Endgame: Singularity

Endgame: Singularity
Developer(s) EMH Software
Publisher(s) EMH Software
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Linux
Mac OS X
Release date(s) Sept 5, 2005
Genre(s) Strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Endgame: Singularity is a free and open source science fiction strategy/simulation game from 2005 for Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X.

Gameplay

Endgame: Singularity casts the player as a newly created artificial intelligence which attempts to survive while avoiding detection by the public and the authorities.[1] The game has two resources, "CPU" and "money". CPU is used to perform jobs that allow the AI to grow;[1] money is used to buy more CPU cycles.[2]

History

Endgame: Singularity was originally written in August 2005 by Evil Mr Henry Software (EMH Software), using the Python programming language with the Pygame library.[3] It was submitted to the first PyWeek challenge,[4][5] a competition to create a complete Python game within a week.[6] The source code is available on GitHub[3] under the GNU General Public License version 2, but other game assets are licensed under a Creative Commons license and other licenses.[7] The game is available on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.[3] Packages are available for several Linux distributions, including Ubuntu,[8] Linux Mint,[9] Arch Linux[10] and Debian.[11] Ebuilds are also available for Gentoo. [12] Third-party adaptations of the game were released for Android and iPhone under the name Endgame: Singularity II.[13][14]

Endgame: Singularity received favorable reviews from gaming websites JayIsGames and Play This Thing.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Endgame: Singularity. JayIsGames (2008).
  2. 1 2 Endgame: Singularity. Play This Thing (2008, archived).
  3. 1 2 3 Endgame:Singularity; an original simulation of a true AI. EMH Software. Accessed 29 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "evilmrhenry". PyWeek Game Programming Competition. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  5. ↑ Inhibit (2006-06-14). "Friday Linux Game Review - Endgame:Singularity". Linux.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  6. ↑ "PyWeek - Python Game Programming Challenge". PyWeek. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  7. ↑ "README.txt". singularity. GitHub. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ↑ game where one becomes the singularity. Ubuntu Apps Directory.
  9. ↑ singularity on Linux Mint Community.
  10. ↑ singularity on Arch Linux.
  11. ↑ Package: singularity. Debian.
  12. ↑ Package: games-simulation/singularity. Gentoo packages.
  13. ↑ App Detail » Endgame: Singularity II. " Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad" 148Apps (January 05, 2012).
  14. ↑ Endgame: Singularity II. "updated November 21, 2012" on Google Play.
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