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Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

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App ID 774541
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Quasar
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 31715236
Last Record Update 16 October 2025 – 21:53:19 UTC ()
Release Date 28 September 2018 – 22:51:44 UTC ()
😏 71.26%
970 reviews
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In-Game
🖥️ Simulation 🧱 Sandbox 🐤 Early Access 🌌 God Game 🔬 Science

Play with evolution! Species: ALRE is a scientifically-grounded, emergent simulation of natural selection. Creatures evolve and speciate in response to in-game mutation and selection forces, allowing you to experience and tinker with evolution in real-time.

Additional Information

Developer Quasar
metacritic_name Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
DisableOverlay Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Quasar
Store Release Date 28 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 28 September 2018 – 22:51:44 UTC ()
Original Release Date 28 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1538118000)
Store Asset Modification Time 6 October 2019 – 18:30:45 UTC () (1570386645)
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Detected Technologies (?) MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine, FreeImage SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 31 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4805084
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    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 19 December 2017 – 21:47:10 UTC (), in changelist #3845047

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🖥️ Simulation 🧱 Sandbox 🐤 Early Access 🌌 God Game 🔬 Science ⚗️ Experimental 🌱 Indie ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 👤 Singleplayer 🧘 Relaxing 💡 Strategy 💼 Management ▶️ Real-Time 🏫 Education 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌍 Open World 🌱 Realistic 🌿 Nature

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Early Access

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timestamp6 October 2019 – 18:33:10 UTC

Trailer 206334 ↴

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timestamp 25 January 2019 – 06:50:44 UTC

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