Exponential Emergence
How many generations will you need to reach the pinnacle of evolution?
Genre: active incremental, with time loop and puzzle flavor
Aesthetics: discovery, challenge
Playtime: 5-20 minutes
Tech stack: TypeScript / React / Tailwind / shadcn
How to play:
Click on the actions to gain resources, do the goals to unlock new actions, complete all goals to reach the next stage.
Each life lasts for one real-time minute. However, some of your progress is carried to all future runs. Different levels of the emergence ladder also have synergies with each other.
Although the game is very minimalistic, the core data is based on actual research into organism efficiency and body mass.
Hotkeys:
Numbers 1-6 can also be used to toggle the actions.
Troubleshooting:
Small number of Firefox users have reported being unable to toggle the actions on game load. Using the reset run and delete save buttons at the bottom of the screen usually fix it, but we recommend Chrome for the best experience.
Credits:
mmKALLL - code, design, concept, coordination (PB: 30 gens)
Hevipelle - code, design, amazing advice
Eldazare - testing (PB: 24 21 20 19 gens)
Joonamo - testing (PB: 43 gens)
VsKatshuma - testing
Muggshotter - testing
Google DeepMind - logo asset (from Unsplash; not AI-generated AFAIK)
Source code available at https://github.com/mmKALLL/exponential-emergence
Comments
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Done in 44 generations
This game is great, I feel like I must be missing a massive thing because I maxed out all important multipliers, but Im completely stuck at 200 in final section. Else then that great game.
Thanks for reporting this. Just to clarify, could you share which resource is stuck at 200? What's your status for the current goal? A screenshot of the full game view would help a lot. :)
I phrased it wrong. Its the one out of 1000, it seems to be a very massive timewall which I couldn't figure out how to get around ,even with synergies.
Sounds like you may need to change your approach. The game is challenging, but with the right strategy each stage is beatable even without synergies.
Analysing the charts to see where you might be using too much time can help. You should also look at the resources remaining at the end of your lifespan, and make sure you're not left with anything that doesn't contribute towards the goal. Replaying earlier levels for bonus synergies also helps. Good luck!
delightful little idle game. reminds me very much of paperclip idle game
The UI is so nice to use, who knew the life of an amoeba was a roguelike haha
Firefox user here. I'm unable to do anything, even after resetting life en deleting save.
Thank you for letting me know! Could you share what OS you're using?
Windows 10
Thanks, we'll look into it - although unfortunately can't make any updates before the jam period ends.
This game is great! Simple and fun, would be awesome to see more of it!