Gaia Maker

Gaia Maker is a planet-wide simulation game about terraforming lifeless planets into lush, green worlds. As planetary overseer, you use engineering facilities to shape each planet, while its systems respond dynamically to your actions according to real physics and geology.

Planetary systems

The simulation covers the whole planet, including insolation, temperature, atmospheric composition, biomass and the carbon cycle. Every action affects the planet’s overall condition. You acquire resources through methods such as fusion reactors and Dyson swarms, then use facilities and processes including oxygen generators and aerosol injection to terraform the world.

Terraforming planets

You can build Dyson swarms to secure energy, giant mirrors to regulate stellar light, and oxygen generators to produce oxygen needed for life. The approach depends on the planet: existing oceans make terraforming easier, while harsh ice and desert environments call for different methods. The game includes multiple distinct planet types.

Animals and civilizations

You can introduce animals to planets with suitable environments, breed them and expand their habitats. Some animals can evolve into civilizations, whose development, wars, decline, energy consumption and effects on the planet are simulated. Civilizations progress from the Stone Age to technology capable of harnessing fusion. You can influence their population growth and energy consumption and observe how those factors affect their evolution. Events such as plagues and wars can also affect civilizations.