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Osmos+, a cosmic game of survival, now available on Apple Arcade

Osmos+ is now available on Apple Arcade, Apple’s U.S. $4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 200 games. Apple Arcade is also available as part of the Apple One bundle.

Osmos+ is available for the iPhone and iPad, but not, sadly, for the Mac or Apple TV set-top box. Here’s how it’s described: 

Enter the Darwinian world of a galactic mote. Grow by absorbing smaller motes—but beware of being absorbed yourself.

Osmos+ features unique physics-based play, stellar graphics, and a hypnotic ambient soundtrack.

Navigate through floating playgrounds, competitive petri dishes, deep solar systems, and more.

The key is to balance mass and movement: to propel yourself you must eject matter behind you, causing you to shrink. Use it wisely.

Whether you’re a child at heart who likes mucking about with single-cell organisms, or a strategist with a physics degree, this game is for you.

AWARDS / recognition for Osmos:

* “iPad Game of the Year” and “iPhone App of the Week” — Apple

* Apple Design Award winner (iPad version)

* #1 Top iPhone Game — IGN

* iPad Game of the Year — TUAW

* Game of the Year — Create Digital Music

* Editor’s Choice — Wired, Macworld, IGN, GameTunnel, and more…

* Best in Show — IndieCade

* Vision Award — Independent Games Festival

* Coolest Atmosphere — IGN

* Best Soundtrack — IGN

* Most Innovative Game — Best App Ever Awards, Pocket Gamer

* Many top lists including Kotaku, PAX, TouchArcade, iLounge, APPera, IFC, and more…

FEATURES:

* 72 levels spanning 8 distinct worlds: Ambient, Antimatter, Solar, Sentient, Repulsor, Impasse, Warped Chaos, and Epicycles.

* Multiplayer: Play against friends and enemies, in 6 distinct arenas!

* Award-winning electronic soundtrack by Loscil, Gas, High Skies, Biosphere, Julien Neto, and more.

* Endless replay value: play random versions of any level in Arcade mode.

* Seamlesss multitouch controls: swipe to warp time, tap anywhere to eject mass, pinch to zoom…

* Time-warping: slow down the flow of time to outmaneuver agile opponents; speed it up to raise the challenge.

* Confront four distinct AI opponents: the Ovarium, the Biophobe, the Nemocyte… and the deadly Ferax.

* 13 single-player and 15 multiplayer achievements.

  • Progress synced via iCloud.

Osmos+is a single player game for ages 4 and up. It has gamepad support.     

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.