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Hybrid Gene
Hybrid Gene is a fast-paced creature catching game that allows you to catch, breed, and then genetically edit your monsters to create the ideal creature for your play style!

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“This game is a passion project of mine. Most of the core gameplay is already in, but I want real time player feedback so that I can tweak everything into the best version they can possibly be while still developing the game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“While I'm not exactly the best at estimating time frames, I expect the game will be in early access for potentially 6-9 months while getting all the systems and graphics and world as perfected as possible.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“As Early Access progresses, I plan to add more zones, more interactable things in each zone, a lot of quest lines, an interesting storyline, improved graphics, more skills, a female main character, better optimization, and even more monsters!”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The systems of the game are mostly complete, including real-time combat, capturing monsters, breeding, genetic editing, finding loot, crafting items and equipment, base expansion, and the Arena system. Most of the creatures are in the game and can be obtained, and there is 1 zone with all of its maps, out of 5 zones total. There is no story in the game yet, and only a few events the player can take part in besides what's in the core gameplay loop. There are around 100 skills as of now, with more being added throughout development.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The Early Access price will be discounted from the planned v1.0 release price. The price will gradually increase as more content is added during the Early Access phase.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“While all the systems are in, I want to see what the community thinks of them, and I am willing to alter or even completely redo systems if necessary, such as the Genetic Editing system. I originally wanted it to be more interactive with the player moving around a room doing things, but that could be time consuming and undesirable when it's the 100th time doing it, so I'd like to see what the community thinks. The community discussions or the discord community are the best places to give feedback.”
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Planned Release Date: Oct 7, 2026

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About This Game

Hybrid Gene

This is a fast-paced creature catching game that allows you to genetically edit your monsters to create the ideal creature for your play style! 

Catching Creatures

First you must battle monsters in the wild, wound them, tranquilize them, net them, and drag them back to town. But be careful, they will cry out while being dragged and potentially attract swarms of other enemies!

Breeding

If you have compatible monsters, go to your base and breed them to discover which new creature will be born! Be sure they are trained first and you can build up the monster line's pedigree which will lead to more powerful monsters!

Genetic Editing

Once you have the Gene Lab is unlocked, you can take your eggs inside and splice genetic material into the egg to mix and match skills, traits, colors and more to create the monster of your dreams!

Gathering and Crafting

As you obtain more powerful monsters, you'll be able to explore further and find better materials with which you can craft equipment, gems, items, food and more, so that you can further help your monsters in battle, as well as help them grow into more powerful versions of themselves even quicker!

Dungeons

Eventually you'll be ready to take on the toughest challenges in the game, Dungeons, which have the best treasures and the rarest items that you'll definitely want to get in order to enjoy the full experience of the game!

Rival

And of course, what creature catching game would be complete without the occasional run-in with the player's rival! The creatures can be tough enough to tame, but do you have what it takes to temper the fiery attitude of Farran?

Much More!

There will be 5 total zones that you unlock by ranking up in the arena. There will be many secret areas and secret bosses, an energetic soundtrack, a vibrant world, and tons of creatures to discover and edit to your liking. Expect 20-30 hours of story progression in the finished version. However, this game will provide countless hours of fun and you'll find yourself coming back over and over to experience all it has to offer!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The game was vibe coded. Many of the current assets were generated by various GenAI models, some of which will be staying but some of which are just placeholders for the time being. Much manual work still goes into making everything look good and come together even when using GenAI.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (4-core)
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560 (2 GB VRAM)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Low graphics settings. SSD recommended.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8400 (6-core)
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB VRAM)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD recommended.
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