Colony life. A world of our own.
Nest Rivals
Live the colony.
Shape its world.
Lead from within. Take control of a slime and build a future for your colony.
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You don't just lead a colony.
You're part of it.
Nest Rivals combines colony simulation with direct control. Take charge of an individual slime while the rest of your colony lives and works around you. Gather food, explore the world and help a small nest grow into a living colony.
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A journey through
changing worlds.
Guide your colony through a campaign of different worlds and challenges. New environments, rival species and changing conditions ask you to adapt without telling you everything in advance.
Each stage explores a different situation within the simulation — from establishing a first colony to surviving unfamiliar environments and competing with other species.
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One nest
becomes a colony.
Gather nectar, establish new nests and spread through the world. What begins with a queen and a handful of slimes can grow into a colony spanning the surface and underground.
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Small creatures.
Big discoveries.
Explore procedural worlds filled with different habitats, creatures and resources. Much of the world begins unknown — what lies beyond your colony has to be discovered.
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Same world.
Different rules.
Water, heat, darkness and hostile terrain don't affect every species equally. What protects one colony can threaten another.
Learn where your colony thrives — and where its rivals don't.
Uncut gameplay
See how it
actually plays.
11 minutes of uncut gameplay from the current development build. No cuts, no hand-picked scenes — just Nest Rivals as it currently plays.
Original Soundtrack
A world with
its own sound.
12 tracks written for the shifting moods of Nest Rivals — from quiet exploration to what waits below.
Listen to the soundtrack
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Life above.
A home below.
The surface is only half of the colony. Travel underground, move through chambers and entrances, and expand the nests that keep your colony alive.
Field notes / Nest Rivals
A world worth
looking closer at.
Creatures, species and places enter the illustrated Bestiary as you discover them. Its pages preserve what you've learned across different worlds and gradually reveal more about the ecology and history of Nest Rivals.
Explore the Bestiarium ↗ (opens in a new tab)
In development / Nest Rivals
Your colony
starts here.
The first public Steam Playtest is now live. Explore the opening stages of the campaign, discover a living world and share your feedback.
Join the free Playtest on Steam. Access is open, and the full game is planned for March 2027.
