Systemic 2D Ecosystem Platformer

Life Emerges From First Principles

Life's Progress is a living experiment in authentic simulation. Atoms become molecules, cells become organisms, and ecosystems form without scripts or shortcuts.

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Unified physics, chemistry, biology, and ecology working together in real time.

What is Life's Progress?

Life's Progress (LP) is a systemic game where you experience a world that evolves on its own. Rather than playing as an all-powerful creator, you inhabit the simulation from within—observing the rise and fall of species, interacting with a responsive ecology, and discovering how matter, energy, and biology intertwine.

Built by Eremat, LP is designed to demonstrate how rich experiences can grow from existing hardware and real science when systems are allowed to breathe. It is a living proof that games built on authentic foundations can be both educational and enthralling.

Simulation Stack
  • Particle-level physics
  • Chemistry-driven matter states
  • Cellular emergence and metabolism
  • Ecology and population feedback loops

Core Philosophy

True Emergence

Behaviours and lifeforms are not scripted. They surface naturally from interacting systems that respect conservation and thermodynamics.

Unified Simulation

Physics, chemistry, and biology share a single framework so that every change ripples through the ecosystem in believable ways.

Perspective-Based Play

Experience the world as the organisms that inhabit it. Survive, adapt, and witness the long-term consequences of each action.

Persistent Consequences

Decisions echo. Species flourish or collapse, climates shift, and terrain reshapes itself over time—nothing resets.

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Dynamic Ecosystem

Observe population dynamics, climate factors, and terrain deformation as the world reacts to internal and external pressures.

Bottom-Up Evolution

Watch matter and energy assemble into complex organisms through metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation.

Multi-Scale Experience

Zoom from microscopic interactions to planetary systems to understand how scale influences survival.

Educational Sandbox

Use the simulation as a laboratory for understanding ecology, physics, and emergent behaviour in a playful setting.

Join the Community

LP thrives on collaboration. Whether you want to contribute code, study the simulation, create art, or just follow development, there is a place for you.

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Developer Resources

Ready to Explore Life's Progress?

Dive into the codebase, study the wiki, or help shape the ecosystem. The simulation evolves with every contribution.

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