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Thrive
Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life. From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species' development.
An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.
About Thrive
- Released
- December 2010
- Developer
- Revolutionary Games
- Engine
- Godot
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac
Where to get it
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Browse everything
Sorted, filterable and paged. Every link goes to the author’s own download.
From the developers
Official announcements, newest first. Posted on Steam.
- Community AnnouncementsThrive Soundtrack ExpandedNews in the land of Thrive music! Recently we compiled a new full soundtrack containing music for every Thrive Stage, so we decided to update the soundtrack on Steam accordingly. Previously, it only contained the soundtrack for the completed Microbe Stage. A few previously missing Microbe Stage tracks have also been included. The soundtrack is now over 4 hours long in total runtime. All proceed...
- Community AnnouncementsDevblog #52: More SpecializedIt's already time for the second major update of the Multicellular Stage! In the last update, we first introduced the Cell Specialization system. This has now been greatly improved upon by refinement of its calculation, expansion of its effects, and the addition of an adjacency bonus for cells of the same type. We also have an entirely new feature exclusive to the Multicellular Stage in Sporula...
- Community AnnouncementsThrive 1.1.0 Public Beta is now AvailableThe next Thrive release is almost here, so it is time to do the usual early public testing to catch issues before they reach the stable release. The major features in this release is the greatly expanded specialization system that now extends to cell placement in the multicellular and there’s tutorials explaining the feature now. And the second big thing is that multicellular growth has been ad...
- Community AnnouncementsThrive Patch 1.0.1.1This is a quick patch to fix a few problems when exiting the editor in the multicellular stage with certain cell layouts. And this release also improves auto-evo memory efficiency a lot. You can find the major updates recently done to Thrive in our previous devblog. For this release the patch notes: Patch Notes Adjusted the new cell layout algorithm to prevent stuck conditions Switched auto-evo...
- Community AnnouncementsDevblog #51: Onward to MulticellularIt's finally time for the first major update of the Multicellular Stage development process! We have a new cell specialisation feature allowing you to really take advantage of the multiple cell types you can make for your Multicellular species. Additionally, you can now control the growth order of cells, giving you far greater control over the course of life as a Multicellular organism. There a...
- Community AnnouncementsThrive 1.0.1 Public Beta is now AvailableIt will be time soon to release 1.0.1, which marks the official start of the multicellular development era. But for now it is time for the customary public test build. Here are some of the things you can expect to see if you give the test build a go: controlling multicellular growth order, tolerances in multicellular and new GUI for that, various balancing changes and other smaller improvements...
- Mods indexed
- 21
- Versions
- 0
- Newest tracked
- none yet
- Most disruptive update
- No breakage data for this game
Most downloaded
Measured from the source's own counts, summed across every release.
- Damage NumbersAdds floating damage numbers when dealing damage3.4k downloads
- Cell AutopilotLet the AI take control of your player cell1.8k downloads
- Random ZonesCurrently zones of the same type have the exact same compound concentrations. This mod makes it so they vary. Github Link1.1k downloads
- Spore music modWant to add spore to thrive? If so, this mod is for you! This mod replaces some of the thrive soundtracks with spore soundtracks: thrive main menu theme 1 → Spore Soundtrack - Your Own Personal Universe (Composed by Cliff Martinez); main menu theme jazz → Spore Soundtrack - Sporepedia Galactica (...752 downloads
- Ferroplast [Obsolete in 0.6.7]As of Thrive version 0.6.7, all the content of this mod is included in the official game. Hence, the mod is obsolete. Adds a eukaryotic organelle to use iron as an energy source more effectively than rusticyanin can. Iron is now much more viable as an energy source for more advanced cells. Note:...751 downloads
- SmallNucleusMake nucleus smaller and symmetrical!642 downloads
- Random Part ChallengeLet random chance control which parts you get each editor cycle. Can you still Thrive?547 downloads
- Disco NucleusExample mod showing asset overriding, and brings disco back to the microbe stage.502 downloads
- Phosphate FixatingConstantly lacking phosphate? Tired of waiting for passive reproduction on stationary organisms? Do you think nitrogen fixation is useless because of the need for phosphate? Then this mod is for you! Adds phosphate growth from nitrogen-fixing organelles!377 downloads
- Moar Planet SettingsAdds more planet settings! Currently adds: - More options for compound levels. Planned additions: - Ability to change atmospheric gases and patch temperatures, - patch map editor, - etc. Does not yet support localization. If you're on linux, you may get on error when loading the mod. The solution...327 downloads
- Thrive Harmony (Obsolete)Announcement: With the latest release of Thrive v0.5.8.1, Thrive now includes Harmony by default and so this mod is obsolete. This mod is now not being worked on anymore. A library for patching, replacing and decorating .NET and Mono methods during runtime using Harmony by pardeike. This mod can...318 downloads
- Gassy CellsCell processes that use gas (other than nitrogen) now return the gas, stopping co2 and o2 from lowering with each generation. Photosysasis and resperation now produce slightly more gas then consumed, stopping rounding errors317 downloads
- Seas of EuropaChanges the world generation to be similar to Europa, with frozen surface patches, along with lower sea temperatures. Photosynthesis is completely unviable and Iron is less common. You'll have to think out of the box if you want to survive. This mod includes: - Frozen surface patches, reminiscent...298 downloads
- Breakfast CellsThis mod makes microbe organelles look like popular breakfast food items. Foods available are: baked beans, waffle, potato croquettes, crumpet, black pudding, boiled egg, mushrooms, a bowl of porridge, butter, sausage, hash brown, tomato, grapefruit, bacon, and fried egg, as well as a bit of sala...252 downloads
- Prokaryotic ColoniesWith this mod, you can finally use Binding Agents without a nucleus! Known Issues: - Weird cell spacing - Going to Multicellular softlocks the game127 downloads
- Evo's Partless Challenge (ABANDONED)Announcement: So I been meaning to update this mod for awhile but since the new thrive version completely changes how the editor works (at least in the backend) and this was really only made to test my ThriveHarmony mod, it take more effort than it really worth for me to update it. So I kind of a...87 downloads
- Bubble GUIMakes the game's GUI semi-transparent and gradienty, making it look a bit more interesting. It just replaces the general theme, so some icon-based buttons, etc. remain vanilla-styled. Note: this mod might increase Thrive's loading time51 downloads
- Photosythesys balance patch testENG: Public test of the photosynthesis balance change to introduce it into the game. (thrive is open source project) Give feedback on how balanced it is and how it could be improved. РУС: Публичный тест изменений в эффективности производительности фотосинтеза для добавления их в игру. (thrive это...37 downloads
- Seed_45131514_V01 (challenge world/thrive-save)(contains a max custom thrivesave) go into the mod's folder and transfer the thrive save within to your saves folder29 downloads
- Speedy CellsA mod that increases the speed of cells. Movement speed, Osmoregulation factor, and bioprocesses speed is increased by about 25%. estuaries and coastal patches have much higher current speeds, and calcium carbonate membrane is fully reworked to be extra fast but vulnerable. Please comment if the...26 downloads
- No OxygenatingForce oxygen to 21%, carbon dioxide to 9%, nitrogen to 70%. Intended for loading fossils that require such condition.14 downloads
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Why Thrive mods break
A mod is compiled against one version of a game. When the game updates, anything that reached into the parts that moved stops working, and it usually stops working silently rather than with a message that explains itself.
That is what the table above counts. It is not a guess: each row is a mod the community has reported as broken by that specific release. The number is a fair measure of how disruptive an update was, and it is the reason people delay updating a game they have modded heavily.
Common questions
Does IndexGG host Thrive mods?
No, and it never will. Every download link points at the author's own page on Nexus, GitHub, CurseForge or wherever they published it. We index the ecosystem; the files stay with the people who made them.
Where does the compatibility data come from?
From the communities that maintain it in the open, not from guesswork. Each claim carries how it is known, so a reported breakage is never presented as though the author said it.
Why is a mod listed as broken when it works for me?
Compatibility depends on your exact game version and the rest of your load order. A mod marked as broken in one release may work fine on an older one, which is exactly why the version is recorded next to the claim rather than a bare yes or no.