Spore 2008

Released: September 4, 2008
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure
Platforms: PC · Mac
Developer: Maxis
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

You guide a species from a microscopic organism to a spacefaring civilization that meets alien species across the galaxy, in this 2008 god game from Maxis, designed by Will Wright. The game is split into stages, each with a distinct style of play, from creature action to real time strategy, and the outcome of one phase affects the next. Creators let you produce creatures, vehicles and buildings, which are uploaded automatically to the online Sporepedia for others to download. There is a main win condition, reaching a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, but you can keep playing after any goal. Designing what you play still makes each species your own.