Tyto Ecology
Released Apr 2016
Build your biome! With an empty biodome as your canvas, add plants and animals from three different ecosystems. Observe interactions like hunting, blooming, and even decomposing! Will your biodome last for decades, or will it experience a total ecosystem collapse? You’re in control!
75% positive · 437 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
Tyto Ecology launched in April 2016 and received three paid DLC expansions — Himalayas (June 2016), Alaskan Tundra (December 2016), and Cretaceous Mongolia (October 2017) — along with a series of free feature patches adding new species, baby animals, and balance improvements. On February 28, 2018, the developer explicitly stated that Tyto Ecology is a complete product with no expansions in active development, though they left open the possibility of future work. The studio then shifted focus to their online educational title, Tyto Online. On September 1, 2022, the developer made a formal announcement confirming the game is no longer actively supported, citing the game's age (originally released over six years prior) and insufficient financial resources for continued maintenance. The store description now prominently warns buyers that the game is unsupported and advises testing for compatibility immediately after purchase. All three DLC packs have been released. No further content has been announced or is expected.
Evidence
Developer officially announced the game is no longer actively supported, citing the game's age and lack of financial resources for continued maintenance. Studio remains operational but has moved focus to Tyto Online.
Developer stated Tyto Ecology is a complete product with no expansions currently in development, and that the team is focused on bug fixes and support rather than new content.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Immersed Games
Achievements
38
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Please note this indie title was released in April 2016 and is no longer actively supported. If you purchase, please test it immediately to make sure it runs on your machine and request a refund if not.
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In Tyto Ecology, you have the power to create your own biodome and fill it with life!
Start with an empty biodome as your canvas, then create a rich, diverse ecosystem by balancing producers, consumers, and decomposers. You’re in control as you work to create a functioning ecosystem from the ground up, problem solving to learn life science principles. Tyto Ecology, an ecology simulation game, teaches Next Generation Science Standards to learners in a fun and innovative way!
This is a calm, slow-paced game (at least until things start going wrong) that encourages learning through experimentation as you work to sustain, or destroy, life. Up to a year of time can pass while you are away, so you come back to changes in your ecosystem and potentially several problems to handle each time you return to the game.
Features:
Tyto Ecology is not just another building game or something where the player's actions don't have meaning and consequence. In order to master the game, the player is mastering life science principles.
The ecosystem begins with producers, plants that are the basis of each biome, with plants regenerate leaves that are eaten by animals (depending on how healthy they are). The plants have vegetative, flowering, and/or fruiting reproduction cycles, including a need for pollinators in order to successfully pass through the blooming phase, and animals must eat fruit in order for the most possible amount of seeds to germinate and begin. Next come the consumers: herbivores, insectivores, predators, scavengers, and omnivores.
These animals live and breed in territories over time, eating their appropriate food, and in many cases becoming food. Some plants and animals are poisonous or tough (like tortoises), limiting which animals can eat them! In addition to managing all this over many different species, each plant and animal creates detritus over time, and decomposers must be used in order to complete the cycle of life! If detritus builds up, poop, bones, and debris will begin to appear in your ecosystem and the health of everything in it will be reduced.
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In Tyto Ecology, you have the power to create your own biodome and fill it with life!
Start with an empty biodome as your canvas, then create a rich, diverse ecosystem by balancing producers, consumers, and decomposers. You’re in control as you work to create a functioning ecosystem from the ground up, problem solving to learn life science principles. Tyto Ecology, an ecology simulation game, teaches Next Generation Science Standards to learners in a fun and innovative way!
This is a calm, slow-paced game (at least until things start going wrong) that encourages learning through experimentation as you work to sustain, or destroy, life. Up to a year of time can pass while you are away, so you come back to changes in your ecosystem and potentially several problems to handle each time you return to the game.
Features:
- Build and create your own self-sustaining ecosystem
- Over 70 animals and plants to customize your biodomes
- Use the data tool's map to monitor your ecosystem
- Earn achievements by completing ecological challenges
- Sandbox game with hours of replayability
- Use Photo Mode to capture the perfect moment
- Educational gameplay that fits with Middle and High School Next Generation Science Standards
About the Ecosystem
Tyto Ecology is not just another building game or something where the player's actions don't have meaning and consequence. In order to master the game, the player is mastering life science principles.
The ecosystem begins with producers, plants that are the basis of each biome, with plants regenerate leaves that are eaten by animals (depending on how healthy they are). The plants have vegetative, flowering, and/or fruiting reproduction cycles, including a need for pollinators in order to successfully pass through the blooming phase, and animals must eat fruit in order for the most possible amount of seeds to germinate and begin. Next come the consumers: herbivores, insectivores, predators, scavengers, and omnivores.
These animals live and breed in territories over time, eating their appropriate food, and in many cases becoming food. Some plants and animals are poisonous or tough (like tortoises), limiting which animals can eat them! In addition to managing all this over many different species, each plant and animal creates detritus over time, and decomposers must be used in order to complete the cycle of life! If detritus builds up, poop, bones, and debris will begin to appear in your ecosystem and the health of everything in it will be reduced.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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