Details
The game is based on the concepts from
SameGame. The
game's title can be attributed to the animal-themed levels and
tiles containing different creatures. Inhabitants is available for
Windows
and
Sega
Dreamcast. Unlike SameGame, adjoining tiles may only be
cleared. This means that only a total of up to five blocks can be
cleared at a time. Because of this unique style of play, designer
Steve
Thompson has often categorized the game as a puzzle/strategy
hybrid title.
Windows Version
In mid-2002, development on the freeware PC
version of the game began. It was eventually released in August of
2003 after falling victim on several occasions to
scope creep.
Currently, version 1.2 of is in development. It is said to feature
an online high scoring system and support for multiple language
packs.
Dreamcast Release
Inhabitants was released commercially for
the
Sega
Dreamcast as the first place prize in
Cyberdog
Castle and
The GOAT
Store's first annual
Dream On
Contest. While it originally was given a 2004 release date and
was completely done before summer of that year, disc pressing
problems delayed the title until January of 2005.