Gene Wars

Gene Wars is a distinctive real-time strategy game from 1996 developed by Bullfrog Productions. Departing from traditional military combat, the game centers on ecological warfare and genetic manipulation. Players gather resources like DNA and Energy to evolve and mutate creatures, creating specialized lifeforms for various tasks. These tasks include collecting resources, terraforming the environment, and engaging in combat against rival factions, who are also striving to dominate the planet through biological superiority. The objective is to establish an ecosystem that overwhelms and eradicates the competition by engineering the most adaptable and powerful species. With its unique blend of simulation, strategy, and biological experimentation, Gene Wars offers a challenging and innovative approach to the RTS genre, emphasizing ingenuity over brute force in a quirky, alien world.