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Hi! I'm here to show you a new game that I'm working on: GeneticInvasion It's Tower Defence game, but it has something special: it uses evolutionary algorithms. The idea of evolutionary algorithm is to use darwin theory to solve problems: We generate random solution to the problem. We evaluate them. We take some of the better ones, apply random mutations to them, and generate an offspring from them. The child replaces their parents in the solution population to form a new generation. And we do this, again and again, until we find a solution that is good enough. Well, in GeneticInvasion, the problem, is you. So enemies evolve in order to crush you. Video of the game Download the .webm video We used a real evolutionary computation library called  EO  to make this game. The library is being used for many serious projects. So, you heard me, an army of colorful enemies are trying to eliminate you, don't just sit here, fight! Some notes: For the first time since we be...

A long time ago, on the old FreeGameD ev forum, I heard of Purity ; an original game based on the idTech3 engine. Recently, I was wondering what the project had become, and with the help of a few people on the irc channel, we managed to find the website, unfortunately, it appears the development stopped two years ago. But the game is pretty cool, let me explain you what makes it interesting: In Purity, there are no enemies! The enemy is the map, and you have to get you to the end. In order to do that, you have 4 weapons: -The PULS attack : a red rocket. It allows you to activate red switches, and it allows you to jump. Right, in purity, you have no "jump button". You wanna jump? Shoot your feet, and you'll be sent in the air. There is no lives or damage in purity, so it is not a big deal to shoot right between your feet. You can also shoot the walls while you're in the air to project yourself higher. People who know DeFrag won't be surprised by this technique. -Th...