While the full retail version of Spore will only arrive in September, a free downloadable demo and complete retail version of the Spore Creature Creator will be available worldwide from the 17th of June.

Spore Creature Creator will give players access to all the creature-making parts in the game. It will cost $9.99 across the US and 9.99 Euros across most European territories

Spore Creature Creator will give Spore fans a hands-on opportunity to design their own species and share it with friends. All the creatures designed with the Spore Creature Creator can be imported into the full retail version which is scheduled to be launched across Europe on the 5th of September and on the 7th of September in the US.

“We are thrilled to finally be putting the creative tools of Spore into the hands of players around the world,” said Will Wright, chief designer, Maxis. “The amazing creations players design this summer will help populate the game universe we all enter when Spore ships this September, so in a sense, the Spore Creature Creator is the birth of Spore.”

You will be able to download the free demo version of the Spore Creature Creator from the game’s official website. It will also be included in The SimCity Box which ships on the 23rd of June. The demo will allow players to “shape, paint and play with an unlimited number of creatures, using 25 percent of the creature-making parts from Spore.” You will also be able to share your creations with your friends by uploading to YouTube.