Eufloria

Eufloria and Eufloria HD
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Developer(s)Omni Systems Limited (Alex May, Rudolf Kremers, Brian Grainger)
Publisher(s)Headup Games (Germany)
Composer(s)Brian Grainger
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Android, Linux, PlayStation Network,[3] iOS, BlackBerry PlayBook,[4] Nintendo Switch
ReleaseWindows
20 October 2009
PSN[1]
  • NA: 4 October 2011
  • EU: 5 October 2011
iOS
8 February 2012
Nintendo Switch[2]
  • NA: 31 December 2021
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

Eufloria (formerly Dyson) is a real-time strategy video game developed by British studio Omni Systems Limited, consisting of independent developers Alex May, Rudolf Kremers and Brian Grainger.[5] It was named after the Dyson tree hypothesis by Freeman Dyson that a tree-like plant could grow on a comet.

The game was released for Microsoft Windows in 2009, the PlayStation Network in 2011 and the iPad in 2012. Mac, Linux and Android versions of this game was pre-released along with Humble Indie Bundle for Android 4 on 8 November 2012. According to the official FAQ for the game, the final release for Mac and Linux was to be provided in the late summer of 2013.[6] Eufloria HD was released for Android on the Google Play Store on 15 December 2012. The BlackBerry PlayBook version released on 29 December 2012. A version for the Nintendo Switch was released on December 31, 2021.

It is set in a futuristic space environment, where the player assumes the role of the commander of interstellar lifeforms called Euflorians, who live and gain their resources on asteroids. The player has to use basic units that are grown on Dyson trees and are called "seedlings", to colonize and conquer asteroids. On asteroids, Dyson trees may be planted and as the tree grows and gets stronger, it will produce more seedlings with certain attributes. There are also flowers, defensive trees, and other units later in the game. Players battle other empires and seek to discover the origin of a mysterious grey menace, to speed up the return of the mythical Growers.

Eufloria has been described as a simple but charming game[7] with calming music, graphics, and gameplay.[8]

  1. ^ "PlayStation Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & More".
  2. ^ "Eufloria HD for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details".
  3. ^ Gamasutra on Eufloria coming to PSN
  4. ^ Eufloria HD Now Available for BlackBerry PlayBook - N4BB
  5. ^ Steam - Eufloria
  6. ^ "Eufloria". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Eufloria review on Resolution". Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. ^ Anthony Burch (24 October 2009). "Review: Eufloria - Destructoid". Destructoid. Retrieved 2 April 2022.