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Conway's Game of Life

Pixel Algo

Dark, minimal, and mesmerizing. Watch cellular automata evolve — or take control and draw your own.

Download on the App Store

Screenshots

Amber theme gameplay
Amber
Pattern library with toolbar
Patterns
Placing spaceships on the grid
Spaceships
Ocean Blue theme gameplay
Ocean Blue
Hot Pink theme gameplay
Hot Pink
Settings screen
Settings
How to play guide
How to Play

Features

31 Classic Patterns

Still lifes, oscillators, spaceships, methuselahs, and the Gosper Glider Gun. Place, rotate, and watch them evolve.

Interactive Mode

Draw and erase cells by touch. Pause, place patterns, then resume to see what happens.

6 Color Palettes

Amber, Neon Green, Cyan, Hot Pink, Violet, Ocean Blue — plus custom colors and iridescent mode.

Auto-Reset

Detects stagnation and automatically randomizes the grid. Infinite, ever-changing simulation.

Colony Labeling

Each connected group gets its own color. Watch organisms split, merge, and compete.

Snapshots & Undo

Save grid states and restore them. Up to 30 undo steps so you never lose an interesting pattern.

Pattern Library

Glider Pulsar LWSS R-pentomino Gosper Gun Acorn Pentadecathlon Beehive Diehard Thunderbird

Color Palettes