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davidrmiller/biosim4

Biological evolution simulator observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/davidrmiller/biosim4 · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

71/100

  • Activity 87
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1810
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 81
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3362 stars · 476 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A C++ command-line program that simulates biological creatures evolving through natural selection in a 2D arena, as featured in the YouTube video 'I programmed some creatures. They evolved.' Creatures have genomes driving neural network brains with sensory inputs and action outputs. The project is now in maintenance-only mode, accepting only bug fixes and discussions.

Use cases

  • simulate creatures evolving through natural selection
  • experiment with genetic algorithms and neural network brains
  • explore how behaviors emerge from evolution
  • run agent-based evolution experiments in a 2D world
  • learn how an evolution simulator is implemented in C++

When to choose

  • you want a self-contained, code-walkthrough-friendly evolution simulator
  • you want to reproduce or extend the experiments from the associated YouTube video
  • you prefer a lightweight CLI tool configurable via an ini file

When to avoid

  • you need a graphical user interface (use the ilyabrilev fork instead)
  • you need a production-grade or actively developed research platform
  • you need a general-purpose agent-based modeling framework

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

simulation cli simulation artificial-intelligence windows cli cross-platform evolution natural-selection genetic-algorithms neural-networks agent-based-simulation biology algorithms linux macos

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