Volcanic Giraffe team here. And we are making Protolife.
Originally made for Ludum Dare 38 game jam, themed 'A Small World', we've took inspiration in the Petri dish, which is used to grow cultures of cells (such as bacteria) or small mosses. We also tried to mix in a bit of good old Conway's Game of Life and some other cellular automata principles as gameplay mechanics, and a distinct feature: buildings made of singular blocks.
Here's that original entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/protolife
After 1 year of development we are almost ready to present you the game that has grown out of that prototype. Petri dish has become a planet, and the infection turned out even more deadly, but we kept and improved all of the features people loved most. I hope all of you, from folks who've supported us at Ludum Dare to people who just discovered this game, will like this 'slight graphics update', as we initially called the Steam release.
Glad to see you here and stay tuned for more updates!
Cheers,
icxon