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v1.401.40
1.4 is out now. This update adds animals. There are four species including the Crownfish (grazing fish), Barratuna (predatory fish), Buffalope (grazing land mammal), and Liger (predatory land mammal). The first three sp…
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Ardarium
Also known as Ardarium, a, ardarium
Watch a simulated 2D world including weather, plants, animals, and humans in this casual sandbox game about nature and life. Start meteor showers, spawn new animals, or just let things play out naturally. It's like a screensaver you can play.
Last update
22 May 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
14 updates
April 2022
- Main menu Added a new tab called “world controls”. This lets you tweak various aspects of the simulation including solar heat, day/night speed, plant growth rate, and more. Several people have suggested this and I wante…Patch notes
- Hello! 1.310 is out now. It's been 8 weeks since the last update. Progress has been slow but steady. This patch brings the save system I promised. This took so much longer than I thought it would. The short explanation…Store
February 2022
- 1.3061.306 is out now. This is a small update that mainly includes the addition of nameplates for civilizations. The next update after this one will be 1.310 and will include a saving/loading feature, but that's not in this…
January 2022
- 1.300New features: Music! Ardarium now features 12 tracks from UK ambient musical artist Dennis Huddleston, also known as "36". In my opinion this is the most important addition so far. The main idea of the game is that you…
December 2021
- 1.2031.203 is out. Changes: Fewer weevils Fewer plagues Fire burns through fuel faster Larger plague infection range People get more fatigue from sex People are more likely to sleep when fatigued Zombies decay faster People…
- 1.2021.202 is out now New stuff: Castles under construction now have scaffolding. Changed the "Ageless" tag to "Highlander". This property means someone doesn't physically age. The info window for people now includes "number…
- 1.201Castle construction is faster Castles can build new castles 2 cells farther out Less effect of wind/water forces on people Less zombie health degen, especially in cold weather Minor sprite adjustments for new npc Franqu…
- 1.200Update 1.200 is out now. Patch notes below. This update includes balance changes to the simulation and some new features. Also, I made a Discord server. The link is on the Steam store page or here: https://discord.com/i…
November 2021
- Steam Award Nomination RequestIf you want you can nominate my game for one of the steam awards this year.
- 1.103Reset version numbers so the last one was 1.102 and this is 1.103. Added visual indicators showing which settlements are at war and who their targets are. Fixed a glitch where if you started a map with the same aspect r…
- 1.102Reduced humidity in from evaporation by 33% Made it so fire spreading is more limited by changes in elevation Wind moves people a little more on land and a little less when sailing Soldiers who live at a castle that is…
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