I've been working on this sandbox evolution/life simulator as a side project, while I wait for my next game jam.
I like to call the animals you see on the game as "critters", and they're part of the Crittae phylum.
I was able to make the creatures have pretty complex behavior (sickness, mating, sneezing, hiding, running...), I'm pretty proud of what it is so far.
I'm gonna begin working to add more critters, complex food searching, fights, more traits, stat menus for each critter, etc.
Link to the game: nightfoxy25-animations.itch.io/bols