Niche (video game)


Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is an 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.

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.