Bacteria overview

Overview

Bacteria comes from Sometimes You and is published by Sometimes You. It arrived on Steam on Mar 23, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Bacteria's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:55:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,932. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 57% positive across 418 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Bacteria is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Bacteria has sold up to 326,000 units and has 119 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $226,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Bacteria overview details

Bacteria combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

'Bacteria' - A new puzzle game from the creators of 'Energy Balance' and 'Energy Cycle'. This game is based on the rules of the cellular automaton ‘Life’ devised by John Horton Conway in 1970. (You can read more about how it works in greater details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life ) In 'Bacteria' you have a square game field that is in some form of a stable state. You need to add in a certain number of cells so that, after a few steps, the field will be halted (in colored mode) or even cleared (in "hard" black & white mode). You could draw in single points, or use standard 'Life' patterns like "Gliders" (they move at an angle) and "Lightweight spaceships (LWSS)" (they move in a straight line). Depending on the difficulty level, the player can use a smaller area to add new cells.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Bacteria is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:55:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,932, and 57% positive reviews.

Overview tags

CasualIndiePuzzle

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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