Darwinian bacteria survival game Agar.io has bagged 2B views on YouTube

Agar.io is a quirky game that has gained a massive audience in part because you can easily play it against so many other people at once. The mobile and PC game starts you out as a tiny bacteria cell (Agar refers to the substance that scientists use to create bacteria cultures). The goal is to swallow other cells without larger ones swallowing you. It’s a total Darwinian game, with lots of hilarious results as players try to outmaneuver each other.

And now Agar.io has hit a big milestone. It has reached 2 billion views on YouTube. A total of 21 other game franchises have generated that many views on YouTube. Most of them are blockbuster games like Call of Duty. But Agar.io, released as a simple 2D game in 2015, is one of the rare indie titles to get there.