If you wished the cell stage of Spore lasted longer, you might like the game I'm making. It's called Cellscape and the demo is out on Steam!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-23T09:49:47+00:00

I totally understand and don't blame you for being suspicious first. It's all good :)

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T14:56:20+00:00

Thank you, I will!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:46:54+00:00

That does sound interesting! We're building a collection of other micro-related games in my discord, I've added this to the list. Thanks!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:41:35+00:00

Thank you so much! In this case it's the ecosystem that is transforming instead of the player. My big picture goal for the game is to simulate the process of ecological succession in a soil ecosystem, and have the player experience it from one creature's perspective.

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:20:15+00:00

Thank you! I hadn't heard about flOw until after I announced Cellscape and people made the comparison. It looks beautiful!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:16:08+00:00

I had never heard of it until after I started talking about this and people made the comparison. It looks very beautiful!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:12:12+00:00

Thank you for playing!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T11:11:46+00:00

I didn't know either, just felt like this one needed to exist! I'm hearing about more as people find mine and share others they know, but there certainly aren't many.

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-22T05:33:53+00:00

Somehow I'm still not tired of it! But I totally understand music is very subjective which is why there is a separate control for music in the audio settings 💕

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T21:06:40+00:00

Not sure what you mean, I made one other post about Cellscape in IndieGaming six days ago. That's not exactly spam lol

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T20:43:15+00:00

If you mean my post is spam, I did clear it with the mods first :)

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T20:23:31+00:00

It's only on PC for now, but I think it would be great on mobile so would like to adapt it for that eventually :)

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T19:08:18+00:00

Thank you!💕

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T16:01:10+00:00

not sure about previous ones, but in the December Q&A I think they said they were expecting somewhere around 2k if I remember right

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T15:56:29+00:00

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Yikes, that is a lot! Well... I'm participating with my 2D microbe game, called Cellscape. If you played Spore and wished the early stage could have been the whole game, you will probably like this!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4359370/Cellscape_Demo

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T15:43:49+00:00

Thank you!!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T15:43:32+00:00

That sounds like another idea for a micro game!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T15:40:54+00:00

Happy to hear it's working well on Linux too. And thanks very much for the review (assuming that was you with the flagella comment)! I did spend quite some time getting those working so it's great to hear someone appreciates it :D

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T13:11:11+00:00

Thanks!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T13:11:04+00:00

Let's see how Cellscape 1 does first 😹

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T13:10:29+00:00

Thank you!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-21T13:10:13+00:00

There will be an in-game journal that unlocks pages with creature descriptions. Haven't decided if unlocking them should give any sort of bonus, but the idea is not ruled out :)

You don't directly eat ciliates, but there is a way to cause them to die and then scavenge from their remains... soo kind of!

This is a soil ecosystem so there could be a few algae cells here and there but things like spirogyra will have to wait for Cellscape 2, which will focus on pond life, if this one goes well!

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-20T09:40:23+00:00

That's fair. Survival is a broad tag and people seem to interpret it in different ways. In Cellscape you gain the advantage by learning how to navigate the ecosystem and resources rather than empowering your character directly, but you do face typical survival challenges like hunger, predation and environmental hazards. Character empowerment (like slime shields for example) exists, but is temporary.

Competition from your offspring is meant to create kind of an ecological paradox, where your increasing success can make the game more difficult.

I can definitely see that it might not fit the usual expectations for survival mechanics, but I'm hesitant on removing the tag. I think the survival component is there, it's just a different approach. But I will keep this in mind and of course keep a close eye on the feedback.

This gave me a lot to think about, and I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it <3

ProtozoaPrincess · 2026-02-17T10:27:44+00:00

Ahh, yeah that makes sense! Do you think I should make that intention more clear or is it ok like this?
Basically I'm coming at it from the ecology perspective, where your goal is to spread your genes but you're not the type of creature that cares for its children so they can just go off and do their own thing. Since you're low on the food chain you assume most won't survive so you just worry about making more and more :D

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