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Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is a indie simulation video game developed and published by Stray Fawn Studio, and was released on Steam Early Access for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Linux-based systems on September 15, 2016 after a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign. Its main aim is to breed certain traits or genes into a group of canine or feline creatures to make the pack genetically perfect for its environment. The game is highly reminiscent of real life, as natural selection is key to carry on the pack, with the most fit genes.

Development

The game was crowdfunded on Kickstarter. It was inspired by Creatures, Spore, and Don't Starve. It is available on Steam in early access. The world and all the animals are procedurally generated. The game was released out of early access on 21 September 2017.

Characters

There are several main characters in the game, and as it develops, more and more characters will be added.

Main Creature

This character is the main animal that the player will see when they first go on to the game. It can be described as resembling a dog, cat, squirrel, deer, goat and many others combined. It is a quadrupedal animal which is an omnivore, and varies in speed depending on what genes it possesses. The creature can have a variety of looks, and can also vary in size, for example, a large creature can have more protection against colder weather then a smaller creature. It ages naturally, gets sick and eventually dies. If this happens, it will leave a skeleton on the ground that disappears after a few turns. they are sometimes referred to as Niches or Nichelings by the fanbase.

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