Creatures 2

September 30, 1998 Creature Labs Mindscape
Simulator
About

Creatures 2 is the second game in the Creatures artificial life game series made by Creature Labs, and the sequel to 1996 game Creatures. It features three species: the cute, dependent Norns, the cantankerous Grendels and the industrious Ettins. The game tries to simulate life, and includes a complex two-dimensional ecology of plants, animals and insects, which provide the environment for the three main species to live and develop in. The player interacts with the world using a hand-shaped cursor, and tries to encourage the creatures' development by manipulating various objects around the world, guiding the creatures using the cursor and encouraging the creatures to speak.
Videos

Game intro
Screenshots

Similar Games

71.6
{
    "id": 11371,
    "age_ratings": [
        {
            "id": 68445
        }
    ],
    "cover": {
        "id": 106011,
        "image_id": "co29sr",
        "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_thumb/co29sr.jpg",
        "url_small": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_small/co29sr.jpg",
        "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co29sr.jpg",
        "url_hd": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_720p/co29sr.jpg",
        "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/co29sr.jpg"
    },
    "first_release_date": 907113600,
    "game_modes": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Single player"
        }
    ],
    "genres": [
        {
            "id": 13,
            "name": "Simulator",
            "slug": "simulator"
        }
    ],
    "hypes": 2,
    "involved_companies": [
        {
            "id": 79019,
            "company": {
                "id": 20200,
                "name": "Creature Labs"
            },
            "developer": true,
            "publisher": false
        },
        {
            "id": 79020,
            "company": {
                "id": 489,
                "name": "Mindscape"
            },
            "developer": false,
            "publisher": true
        }
    ],
    "name": "Creatures 2",
    "platforms": [
        {
            "id": 6,
            "abbreviation": "PC",
            "name": "PC (Microsoft Windows)"
        }
    ],
    "player_perspectives": [
        {
            "id": 4,
            "name": "Side view"
        }
    ],
    "rating": 79.9186665003083,
    "rating_count": 6,
    "release_dates": [
        {
            "id": 155985,
            "date": 907113600,
            "human": "Sep 30, 1998",
            "platform": {
                "id": 6,
                "name": "PC (Microsoft Windows)"
            }
        }
    ],
    "screenshots": [
        {
            "id": 306383,
            "image_id": "sc6ken",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6ken.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6ken.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6ken.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6ken.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6ken.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 306385,
            "image_id": "sc6kep",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6kep.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6kep.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6kep.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6kep.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6kep.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 306382,
            "image_id": "sc6kem",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6kem.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6kem.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6kem.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6kem.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6kem.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 306387,
            "image_id": "sc6ker",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6ker.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6ker.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6ker.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6ker.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6ker.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 306386,
            "image_id": "sc6keq",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6keq.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6keq.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6keq.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6keq.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6keq.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 306384,
            "image_id": "sc6keo",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6keo.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/sc6keo.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/sc6keo.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/sc6keo.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/sc6keo.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "similar_games": [
        {
            "id": 71289,
            "cover": {
                "id": 54421,
                "image_id": "i3erp4etjeh2pdlupeth",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/i3erp4etjeh2pdlupeth.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Ski Resort Tycoon",
            "slug": "ski-resort-tycoon"
        },
        {
            "id": 12179,
            "cover": {
                "id": 330526,
                "image_id": "co731a",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co731a.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Little Computer People",
            "slug": "little-computer-people"
        },
        {
            "id": 9203,
            "cover": {
                "id": 9506,
                "image_id": "m8cpnar2rtyrwjorgy7q",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/m8cpnar2rtyrwjorgy7q.jpg"
            },
            "name": "School Tycoon",
            "slug": "school-tycoon"
        },
        {
            "id": 247158,
            "cover": {
                "id": 314655,
                "image_id": "co6qsf",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6qsf.jpg"
            },
            "name": "I Made Myself an AI",
            "slug": "i-made-myself-an-ai"
        },
        {
            "id": 94984,
            "cover": {
                "id": 199389,
                "image_id": "co49ul",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co49ul.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Proxi",
            "slug": "proxi"
        },
        {
            "id": 71085,
            "cover": {
                "id": 54486,
                "image_id": "g3hdhb6sar68cfm5mraw",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/g3hdhb6sar68cfm5mraw.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Moon Tycoon",
            "slug": "moon-tycoon"
        },
        {
            "id": 26013,
            "cover": {
                "id": 278769,
                "image_id": "co5z3l",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co5z3l.jpg"
            },
            "name": "NBA Live 98",
            "rating": 59.84983176597122,
            "slug": "nba-live-98"
        },
        {
            "id": 811,
            "cover": {
                "id": 154604,
                "image_id": "co3bak",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co3bak.jpg"
            },
            "name": "NBA Live 99",
            "rating": 71.63418378471017,
            "slug": "nba-live-99"
        },
        {
            "id": 217150,
            "cover": {
                "id": 280090,
                "image_id": "co604a",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co604a.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Little Learning Machines",
            "slug": "little-learning-machines"
        },
        {
            "id": 110421,
            "cover": {
                "id": 99650,
                "image_id": "co24w2",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co24w2.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Art Sqool",
            "rating": 60,
            "slug": "art-sqool"
        }
    ],
    "slug": "creatures-2",
    "summary": "Creatures 2 is the second game in the Creatures artificial life game series made by Creature Labs, and the sequel to 1996 game Creatures. It features three species: the cute, dependent Norns, the cantankerous Grendels and the industrious Ettins. The game tries to simulate life, and includes a complex two-dimensional ecology of plants, animals and insects, which provide the environment for the three main species to live and develop in. The player interacts with the world using a hand-shaped cursor, and tries to encourage the creatures' development by manipulating various objects around the world, guiding the creatures using the cursor and encouraging the creatures to speak.",
    "total_rating": 79.9186665003083,
    "total_rating_count": 6,
    "videos": [
        {
            "id": 27290,
            "name": "Game intro",
            "video_id": "fjVaeQB1kcA",
            "youtube_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjVaeQB1kcA",
            "embed_url": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/fjVaeQB1kcA",
            "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/fjVaeQB1kcA/hqdefault.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "websites": [
        {
            "id": 394144,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Creatures%202",
            "type": 6
        },
        {
            "id": 107343,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatures_2",
            "type": 3
        },
        {
            "id": 144056,
            "trusted": false,
            "url": "https://creatures.fandom.com/wiki/Creatures_2",
            "type": 2
        }
    ],
    "buy_links": [],
    "developers": [
        "Creature Labs"
    ],
    "publishers": [
        "Mindscape"
    ],
    "release_date_formatted": "September 30, 1998",
    "release_year": "1998",
    "rating_rounded": 79.9,
    "rating_percent": 80,
    "total_rating_rounded": 79.9
}
Ratings & Metrics

User Score
79.9
Total Score
Reviews
Hype
Game Info

Release Date September 30, 1998
Developer Creature Labs
Publisher Mindscape
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view