Eufloria

Brief

Eufloria is a real-time strategy game with the player in the role of a species of plant in an asteroid belt. The player must spread to other asteroids while contending with computer controlled opponents playing as other species. <ref name="wiki"/><ref name="game"/><ref name="review"/>

Main Gameplay Design Patterns

Casual game, real-time strategy

Gameplay

The primary purpose of the gameplay in Eufloria is to induce a sense of calm in the player. The ambiance, slow pace of play, and small number actions available to the player all support this purpose.

Aesthetically it evokes a feeling similar to many contemporary games of minimalist design such as fl0w or Defcon. In this way it could be classified as an art games.

Other Noteworthy Aspects

Eufloria was previously named Dyson in reference to the hypothetical Dyson Tree <ref name="dyson"/> that the game's aesthetic is based on, however it was changed to avoid confusion with Dyson vacuum cleaners.

Developer

Alex May, Rudolf Kremers and Brian Grainger

Publisher

Valve through Steam <ref name="publisher"/><ref name="steam"/>

References

<references> <ref name="wiki">Wikipedia entry for Eufloria</ref> <ref name="publisher">Valve Software</ref> <ref name="game">Eufloria website</ref> <ref name="review">Destructoid review of Eufloria</ref> <ref name="steam">Eufloria on Steam</ref> <ref name="dyson">Wikipedia entry for Dyson Tree</ref> </references>