Dominant Species is a 3D strategy game in which you play the role of a powerful alien intelligence engaged in a deadly conflict with other hives on the planet Mur. Your struggle is over the possession of Anima, the precious substance that sustains all life in your world. Unwelcome human intruders have arrived on Mur and are attempting to take the priceless Anima and use it to create immortality drugs for themselves. You must drive the humans from Mur by manipulating the strange and powerful biological force the Anima has over the native inhabitants. However, you must also protect your hive from other rival hives, who seek to gain control and become ultimate rulers of the planet.