Incremental Game Cell to Singularity Releases Huge FUTURE Update in Partnership with Futurist Isaac Arthur
Independent studio Computer Lunch is proud to announce that Cell to Singularity, their popular incremental simulation game with more than 1 million active players, has partnered with well-known futurist Isaac Arthur to launch their next major expansion FUTURE which aims to predict the evolution of humanity in the next 100 years. The FUTURE expansion is available starting today on PC via Steam, iOS, and Android.
Play as a researcher with the ambitious goal of creating a simulation of the entire universe. Start from a single cell organism and play your way up the evolutionary tree exploring different branches of the animal kingdom and different technology developments until life evolves into a complex entity that reaches the technological singularity. You’ll witness the beginning of life, the extinction of the dinosaurs, the discovery of fire, and the achievements of the modern era.
The Future expansion adds a major update by forecasting what the future of humanity could look like beyond the present day. What will space tourism look like once reusable rockets become commonplace? How will new technology enhance and alter the human body? Will an artificial general intelligence eventually be created that matches or exceeds human cognitive capabilities? As Earth’s resources continue to become depleted, will humanity try to restore planet Earth or will it focus its efforts on terraforming other planets? These are some of the questions that the expansion tackles as it speculates about the future of humanity through multiple lenses such as space exploration, human augmentation, artificial intelligence, planetary restoration, and more.
To design this update, the Cell to Singularity team partnered with Isaac Arthur, president of the National Space Society and renowned futurist with more than 1 million YouTube subscribers. Isaac helped provide the scientific basis for the Future content through a research-driven process that combined his own futurist research with emerging scientific breakthroughs and published studies. The result is a future that feels ambitious without feeling invented, and rooted in real scientific possibilities.
“It is really important to us that the update is grounded in scientific fact. That's something our players have come to expect in our game so we want to make sure we deliver on that promise, even if the content is more speculative by nature.” says Andrew Garrahan, Co-Founder and CEO at Computer Lunch.
“While the future is unknown, the Future expansion is rooted in information we know today and tackles true problems we know humanity will face in the coming century,” said Isaac Arthur.
Revealing humanity’s future is only one part of this update. The Future expansion also introduces significant gameplay changes that help players progress through their simulation of the universe. New features include the Prediction Matrix, which allows players to accelerate their progression; a revamped Mission System, which gives players future milestones to work toward; and several new Reality Engine upgrades.
Additionally, the experience is brought to life with music from renowned musicians Philip Sheppard and Melodysheep, whose work offers a glimpse into what humanity’s future might sound like.
The release today is only the beginning. The Future expansion will span multiple releases with players being able to explore deeper into the late game than ever before.