Eufloria (formerly Dyson) is a real-time strategy video game developed by British studio Omni Systems Limited, consisting of independent developers Alex May, Rudolf Kremers and Brian Grainger.
According to the official FAQ for the game, the final release for Mac and Linux was to be provided in the late summer of 2013.
[6] Eufloria HD was released for Android on the Google Play Store on 15 December 2012.
It is set in a futuristic space environment, where the player assumes the role of the commander of interstellar lifeforms called Euflorians, who live and gain their resources on asteroids.
The player has to use basic units that are grown on Dyson trees and are called "seedlings", to colonize and conquer asteroids.
Players battle other empires and seek to discover the origin of a mysterious grey menace, to speed up the return of the mythical Growers.
Eufloria has been described as a simple but charming game[7] with calming music, graphics, and gameplay.
A plant called a defense tree may also be grown that attacks invading enemy seedlings by releasing explosive fruit.
[13] Early in the game, the player encounter an enemy, the greys, which has brutally attacked one of their colonies.
Originally called Dyson, the game started as a simple single proof of concept level.
[18] The game has since been upgraded with a campaign, substantial AI and graphical improvements, and has been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch.