Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

Quasar · September 28, 2018 · Simulation, Sandbox, Early Access, Science, God Game

Buy Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution from Steam at $19.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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lowest tracked $9.99
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Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution price by region

Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution costs £15.49 in the United Kingdom, €16.79 in Europe (EUR), $19.99 in the United States, $19.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$22.79 in Canada, NZ$24.79 in New Zealand, A$28.95 in Australia, R$37.99 in Brazil and zł71.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £15.49 £15.49 — 1
Europe (EUR) €16.79 €16.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $19.99 $19.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $19.99 $19.99 — 1
Canada CA$22.79 CA$22.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$24.79 NZ$24.79 — 1
Australia A$28.95 A$28.95 — 1
Brazil R$37.99 R$37.99 — 1
Poland zł71.99 zł71.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

✦ AI summary

Watch artificial life evolve from scratch through mutation and natural selection, with every creature uniquely shaped by its genes as it struggles to survive. Play as an observer, active god, or anything in between—use the nursery to engineer genes, deploy rovers to control resources, trigger catastrophes, or simply watch the evolutionary saga unfold with detailed clade diagrams and creature inspection tools.

Species: Artificial Life Real Evolution is an evolution simulator that allows you to create, destroy, observe and tinker with life on it's never ending, harsh march of refinement! Simulated from the very first principles of evolutionary science:

Variation

  • Every creature is uniquely defined by its genes.

Mutation

  • Child creatures are slightly randomly modified versions of their parent(s).

Natural Selection

  • The environment affects every creature in their struggle to survive.

Observe or Guide


Whether you just want to observe, watch and study as the tree of life constructs itself from a single species, or you want to be an active influence on the development of the species in the game, the choice is up to you! Take a hands-on approach by using the nursery, an isolated area where you can tinker with the gene pool to your heart’s content. Use rovers to decide which creatures get to eat today and which ones starve! Create global catastrophes like an ice-age or a world-spanning flood to weed out the most vulnerable species. Or simply sit back and watch the life-and-death saga unfold!

Tell Your Story


However you treat your evolutionary sandbox, we give you the tools to tell it’s story! View every single evolutionary step in detail using the clade diagram, see where each species are living using the satellite map, get a better picture of how varied your gene pool actually is with the web of life, and view every possible detail on each creature using the creature inspection tools.

Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution — 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.

Not recommended Jul 6, 2026
I remember buying this a while back because I saw a youtuber play it years ago. It's honestly just not entertaining. The UI is hard to understand, it crashes easily, and the devs haven't touched this in years.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 18, 2026
It's a dead game but I had some fun with it
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 22, 2026
An interesting concept that never really evolved and was abandoned by the devs. It had a lot of potential but will never reach it. It's a shame really.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 21, 2026
I really wanted to love Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution. The concept sounded fantastic, and I was genuinely excited to play it, but unfortunately the actual game is incredibly frustrating. It's way too complicated without that complexity feeling rewarding. Everything moves painfully slowly, even when you're playing at the fastest speed, and the graphics are sluggish enough to make the whole experience feel tedious. It takes way too long for anything to actually happen, which makes it difficult to stay engaged. More than anything, it just doesn't deliver on what I expected from the concept. There's a really cool idea buried underneath all of this, but the execution feels poorly designed, and the graphics don't help. I'm honestly disappointed because I wanted this to be a fantastic game. The concept had so much potential, but the actual experience is just frustrating and poorly executed. Unfortunately, I can't recommend it. 👎
Recommended Aug 8, 2026
the only bad thing abt this game is that mass extinction is the only way i can find to get to the main menu. everything else is peak asf
Not recommended Jul 21, 2026
It has been a few years since I launched this but I am surprised this is still on the store because it was abandoned and literally could not be played last I tried.

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