# Petri Dish

> Life Under the Microscope

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761328857](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6761328857)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6761328857`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Francesco Moramarco
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-02
- **First published:** 2026-04-02
- **Size:** 8.46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/petri-dish/id6761328857)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/fran-mora/petri](https://github.com/fran-mora/petri)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/fran-mora/petri/blob/main/public/privacy.html](https://github.com/fran-mora/petri/blob/main/public/privacy.html)

## Description

Life under the microscope. A zen biology game — tap, grow, divide.

A zen-like game where you play as a biological cell in a petri dish viewed through a microscope.

Tap to move via chemotaxis, engulf nutrients, grow, and divide. Every mechanic is inspired by real biology — from phagocytosis and mitosis to quorum sensing and bacteriophage infection.

Start as a single cell. Attract nutrients with a tap. Grow large enough to divide and build a colony. Navigate an ecosystem of bacteria, diatoms, viruses, predators, and more — each generation introduces new biological challenges.

Features:
• Soft-body cell physics with realistic membrane deformation
• 20+ generations of escalating biological challenges
• Real organisms: bacteria, diatoms, paramecia, rotifers, tardigrades, slime molds
• Light and dark-field microscopy modes
• Procedural ambient soundscape
• No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collection

## Rankings

- #1,779,144 — Overall

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