Early gameplay focuses on increasing monster stats and selling byproducts to fund ranch upgrades and food. Once the Monster Lab is maxed out, players can generate significant income by selling "breedjects" or obsolete parents.
Players must balance the corruption levels of their monsters. Having a maxed-out monster with low corruption (or the "Innocent" trait) makes leveling the main character easier and helps avoid game-over conditions. Version 1.0.2 Development Status
Players breed different creatures to improve stats and modifiers. A key mechanic involves combining two creatures with "+" modifiers to produce offspring with the sum of those values.
As of the current development cycle, players have noted several features and limitations in early versions: