Comparison

Don't play god vs The Process

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Neuroevolution sandbox
  • Genetic lab customization
  • Terrain and climate shaping
  • Global species deployment
  • Online multiplayer competition
  • Inspectable creature brains
Features
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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.

About

The Process

Features
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THE PROCESS — Welcome to the Ethereal Foundry. Build a steam-and-steel factory, wire your stations together, and watch it produce. But growth never stops here: as your system wears down, REBOOT it for a permanent multiplier — and grow faster next cycle. HOW TO PLAY • Start with the Boiler (input), route it through a Refinery, deliver it to the Emitter (output). • Unlock advanced stations as you progress: Furnace, Converter, Amplifier, Transmuter. • Use Coolant to slow degradation, and place stations smartly to trigger resonance and chain bonuses. A SYSTEM THAT DEEPENS • Blueprint Tree: spend points earned from every reboot on permanent perks. • Ascension: reset your factory a second time for Aether — a passive multiplier plus the exclusive "Aether Conduit" station. • Daily Contracts + Shift Streak: fresh goals every day, rewards for showing up. • Weekly Trial: build a mini factory and compete on the global leaderboard. MAKE IT YOURS Earn pipe color palettes and node skins to give your factory a signature look — never for sale, only earned by playing. FAIR AND TRANSPARENT Ads never play themselves. When you choose to watch one, you'll always see exactly what you're getting first. Your progress saves to the cloud automatically, so it survives a device switch. An idle/incremental factory game for players who love both hands-on tinkering and watching things grow in the background. The steam never stops. Is your factory ready?

Screenshots

Don't play god4 screens
The Process4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Process at none against Don't play god's 1. Don't play god's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Don't play god sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Process asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Don't play god versus The Process: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't play godThe Process
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFREDRIK NILS GUSTAV SVEIDEDeniz Kaya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't play god

One-time1
  • Turbo Speed$1.99
None

The Process

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't play god free?
Don't play god is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Process free?
The Process is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Don't play god or The Process have ads?
The Process shows ads; Don't play god does not.

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