Space

Space is a simplified prototype model of the space stage from the 2008 game Spore. Starting from a single homeworld, players (in the form of a UFO) must collect plant and animal specimens from different ecological niches. After researching interstellar travel and various terraforming technologies, the goal is to reach new star systems and create and maintain new ecosystems healthy enough to support cash-generating colonies. Players can also contact and have basic interactions with other civilizations. The game is not fully fleshed-out, with minimalist graphics and some missing functionality, but the core gameplay loop of exploration, terraforming, and colonization works.