Tyto Ecology

Independent, educational video game developer Immersed Games has released a Himalayas expansion pack for ecosystem simulation game Tyto Ecology. The developers have said that they decided to focus this first expansion pack on the Himalayas alongside UN’s World Environment Day in order to raise awareness of animal trafficking, which is one of the main reasons many of the animals in the Himalayas region are critically endangered. The expansion pack was inspired by the valiant fight against the illegal animal trade in the Himalayas. Immersed Games hopes this expansion will bring the crimes to the attention of the community, and for every Himalayas expansion sold, they will donate $1 to the World Wildlife Fund in order to fight the wrongdoing. In Tyto Ecology, the player is given the power to build their own ecosystem while learning life science principles. Players must think critically and problem-solve to balance a beautifully simulated biome, where their decisions determine if life succeeds or fails. The game begins with an empty biodome where the user chooses which