Thrive

Thrive: The Evolutionary Journey 🌱🌍

Take part in a groundbreaking open-source game that brings the evolution of life to your fingertips. Here's why Thrive is the ultimate evolutionary adventure:

Key Features & Gameplay 🎮

1. Begin at Life’s Origins 🌌🧬
   • Start as the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), a simple organism on an alien planet.
   • Survive and adapt in an ever-changing environment to thrive against natural challenges.
2. Compete and Evolve 🦠⚔️
   • Face off against species evolving through population dynamics and random mutations.
   • Use your skill to adapt, outlast competitors, and dominate the ecosystem.
3. Microbe Stage Exploration 🐛🔍
   • Control a single microbe or a colony of microbes in a watery biome.
   • Gather resources, reproduce, and evolve to become more complex lifeforms.
4. Species Editor 🔧🧪
   • Enter the editor after reproduction to enhance your species:
     • Add new organelles.
     • Modify your cell membrane and visuals.
     • Transition to advanced life by evolving a nucleus and forming colonies.

What Makes Thrive Unique? 🌟

• Scientific Accuracy 📚🔬
  • Balances engaging gameplay with a realistic depiction of evolution and microbiology.
  • Explore biomes, mutations, and survival dynamics like never before!
• Open-Source Development 🛠️💻
  • Built with the Godot engine and C# programming language.
  • Licensed under GPLv3 for code and Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 for assets.
• Community-Driven Growth 🤝🌐
  • Join our community forums or Discord to connect with other fans.
  • Contribute to the project via our GitHub or support by purchasing the game.

Current Progress 🚀

• Microbe Stage Ready to Play 🦠
  • Core gameplay is functional: survive, adapt, and edit your species!
  • Many organelles implemented, with more features in the pipeline.
  • Future stages, such as multicellular evolution, are in development.

How You Can Help 💡❤️

1. Become a Developer 👩‍💻👨‍💻
   • Share your skills in coding, design, or storytelling.
2. Spread the Word 📢
   • Tell others about Thrive to expand our community!
3. Support the Project 💰
   • Purchase the game or donate to accelerate development.

A Labor of Love 💕

Thrive is the result of years of dedication from passionate volunteers. With your support, we aim to expand this project into a full-fledged simulation of life’s grand journey.

🎉 Start your evolutionary adventure today and shape the future of life in Thrive!

NOTE:-MacOS: ThriveLauncher_Mac_Installer_2.1.5.0.dmg (Note: we are currently not a registered Apple developer, see here for why, so you need to go through Finder to run the app. And even though your mac will tell you to contact us to fix the app, please do not.

Source Code:- https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive