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Thrive

An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep, biologically accurate evolution” (62 of 104 reviews) and “active, steadily improving development” (14); the most common complaint is “only early cellular content” (16). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Nov 26, 2021 Developer Revolutionary Games Studio Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SimulationScienceSandboxCharacter CustomizationEducation
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

92.2%positive1,761 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“The game is neat, I can see the direction its going it could mean some funny stuff. However, currently its somewhat hard to know how to evolve for anyone that isn't too familiar with evolution or just planning about 3 steps ahead to become what they want. Currently the easiest…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“maybe my great grandchildren will be able to play the full game”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Absolutely massive potential. Played it for free, then decided to give 5 bucks down the line. This is like Spore but on steroids, you get it?”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

235all-time peak
0 25 50 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 34 avg · Jul 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

22achievements
4.5%median completion
0.0%rarest: You Animal!
30.8% of players 27.3% of players 19.8% of players 15.6% of players 14.7% of players 13.2% of players 12.2% of players 11.8% of players 6.3% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 4.5% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 30.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
30.8%The Editor — Edit your microbe for the first time
27.3%Yum! — Engulf another cell or a chunk
19.8%Going Nuclear — Place and survive with the nucleus for a generation
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%You Animal! — Reproduce as a multicellular species with at least 10 cells, with every cell only getting ATP from glucose and no organelles producing glucose
0.0%Ultimate Colony — Grow a multicellular colony of at least 21 living cells
0.0%Ultimate Cellular Firepower — Fire at least 10 toxin projectiles at once as a multicellular organism

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.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$3.49lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US4.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.99 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada5.69 CAD
Japan520 JPY
Brazil10.89 BRL
China22.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.2 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

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 24, 2026
Devblog #54: The Achievementing

Thrive 1.7 has been released as the fourth major update to the Multicellular Stage! The time since the last update hasn't been quite as long as the one before that, but we still have a significant num

Oct 17, 2026
Thrive 1.7.0 Public Beta is now Available

Release 1.7.0 is approaching so it is time to do some testing on it. The usual public test build for the new version is now available. This release focuses on starting to polish up the multicellular s

Aug 30, 2026
Devblog #53: The Birds and the Bees Update

The time has finally come for Thrive 1.6, the third major update to the Multicellular Stage! So how come it's called 1.6? Three months have passed since the last major update, and a lot has been added

Aug 22, 2026
Thrive 1.6.0 Public Beta is now Available

Some time has passed once again and it is time for a new Thrive release seen. As usual we have a public test build available today and the release is in one week so that we can fix all the problems ev

Aug 07, 2026
Thrive Soundtrack Expanded

News in the land of Thrive music! Recently we compiled a new full soundtrack containing music for every Thrive Stage, so we decided to update the soundtrack on Steam accordingly. Previously, it only c

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsSimulation · Science · Sandbox · Character Customization · Education · Procedural Generation · Nature · Tutorial · Casual · Artificial Intelligence · 3D · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300U Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 530 Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0 capable GPU and drivers required