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Niche - a genetics survival game

Niche - a genetics survival game

Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.

Released Sep 21, 2017 Developer Stray Fawn Studio Publisher Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Turn-Based StrategyAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerNature
View on Steam ↗ $3.59 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.4%positive5,014 reviews
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“Well...I feel I don't really need to say much about my knowledge on this game with the ungodly amount of hours I've spent on it. So now that my years of hyperfixation has washed away I feel I can finally give a fair and non-biased review on this game. So this game is all about…”

— a player, Steam review · 326 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“In practice and origin, Niche began as a university project for educational purposes. Later transitioning into a full game successfully funded on Kickstarter, it delivers functional and entertaining gameplay. Although it might not be obvious at first glance, the mechanics are…”

— a player, Steam review · 128 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Childhood game, that allowed me to explore creativity with survival mechanics at my own pace. Will always hold a special place in my heart.”

— a player, Steam review · 306 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

41playing at last check
5724-hour peak
1,026all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 216 avg · Sep 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

31achievements
4.7%median completion
0.6%rarest: Seers of the Sea
79.9% of players 32.8% of players 32.4% of players 25.5% of players 22.1% of players 21.5% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 14.5% of players 14.2% of players 13.2% of players 9.6% of players 7.8% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 79.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.9%Sweet Sweet Love — Mate for the first time
32.8%Survivor — Survive for 50 days
32.4%Two for the Price of One — Give birth to twins
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Seers of the Sea — Special achievement to honor Seri! Pixel Biologist! Breed an animal with White Fur (not albino), Red Horn Color, Antlers, at least 1 Berry Paw, Webbed Hindlegs, Fishing Tail and name it Doeli
0.6%Purr-pared for War — Special Youtuber achievement to honor JessiMew. Breed an animal with Black fur, White Pattern Color, Violet Eyes, two Claws, Big Body, Ram and name it JessiMew
0.6%EmmaUniverse — Special Youtuber achievement to honor EmmaUniverse. Breed an animal with Black Fur (no melanism), Yellow Eyes, No Pattern, Poison Fangs, one Claw, Nimble Fingers and name it Emma

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.59−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$17.99base price
$3.59lowest since tracking began2026-07-15
US3.59 USD−80%
EU3.49 EUR−80%
UK2.99 GBP−80%
Australia5.30 AUD−80%
Canada4.69 CAD−80%
Japan400 JPY−80%
Brazil10.99 BRL−80%
China12.00 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$4.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 07, 2025
Hotfix

This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.

Nov 16, 2023
Bearyena Plush

Dear pack It’s been a while and we hope you have been doing well :) We have some exciting news to share with you today 🎉 We teamed up with Makeship to produce more cute new Niche merch. Is it a bear?

May 12, 2022
Niche Plush & Merch Kickstarter

Dear pack We wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Adam plush and lots of other Niche merch :D Many of the rewards have been created by Niche community mem

May 10, 2022
Updated news section

Updated news section with Niche merch Kickstarter

Jun 24, 2021
Out now: New game 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' on iOS/Android & Niche on Xbox

Dear pack We have two exciting news to share with you :D First: Niche has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X! You can check it out here . Second: Our first ever mobile game, Niche - Breed a

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsTurn-Based Strategy · Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Nature · Turn-Based · RPG · Education · Sandbox · Survival · Strategy · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Traditional Chinese * , Simplified Chinese * , Russian * , Japanese * , Polish * *
Achievements31
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://niche-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space