Homeostasis Official Cover

Homeostasis

🏢 Local Minimum 📅 01 Feb 2015

🎬 Deep Vision & Technical Analysis

🌆 Atmosphere & Visual Direction

Authentic vintage visual direction representing landmark era aesthetic standards.

⚡ Action Pacing & Physics Engine

Systemic interaction and engaging pacing designed for historical immersion.

🎯 Performance & Launch Trajectory

An essential milestone preserved in masterclass gaming archival standard.

Game Overview & History

Some humans simply don’t know how to care for themselves. This is rather impolite. The myriads of co-occupants of their bodies – the myriads of microbes also have a rights. Rights to their future.

In this game you play the bacteria who, in contrast to their host, are empathic enough to care for more than themselves. You strive to keep your populations in check so that you don’t happen to off the host. They are so weak, these hosts. And you take care of the surplus of food that the gluttonous mouth keeps feeding itself. You strive to keep the balance.

Gameplay Mechanics & Systems

Homeostasis - In-Game Capture
📸 Homeostasis - In-Game Capture

Instructions

The game is best played with a mouse or similar.

Release & Industry Impact

Homeostasis - In-Game Capture
📸 Homeostasis - In-Game Capture

Click on the microbe you wish to control.

Right click to deselect.

Nearby microbes of same shape will follow.

Collide microbes with the food according to shape indicators to eat.

Press Pause/P in-game for instructions.

Credits

The game was originally made for Global Game Jam 2015 (Homeostasis)

Ludvig Christensson

Patrik Coman

Martin Zackrisson (me)