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Mitosis

2017

Mitosis

SimulatorStrategyIndieEarly AccessIGDB 50Steam 33%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"A sandbox evolution simulator where you manipulate environmental conditions to guide cellular adaptation through natural selection."

Best session: 10-30 minutes

Minimum session

5 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Open-ended

Set up an experiment, let it run in the background, and check results when you have a few minutes—perfect for idle play between other tasks.

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About

In Mitosis you can become a cell biologist and use different tools to grow a cell population and manipulate its environment. Through manipulation of the environment the conditions of survival change thus the cells have to adapt to their new surrounding. Unlike from similar games you cannot change the cells genome directly but only influence the chances of survival for certain random mutations. This is what evolution is about in reality: Totally random mutation and natural selection.

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Mitosis — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Mitosis take?
The minimum meaningful session for Mitosis is approximately 5 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Mitosis?
Yes — Mitosis supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does Mitosis pressure you to keep playing?
Mitosis has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is Mitosis's Session Respect Score?
Mitosis has a Session Respect Score of 9.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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