A separate HTML5 Lite edition.
An artificial-life field notebook
Vilmonic
Read a living landscape through its shapes, genes and surroundings. Choose an edition before you begin.
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Available onWindows · macOS · Linux
Price at source checkDesktop downloads: USD14.99+
EditionVilmonic desktop / Lite / Vilmonic 2 beta
Browser editions linked by the creator
The creator describes this separate browser beta as free.
Choose the edition first
The ranked itch project sells desktop downloads from USD14.99. It also links a smaller browser Lite edition. A separate creator announcement introduces a free Vilmonic 2 browser beta with co-op. Compare those choices before treating a guide or feature list as a promise about every version.
Observe shape before changing it
The creator connects genes to body shape and biological needs, including water and nutrients. Use your first session as an observation: which shapes move, feed or dry out differently? This is a question to investigate, not a claim that Joywisp has measured a winning trait.
Change one condition at a time
Breeding and environmental changes are central to the described sandbox. For a clearer comparison, keep a small notebook: record a starting condition, change one thing and note what you see later. Avoid mixing a new habitat and a new breeding choice if you want to understand which change mattered.
Let a world develop
The project combines creature care with crafting and building. It may suit an ongoing experiment rather than a single quick round. The browser beta is still a beta, and neither saving nor co-op reliability has been verified here; keep those expectations separate from the older desktop edition.
Creator notes & dates
bludgeonsoft’s official Vilmonic page is the source for availability, price and the described mechanics. Checked .
The creator’s Vilmonic 2 beta announcement supports the announcement details. Checked .
- itch.io Published field
- Not shown on the checked page
- First worldwide release
- Unknown
- Found by Joywisp
Found in itch.io’s New & Popular listing with its last-seven-days filter. Listing position reflects that snapshot; it does not establish a first release in that period.
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