Territory

Territory is an isometric 2D, single-player real-time strategy game about genes and animal species. You indirectly guide animals by changing their genomes, which alters their attributes and behavior, and pursue goals such as reaching a target biomass, increasing biodiversity or achieving dominance in an ecosystem.

Shape the ecosystem

You begin with one or more species and can add more as you play. Each species has a territory whose size and shape you can adjust. Animals behave as they would in nature: they live through a full life cycle, need food to survive and may die from fighting, starvation, predators, disease or old age. Species can also die out or mutate into new species over time.

Maps contain existing ecosystems that produce different food sources. Species can be herbivores, omnivores or carnivores, and come in one of four sizes. They are hostile only when they share a food source and are similar in size. You assess the ecosystem and your surroundings to decide what to do, while species respond indirectly to your commands when conditions are met. For example, they migrate to new territory only when they are not hungry and have the required genes.

Evolve and expand

You can change a species’ genes to alter its behavior, define which foods it can eat and influence how it survives and reproduces. Improving fertility can increase the population, while other changes can prolong life or help animals hide from predators; excessive population can lead to disease. You can expand into new territories to grow your population, invade other species and defend your own territory. You can also fight species that stand in your way.

Species and maps

You can play as more than 40 species, mutate them or define your own. The game includes three biomes, more than 80 genes and 12 maps. Species can have different genes, diets and sizes, shaping how they interact with their ecosystem.

Game modes

• Standard mode: play a map with predefined goals and settings.
• Custom mode: change map settings, including the initial number of species and gene-generation speed.
• Creative mode: play on an empty map without limitations.