Nearly three years ago Edgeworks Entertainment launched TerraGenesis (Free) to the App Store, a freakishly deep simulation and strategy game about terraforming planets and creating thriving civilizations. Its main hook upon release was that it utilized actual science and data from NASA to provide the most realistic simulation possible, and in terms of the types of things you’re able to do in TerraGenesis my previous description holds true: It is freakishly deep. Adjust various planetary properties like oxygen, sea levels, and atmospheric pressure to try and create a habitable environment for human colonies to live on. There’s also a base of 26 different phyla and 64 unique genes you can mix in to create all manner of different living organisms, both above ground and underwater, to live and evolve on your planet. All of this takes place on planets in our actual solar system, like Mars, Venus, or Earth, or on a number of fictional alien planets. And this is really just the basics that scratch the surface of what’s possible in TerraGenesis.
Anyway, while TerraGenesis has flown mostly under the radar around these parts, it has garnered a substantial and incredibly engaged fan base over the past three years, to the tune of more than 10 million downloads, and has seen a number of hefty content updates in that time. However, the biggest update to TerraGenesis has just arrived this past week and adds a whole host of new features to the game, as well as a co...