GET DESKTOP GAMEThrive
Change one survival rule. Watch life adapt.
By Revolutionary Games and Thrive contributors
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Play check: Gameplay unverified by Game Commons
Reuse: Source linked; check code and asset terms before remixing.
Full play status & limits
Play: Desktop download at creator’s site
Remix: Pinned source; local build unverified; manual project setup and return review.
Runtime: Desktop; check official release support; network/server needs unverified.
Quality: No catalogue quality acceptance recorded
Revival: Revival suitability unassessed; no abandonment claim
Pinned README, GPL/mod exception, asset licence and setup instructions inspected. No local import, native build, game startup or remix has been verified by Game Commons.
Remix with your AI →
A first idea: Adjust one environmental simulation parameter in a separate fork, then compare the same starting conditions and record the effect. First establish an unchanged baseline build.
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Source, setup & reuse terms
An evolution game with a playable microbe stage, cell editing and simulation systems. A much larger Godot starting point for exploring life, environments and biological trade-offs.
Code & assets
Code: GPL-3.0-or-later with upstream mod-linking exception
Assets: Asset directory includes CC BY-SA 3.0 terms; preserve per-asset and bundled third-party notices. Some raw editable assets live in a separate repository.
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What you need
Requires Git LFS assets, native dependencies and external tools. Some editable art sources are in Thrive-Raw-Assets. Game Commons does not mirror these files.
- Install Git LFS and use the exact Godot, .NET and native-library setup specified in the pinned guide.
- Clone and check out the pinned commit, then fetch its LFS objects. A GitHub source ZIP is not a complete asset handoff.
- Read the pinned setup guide before opening the project; this is not an ordinary GDScript-only starter.
Reviewed source cf7a24827740a12a1a48580f7972378ce564d360
Pinned README, GPL/mod exception, asset licence and setup instructions inspected. No local import, native build, game startup or remix has been verified by Game Commons.
- Fetch real LFS objects rather than treating pointer files as assets.
- Keep the project's own licences and contribution policy; an open licence does not mean upstream maintainers accept AI-generated submissions.
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