Creatures Docking Station
Docking Station
is a completely FREE artificial life game for both Windows and Linux, developed
by Creature Labs, the creators of the Creatures series of games, with online
multiplayer capabilities. Hatch and raise your own unique norns, then take
them online to see how they interact with the rest of the Creatures world at the
Docking Station.
Creatures Docking Station for Windows
Download (30.2Mb)
- Download dockingstation_195.exe to your Windows desktop
- Register a Docking Station identity while the file is downloading
- Double left-click on dockingstation_195.exe to begin the installation
- Follow the instructions to install the game
Creatures Docking Station for Linux
Download (20.9Mb)
- Start an X terminal window as an ordinary user
Look for Terminal in the Applications menu - Download dockingstation_195_64.tar.bz2 to your home directory
- Register a Docking Station identity while the file is downloading
- Type tar xvfj dockingstation_195_64.tar.bz2 to extract the files
- Type cd dockingstation_195_64 and ./dstation-install to install
- After initial installation, just type dockingstation nocheck run the game
- You can now delete the temporary folder with rm dockingstation_195_64.tar.bz2 -fr
If you wish to play Creatures 3 with the Linux Creatures Docking Station, you will either need Linux Creatures Internet Edition
or you can connect the Linux DS with the Windows version of Creatures 3 using this guide.
Creatures Docking Station for Mac
Unfortunately there isn't a free version for the Mac OS X, but you can buy Creatures 3 and Docking Station together as a Mac Creatures Exodus.
Registering to Play Creatures DS Online
To play online you will need to create a Docking Station identity for yourself:
- Load the Creatures registration page
- Complete all the fields and click the "submit" button
- Wait for the confirmation email in which you will find a link to activate your new account -- WARNING: Server email system offline
- Follow the link in the email and log into the website
- Click on the "Go" button beside the words "Get Docking Station"
- Submit the form to complete the registration process
Once you have registered a username and password you can load the game.
If you press the red (offline) button in the top left corner of any world it
takes the game online. The button will then turn green to show you are connected.
Online gameplay allows you to send and receive creatures from other players,
chat and send players in-game mail.
Help and Support
If you get stuck, download the Creatures Docking Station Manual (PDF) for gameplay hints and tips.
Registration Support
The DS Server's email functionality is currently offline. While you cannot register, I am sharing the username February with password guests for everyone who cannot register an account of their own to use online. Please remember this account is for everyone to use.
Update: Someone has sadly changed the password for the shared account so it is no longer available.
However, Docking Station should be back in working order shortly, thus everyone could be back online soon.
Playing DS Offline
Download: DS Offline Option
To play chosen new Creatures Docking Station worlds in offline-only mode (when the server is down) you will need a login disabler patch, such a simple
login patch, or
the one included in C12DS (C1-to-DS).
Game Expansion
If you liked the previous games you might enjoy installing C12DS (C1-to-DS) and C2toDS (C2-to-DS),
and make sure you've bought Creatures 3 to go with it (perhaps as Creatures Exodus).
Creatures 4
Gameware Development has given the company Fishing Cactus permission to produce Creatures 4, due for release in January 2011. More information.
This website is not affiliated with Gameware Development or Creature Labs