# Revolutionary-Games/Thrive

The main repository for the development of the evolution game Thrive.

Repository: https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/thrive
Homepage: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: thrive, game, simulation, evolution, strategy, biology, science, sandbox, csharp, godot, godot-engine
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:19:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5116, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 102, "gap_med": 17, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3662, forks 614 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.309963+00:00)

## What it is
Thrive is a free, open-source evolution simulation game developed by Revolutionary Games in C# on the Godot engine, where players guide a species from microbes to spacefaring civilization. This repository contains the game's source code, assets, simulation parameters, and development documentation.

## Use cases
- play an open-source evolution game about guiding life from microbes to space
- contribute code or art to a volunteer game development project
- explore a scientifically grounded evolution and ecosystem simulation
- translate the game into another language
- build the game from source with Godot and Git LFS
- tweak simulation parameters via JSON to experiment with game balance

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Spore focused on scientific accuracy
- you want to contribute to or study a large Godot/C# game codebase
- you enjoy early-access sandbox evolution and strategy games

## When to avoid
- you expect a polished, feature-complete game - only the first two stages are playable
- you need a small or lightweight project - this is a massive multi-year undertaking
- you want a game with guaranteed long-term support from a commercial studio

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, simulation, gui
- domain: simulation, gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, game-engine
- tags: godot, evolution-game, biology, sandbox, strategy, open-source-game, spore-like, csharp, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Revolutionary-Games/Thrive (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.309963+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:34.568214+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games/Thrive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.309963+00:00, sha 29b5831825de)
  - homepage: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:38.512284+00:00, sha 5247ead7ed71)
  - site_page: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:38.517496+00:00, sha 55fb68048048)
  - site_page: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:38.515065+00:00, sha e5eb6eb61be8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.