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Cell to Singularity (iPd) Status: Stopped playing - Something better came along I started playing this game on Tuesday 20 June, 2023 // I stopped playing this game on: Tuesday 26 September, 2023
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September 26, 2023 06:38:18 PM
I've reach the point where the main simulation takes too long to make any real progress AND I think I tapped it out in terms of things to unlock and see? I think because some things get unlocked based on progress in the other idle game simulations that are part of the game as a whole. So, with the main one getting a bit tiresome (the dinosaurs is the only one that seems to have a pretty regular/even progression - I can cycle/restart every few days and there are still new things appearing and getting added) and the space one being quite uneven (sometimes it moves faster, but other times it's super slow with no progress). So, I'm going to delete it - mostly because I've installed a few other games on my phone and I don't want to play too many at once. BUT - it's been really interesting to see this game. Most of what I've learned comes from the fact that there are multiple idle games in the game - and they all function slightly differently from each other AND the experience playing them is noticeable different for me. So, the rate at which you can make progress is important, and the feeling of things being fast or slow is also super important. And how often new things get added/unlocked, etc. The other thing I think characterizes this game is how much of an element of surprise there was as I played - new stuff opening up, new games, mini-events, etc. All of this kept me playing longer because it was fun to discover an entirely new idle game - plumb its depths (at least a little) while continuing to play. So, good stuff!
August 20, 2023 01:54:48 PM
This is a pretty wild idle clicker game. Wild to me in that it has genuine scientific/historical information (it's the kind of game you would presumably brig up to show people how games can have real content that kids can learn! Will they actually learn is another question entirely) AND, as I've played on and off over the last few months, the game unfolds into multiple and varied OTHER clicker games that are all inside the main one. It's quite something! So, the the "main game" basically covers the evolution of life - then branching into human development and sort of ending with colonies on Mars and the singularity. The premise of the game is that you're running simulations to learn about stuff - so when you re-start the computer adds some more things to learn better and so on - in the main game this basically means adding new creatures to discover as part of the evolutionary tree - and also upgrading the simulation (speeding things up, etc.) But then, you can unlock an entirely new clicker game that's 100% dinosaurs! You unlock new ones, and THIS simulation/clicker game ends with an asteroid...and each cycle here unlocks new dinosaurs and so on. You tap on geodes to get cards to upgrade your dinos (faster and incresed payouts) and so on. and THEN, The "computer" (it's sort of a floating icosahedron) then goes on about understanding the galaxy - so there's a whole new clicker game where you discover planets and other celestial bodies... resetting here adds new celestial bodies (further away from the sun) - but you can also fill out constellations for other overall boosts.. And then! They have time-limited mini-clicker games as well! They last a week or so. I've only seen two: one was about money and its evolution (cowry shells, cash, etc.) and the other is about bees and flowers! So, it's been wild to play this and slowly go - oh, there's a whole other game here! and they all work differently, have different features even though they're built on the same general gameplay. There are picture modes (you can snap pics of the dinos and other creatures) and other 3D environments to spin around and watch. And it's mostly monetized via ads - to get extra boosts, items and such (like, double your income since you last loaded the game) and some microtransactions - I haven't spent any money on the game though I feel like I should.

Cell to Singularity (iPd)