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Intelligent Design: An Evolutionary Sandbox
Polygons eating polygons eating polygons. An evolution sandbox where the genetics really are simulated. Seed a world, walk away, and come back to species neither of us designed. Watch populations boom, bust and go extinct. Best left on a second monitor.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“cool game”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Idler · Colony Sim · Education · Sandbox · Management · Nature · Science · Base-Building · God Game · Life Sim · Strategy · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://www.pillbug.zone/intelligent-design-an-evolutionary-sandbox/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or 7 Processor: Quad Core @ 2.3GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Large ecosystems may cause performance issues on systems without dedicated graphics cards.