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Niche - a genetics survival game

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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 exstinct the game is lost and your evolution needs to start anew.Key Features:Real genetics for breeding system
Over 100 genes to shape your species
Procedurally generated worlds and animals
4 biomes featuring different predators, prey and flora to explore
Game mechanics inspired on population geneticsGames that inspired us:Spore
Don’t Starve
The Creatures series
Warrior CatsEducational 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.

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Stray Fawn Studio
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Stray Fawn Studio
Age rating
Not rated
Website
http://niche-game.com/

System requirements for macOS

OS X 10.9+ or newer
2 GHz Dual Core
4 GB RAM
nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
1 GB free disc space

System requirements for Linux

Ubuntu 14.04+
2 GHz Dual Core
4 GB RAM
nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
1 GB free disc space

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System requirements for PC

7 / 8 / 10
GHz Dual Core
4 GB RAM
nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
DirectX Version 9.0c
1 GB free disc space

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Niche - a genetics survival game reviews and comments

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Microsoft from Deutsch
Early Access Review White dots, black stribes or simply a red fur and these adorable eyes. You will love your little Niche creatures once you get startet. This game isn`t only something for strategists but also for those who would love to create their own race of pandasharks and horned cats.
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Microsoft from Deutsch
The game is very diverse and fun, but not easy. You can become creative yourself and influence a lot through the genes and thus create your own world, but you will also fail. Just as in nature too. I have, as probably every girl, a weakness for animals, especially animals with big eyes. I just say "baby schema".
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Microsoft from Deutsch
Early Access Review Time flies while playing this beautiful and unique game about your tribe finding its personal niche in the different environments and various islands, constantly evolving and adapting your offspring is very fun and gets you into genetics in no t ime. One can really feel the effort the developers put into it. Thank you guys for this precious piece of art <3
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Microsoft from Deutsch
I enjoy Niche Because it implements an unusual Idea. Personally, I find the Level of difficulty quite high. Maybe only because I had Dialed Biology at School. Your Question for a Review comes too soon for me, I hope to learn to understand the Game even better. At the Moment, I'm still struggling to maintain or improve genetic Traits. I find Automatic Storage very positive.
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This Game is so incredibly fun! :D You always think now you know how to make everyone survive for as long as possible, but then there is something new that you don't reckon with again and again it is about to start. Nice if you want to think or just let it be and look at what's happening xD. I've been playing it since beta and I have to say it's become so versatile and cool that you can sink hours of long running with it. ^^
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Microsoft from Deutsch
I am very, Very much Fun for Niche:-) Even in School, I was very interested in Genetics and Inheritance, and having the whole thing as a Game now, I just think great. I also like the quiet Style of Play at Niche. Even Attacks by Predators are rather leisurely. Sclholich has enough Stress with getting enough food and Nesting material together and growing out the undesirable Genes. Even the simple Islands I find challenging enough, as I like to set certain Breeding Goals, etc. So I always have enough to do. So There's still a lot of Air up with the more difficult Islands. So I can probably look forward to many Months of Gameplay. Viewers on my Youtube channel also like to watch my Nune Bits spays.
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