Niche - a genetics survival game

Stray Fawn GmbH
PS4
Average rating 3.77 stars out of 5 stars from 52 ratings
  • Offline play enabled
  • 1 player
Mild Fantasy Violence
  • Offline play enabled
  • 1 player

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Niche - a genetics survival game is a fresh blend of turn-based strategy and simulation combined with rogue-like 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.

Key Features:
- Living, dynamic world to test your survival skills
- Breeding system based on real genetics
- Over 100 genes to shape your species
- Procedural worlds and animals
- Game mechanics inspired on population genetics
- 5 biomes featuring different predators, prey and flora to explore

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.

Platform:
PS4
Release:
1/9/2021
Publisher:
Stray Fawn GmbH
Genres:
Strategy, Simulation
Screen Languages:
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French (France), German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish
To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.

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Software subject to license (us.playstation.com/softwarelicense).

One-time license fee for play on account’s designated primary PS4™ system and other PS4™ systems when signed in with that account.