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Life simulation games (or Artificial life games) are simulation games in which the player lives or...

Life simulation games (or Artificial life games) are simulation games in which the player lives or controls one or more artificial lifeforms. A life simulation game can revolve around "individuals and relationships, or it could be a simulation of an ecosystem". This genre often includes the following subgenres: Life simulation games are about "maintaining and growing a manageable population of organisms". Games may involve a population or one or many organisms. Games may simulate animal or human intelligence. Artificial life games are related to computer science research in artificial life. "Because they're intended for entertainment rather than research, commercial A-life games implement only a subset of what A-life research investigates." Players are given the power to control the lives of autonomous creatures or people, which can sometimes appeal to the fantasy of omnipotent power. While life simulation games are a relatively young genre, it includes several subgenres. Various games simulate either entire ecosystems controlled by the player where the organisms may evolve (similar to God games) or the life of an individual animal whose role the player assumes (similar to arcade