Don't play god vs Predation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Don't play god
This simulation sandbox allows you to control evolution by designing environments and observing creatures adapt. Explore genetic traits, deploy species globally, and compete with others online. Natural selection dictates the outcome in this open-ended evolutionary experiment.
- Neuroevolution sandbox
- Genetic lab customization
- Terrain and climate shaping
- Global species deployment
- Online multiplayer competition
- Inspectable creature brains
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Don’t Play God is a high‑fidelity evolution sandbox powered by real neuroevolution (NEAT). Run your own genetic lab: paint food and hazards, shape terrain and climate, freeze or unfreeze evolution, and fast‑forward centuries in seconds. Every creature’s brain is fully inspectable—every neuron, synapse weight, and bias—and every lineage you save lives in your Gene Bank. Deploy your best species across the world’s regions, adapt to new conditions, and keep pushing your line forward. Then take them online to see how your evolution stacks up against other players. No scripts, no endings—natural selection decides. You set the rules; evolution writes the story. You set the rules; evolution writes the story.Deploy your best species across the world’s regions, adapt to new conditions, and keep pushing your line forward. Then take them online to see how your evolution stacks up against other players. No scripts, no endings—natural selection decides. You set the rules; evolution writes the story.
Predation
Evolve from a fragile organism into an apex predator in a living petri dish. Engage in cellular combat, adapt through mutations, and conquer the environment. Explore four distinct survival paths with unique abilities and unlock upgrades to customize your organism.
- Cellular combat and adaptation
- Replayable mutation drafts
- Four distinct survival paths
- Unlockable toys and auras
- Responsive touch controls
- Offline play option
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Enter a living petri dish as a fragile organism and evolve into its apex threat. Predation is a landscape action roguelite built around cellular combat, adaptation, and replayable mutation drafts. Hunt nutrients, evade larger predators, challenge guardians, and raise control until you can conquer the dish. FOUR WAYS TO SURVIVE • Viral — spread infectious clouds and release short-lived virions. • Carrier — grow a mobile colony of larvae and support units. • Mantle — master close-range combat, digest fallen predators, and turn enzyme blooms into deadly zones. • Puppeteer — capture compatible organisms, use each host's natural ability, and escape before the host is destroyed. EVERY RUN EVOLVES Choose one of three mutations as you progress. Stack ranks, build around your body type, and combine mastered traits into rare foil evolutions. Different dishes change the pressure with new hazards, predators, and routes to the apex. BUILD YOUR CELL Unlock toys and auras, discover special pairings, and equip profile upgrades. Cosmetics give your organism a distinct identity while hidden synergies reward experimentation. PLAY YOUR WAY • Responsive touch controls designed for landscape play • Fast runs with four distinct body paths • Online profile, wallet, progression, and leaderboards • Offline play after an initial successful account sync • No advertising interruptions Predation includes optional in-app purchases for fixed Bio Coin packs. Bio Coins can be used for run boosts and most cosmetics. Profile Coins are earned by completing runs and can be used for permanent profile upgrades and selected cosmetics. Bio Coins and virtual goods have no cash value. Gameplay includes randomized mutations, drops, spawns, and run rewards, but Predation does not sell paid loot boxes or paid random item packs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Predation at 5.0 against Don't play god's 3.0. Don't play god's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Don't play god sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Predation sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Predation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Don't play god ships an update every 5 days, Predation weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't play god | Predation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FREDRIK NILS GUSTAV SVEIDE | Joshua Hobert |
In-app purchases
Don't play god
- Turbo Speed$1.99
Predation
- Nutrient Drop$0.99
- Cell Cache$4.99
- Colony Reserve$9.99
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- Apex Cache$19.99
- Dish Vault$49.99









