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Bacterium

Bacterium

Piotr Rochala · 2 Jul 2026 · Nintendo Switch
Steam reviews84% positive50 reviews · Very Positive
Store
Nintendo eShop
Platform
Nintendo Switch
Release date
2 Jul 2026
Publisher
Piotr Rochala
Players
Single player
Rating
E
Play modes
TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Availability
Available now

Design organisms. Evolve brains. Survive the dish.

Bacterium is an artificial life simulation where you design microscopic organisms and watch them evolve, fight, eat, and reproduce in a petri dish. Each creature has a neural network brain that mutates across generations, learning to hunt, flee, and mate on its own.

Build your organism from components - spikes for attack, flagella for speed, receptors for awareness, membranes for defense. Choose your look, drop them into the dish, and see if your lineage can outlast the competition.

Features:
- Design custom organisms with pixel art editor
-Neural networks that evolve through natural selection
- Multiple levels with unique challenges
- 9 visual styles plus custom cell designs
- Track lifetime stats across all your experiments
- Watch ecosystems emerge from simple rules

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