, 2026
This game is really fun the only problem I have is how much it lags, but that's just my computer being old. :D
Recommended Sep 19, 2026
A very nice and relaxing game if you like genetics. NOT! You need to be ready to take your whole little family of ugly Nichelings and RUN, you are NOT SAFE.
Recommended Sep 15, 2026
it is vary fun, I spend A LOT of time jest on the computer playing it. VARY VERY FUN! 5 STARS.
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
funky little critters. like them

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