Lack Of Love is a strange “evolutionary life simulator” released in Japan only exclusively on the Sega Dreamcast in November 2000.

You basically take a small ‘blob’ on a 3D survival trip and evolve into a slightly bigger blob. Ultimately with a view to becoming the biggest blob on the block, so that you can eat everybody else.

Lack of Love was developed by Love-de-Lic, published by ASCII Entertainment, with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Unsurprisingly, the game sold poorly at Japanese retail. Still an interesting game though!

More: Lack Of Love on Wikipedia

Laugh Out Loud.

Exploring through the crystals. Encounter some creatures.

These three crystals seem to be important.

Am I in a pumpkin patch?

Climbing up some mushrooms. As you do.

I’ve evolved into something bigger.

Dumping more energy into these crystals.

There are enemies in the undergrowth.

Exploring Mushroom Canyon in the bottom of a dank cave.

This feller looks quite nasty. Can I kill it?

Lack Of Love: every step is a battle for survival.

Evolved blob is walking up the mushrooms, towards the light.

Sunlight falls on the crystals and an egg pops forth.

Interesting birdbath-like cave structure there.

Wowser! Something happened there!

Life Over. Now get your coat.