PELAGLYPHAN EVOLUTION SANDBOX
A living world
01 Cellular
02 Terrestrial
03 Communal
THE SHALLOWS · 01

A small beginning.

Find nourishment. Become something new.

Your story begins with a little movement.

W A S D   /   arrow keys   /   touch & drag
NourishmentLifePredator
25 μm
THE ADAPTATION LAB

Life is a work in progress.

PIGMENT
Available DNA0 ✧
A FIELD GUIDE TO

A life of your own.

01

Find your footing

Move with WASD, arrow keys, or drag anywhere in the world. Touch glowing nutrients to gather them. Predators have amber spikes. Space gives you a short dash.

02

Make an adaptation

Each nutrient gives you DNA. Open the adaptation lab to shape your body, change your pigment, and name your species. Traits carry into the next era.

03

Go further, together

Gather 16 nutrients to leave the water, then 24 on land to begin a colony. Press E near friendly life to recruit it. In the communal era, lead allies to nest sites and press E to build.

04

Let life continue

Three nests and three allies complete your lineage’s journey. Keep exploring afterward. If vitality runs out, you return to safety with your adaptations intact and lose a little DNA.

Your game saves in this browser. P pauses. Sound is optional.

An independently created evolution sandbox. Original code, organisms, interface, and synthesized audio. No third-party game assets.

A FRESH BEGINNING

Start a new lineage?

This replaces your saved organism and progress on this device.

A NEW CHAPTER

The world opens up.