Spore Valley

Spore Valley is a turn-based resource-management puzzle in which you grow an alien slime mold across a hex-tile map. You guide it through its life cycle on an arid planet beneath a young star, where underground rivers cut narrow, habitable valleys through the desert. Inspired by modern and fossil fungi, slime molds and lichen, the slime is among the first complex organisms to live on this harsh young world.

Grow the slime

You choose among 15 biological forms, each with its own requirements, constraints and contributions to survival. As you advance each turn, these forms produce and consume the slime’s five core metabolites. You must balance growth, production and consumption while interacting with the environment, where some resources are finite.

Running out of a metabolite can make the slime lose parts of its body or starve to death. Producing too much can also be dangerous: metabolites may build up to toxic levels. Your goal is to grow the slime far enough to complete its life cycle and cast off spores that give rise to the next generation.

Maps and challenge

Maps are procedurally generated, adding variety to replays. Difficulty and tutorial settings let you adjust the challenge, including trying to grow the slime more efficiently. The game is designed as a short, complete experience for a single extended sitting.

Game features

• Five metabolites to manage
• 15 biological forms for your slime
• Turn-based growth and resource management
• Procedurally generated maps
• A 2.5D art style and eccentric music