Maxis · Maxis™*

Spore

2008 life simulation game · biological simulation video game · arcade +5

Cover art for Spore

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Spore

Game facts

Developers

  • Maxis
  • Maxis™*

Publishers

  • Electronic Arts
  • Softclub

Engines

  • EAGL
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Platforms

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    145*
    Community confidence
    strong*

System requirements

  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM (768 MB RAM for Vista)*
    Graphics alternatives
    128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 DirectX®: The latest version of DirectX 9.0c or higher*
    Storage
    At least 4 GB of hard drive space, with at least 1 GB additional space for creations For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least: Intel Integrated Chipset, 945GM or above 2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent 768 MB RAM*
    Conditions
    Supported OS: Microsoft Windows® XP with Service Pack 1 and Vista*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    2.0 GHz Intel Pentium® 4 or equivalent*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • Czech*
  • Danish*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Finnish*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Hungarian*
  • Dutch*
  • Norwegian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Swedish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Casual*
  • RPG*
  • Simulation*
  • Strategy*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Spore
Screenshot 2 from Spore
Screenshot 3 from Spore

* Provisional data