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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…

83 15 September 2017

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is a card & board game developed by Stray Fawn Studio, released 15 September 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

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What Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is a card & board game game developed by Stray Fawn Studio and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game is a simulation video game developed and published by Stray Fawn Studio. It entered early access for Windows, OS X, and Linux-based systems in September 2016 after a successful Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign and was released in September 2017. 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.
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How it plays

Its themes are educational, kids, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 31 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 79% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game launched on 15 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Niche: A Genetics Survival Game yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Niche: A Genetics Survival Game — frequently asked questions

When did Niche: A Genetics Survival Game come out?
Niche: A Genetics Survival Game was released on 15 September 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Niche: A Genetics Survival Game?
At minimum, Niche: A Genetics Survival Game needs 2 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Niche: A Genetics Survival Game?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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