- Amazon Rainforest Released - 25 June 2026
Mysteries hide behind every leaf of the canopy - poisonous dart frogs, jaguars that can crack turtle shells, and monkeys in search of exotic fruit. In Amazon Rainforest, Traits remain facedown until you choose to reveal them. It rewards bluffing, deduction, and perfectly timed reveals.
- Build Update 1.0.38 - 18 June 2026
All right, new build (version 38) is out. Lots of rule changes and bug fixes in this one: Rule Changes: Discovery Tokens for rank promotions are now given for every win, regardless of the AI level. If you want to play easy AI, up to you. Climbing can be attacked by Flying Species (in addition to Climbing attacking Flying Species) Social will now autoreveal when it's on a Trigger Card that activates such as Scavenger or Tusks. Rainforest AI improvements Bug Fixes: Fixes an issue with everyone can hunt that caused multiplayer desyncs Fixes an issue that prevented Flying species from taking from the Canopy during Natural Disasters. Fixes an issue with Flight and Rainforest where Flying Species migrated before revealing Traits when they were attacked
- Chaos erupts! Natural Disasters is released. - 29 April 2026
Volcanoes erupt, destroying all plant life. Epidemics spread, afflicting Hunters and Scavengers alike. Each round, one of 36 disasters strikes, causing chaos and impacting the game rules. These scenarios create strategic puzzles for players who thrive on adapting to an ever-shifting environment and like to think on their feet.Everyone wants to control their own destiny, but sometimes Mother Nature has other plans. Natural Disasters introduces hand-painted watercolor disaster cards and a new watering hole environment. These 36 disasters remain in play for 1 to 5 rounds—watch out when they stack up!
- Nature now includes Flight, Jurassic and Tundra - 2 April 2026
We've heard your feedback, and we're responding: Nature on Steam now comes with Arctic Tundra, Jurassic, and Flight included! Why the change? Some players found the base game on its own to be a bit simple, which was reflected in its reviews. We had overwhelming feedback from the Steam community that Nature really shines when you add in the Modules. In fact, 9 out of 10 Evolution players who try the full system prefer it to Evolution. We want you to experience it (and review it!) that way too. We've done a price adjustment on Nature, and it now includes the Modules. What this means for you: New Owners: You'll get Flight, Jurassic, Arctic Tundra and Nature in a single high value package. Existing Module Owners: You shouldn't notice any visual changes, but this will reduce loading times. Help us grow:If you enjoy the Nature Game System, please consider leaving a review. Your voice helps ot…
- Evolution vs Nature - 27 February 2026
It's been seven years since we released Evolution Digital. We continue to be floored by the community that's grown around it. We've also heard your frustrations: Runaway leaders that snowball their advantage. Expansions that can't be combined. Brutal experiences if you make a mistake. This is why for the last four years we've been working on the sequel: Nature. What’s actually changed?At first glance, the two games look pretty similar. But under the hood, we’ve rebuilt the engine to reduce "luck of the draw" frustrations, prevent runaway leaders, and make an architecture that allows for massive variety.1. Strategy Over LuckIn Evolution, like most card games, the deck could be your biggest enemy. You needed a defense, but drew 3 Predators.The Predator Deck: In Nature, predators are in a separate deck. You can choose to hunt whenever you want—not just when the cards allow it.Size Matters:…
- Build 1.0.17 - 15 February 2026
Small bug fixes for the onboarding experience and fixes to the ability to skip the tutorial.
- Arctic Tundra is released! - 26 January 2026
The Arctic Tundra Module joins the Nature Game System! Arctic Tundra is available in a bundle with Jurassic and Flight for a substantial discount on the Nature Game System. Arctic Tundra introduces Cold Damage, where a roll of the die determines how much protection from the Cold you will need. Large species fare better than small ones, but Traits like Hibernation and Fat Tissue can help survive the extremes. There's little food in the Arctic Tundra, so Species will need new Traits like the ability to Migrate to lush forests. Beware, however, as Predators have also developed the ability to Migrate and can follow the herd.Arctic Tundra includes its own campaign with 27 levels and 12 new challenges. We've also changed the achievement system in this release per requests from the community. Now, the bronze medal on a challenge unlocks the Steam Achievement, but gold medals are still availabl…
- Build 1.0.5, Increased Species Size and Bug Fixes - 23 December 2025
We've heard your feedback and have increased the size of the player's species to make them easier to interact with. We've also fixed some bugs and quality of life issues, thanks for reporting bugs and feedback!
- Dec 2nd build update 1.0.2 - 21 November 2025
A little goodie in this build you should see come alive right on the home page. We had this animation done directly by artists we could trust to make sure there is no AI used in its creation, hope you like it. Also fixed a couple of bugs with the icons in the campaign and folks being unable to change their profile image.
- Build 1.0.1 - 15 November 2025
We fixed some bugs in the achievement system that were preventing achievements from being recognized when switching between different PCs. We also developed an autofeed system for Flight to speed up feeding when there is plenty of food.
- Watch the Developers Play Nature: Flight and the Campaign - 11 November 2025
Join Dominic, the designer of Nature, Scott, the leader of the digital team, and Ross, NorthStar's community manager, for a playthrough of Nature, Flight, and a challenge in the campaign. Steam Community :: wrench06 :: Broadcast
- Nature Launches on November 5th - 20 October 2025
We’re excited to announce that Nature will launch on November 5, 2025. In Nature, players guide their species through a living ecosystem where food is scarce and predators lurk. Using card-based strategy, you’ll adapt your species to survive, thrive, and outsmart your rivals. The game’s modular design lets you combine expansions, creating a new experience each time you play. At launch, Nature includes a full campaign, custom challenges, online matchmaking, and local multiplayer. Two expansions will be available on day one: Flight, where species soar above danger, and Jurassic, where dinosaurs and fierce predators reshape the land.We look forward to everybody playing in November!
- Jurassic Campaign is live for the Nature Beta. New Challenges and Achievements - 23 June 2025
Take on new challenges like CounterStrike and Massive Hunter in the Jurassic Campaign. There are 12 new Photo Achievements for you to earn as well. Other Changes in version 91:We've combined the AI game setup and Pass and Play setup screens, to simplify the menu options. We've removed many of the slower animations and have sped up the loading screen time. We've added new loading screens featuring the Trait Card Art.Added an onscreen UI to some challenges to track goal progress easier. Added Extreme Speed in for those super impatient folks.Lots of bug fixes and UI polish, thanks for continuing to report!
- Nature Campaign and Flight Campaign Released for Nature Demo - 12 May 2025
Time to go on Safari! We just released the Nature Campaign, Flight Campaign, and new menus to the Nature Digital beta. The campaign features new Challenges that change the rules and objectives of the game. For example: Worst to First: Be in last place in the fourth round, then rally. Flock to it: Take 4 eggs in one turn to get Gold. Natural Population Growth (in Flight): No Cards played to Population. We've got tons of new levels and challenges, along with a new 3 star achievement system for each level. The first 9 levels are free to try for non-backers. Let us know what you think in Discord!
- Nature Livestream walkthrough and multiplayer match - 6 February 2024
Come watch the devs walk through the game, talk about some of the differences from Evolution, and then play a multiplayer match with beta testers.
