chrxh / alien
ALIEN is a CUDA-powered artificial life simulation program.
- Stars
- 5,576 stars
- Forks
- 193 forks
- Language
- C++
- License
- BSD-3-CLAUSE
- Created
- Oct 19, 2020
- Last push
- Nov 11, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2026
Admitted to the Repository Index on Nov 10, 2026: 5,571 stars on 2026-11-10.
Star History
188 days recorded, May 8, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 (UTC). Net change +208 stars.
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It gained stars on 123 of the 188 days recorded since May 8, 2026.
Its largest 7 days were Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026: 14 stars.
In the 30 days to Nov 11, 2026 it got 36 stars, 22% fewer than in the 30 days before.
It had 5,368 stars before May 8, 2026 and has 5,576 stars now: 4,424 fewer than 10,000.
- Created on the Repository Host
- Release v4.9.1: v4.9 - External energy extensions
- Release v4.10.2: v4.10 - Improved sensors for evolution simulations
- Release v4.11.0: v4.11 - New autosave functions and responsiveness update
- Release v4.12.3: v4.12 - Simulation parameter window revision
- +4 stars in one day
- Largest star day recorded: +7 stars
- Entered the Repository Index: 5,571 stars on 2026-11-10
- Release v5.0.0-beta.0: ALIEN 5.0 Beta: New genome model, ray tracing and AI agents
- +5 stars in one day
- Latest push
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Forks and pushes
From 2 Observations, Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026. Forks 0. AwesomeRepos saw a new push on 1 of 1 days.
- Nov 12, 2026: new push
A filled day: the last push time changed since the Observation before it.
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Maintenance
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Yes: A push in the last 90 days
Last push on 2026-11-11, 1 day ago. Source
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Newest release v5.0.0-beta.0 on 2026-11-10, 2 days ago. 1 release in the last 365 days. Source
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Yes: The newest release tag is a semantic version
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Observations
Latest Observation, Nov 12, 2026: 5,576 stars, 193 forks, last push Nov 11, 2026, not archived. One of 2 Observations since Nov 11, 2026.