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Simulation

Thrive

Guide an evolving organism through a biology-themed simulation.

Early-access evolution game; code license includes a special exception for independent mods.
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On GitHub since
Aug 30, 2012
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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Code license
GPL-3.0-or-later
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Code updated
Oct 20, 2026
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