Evolution

About

Evolution is a single player casual simulation game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Create creatures and let them evolve to see how they master various tasks.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player

Skip User Reviews

77%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,167 reviews

humor28 positive mentions

stability51 negative mentions

The game offers a unique and engaging simulation of evolution and AI learning.
Players enjoy the creativity involved in designing creatures and watching them evolve.
The game is free and does not contain ads, making it accessible for everyone.

The controls are often unresponsive and difficult to use, especially on mobile devices.
Many players experience glitches, such as creatures failing to move or spawning multiple times.
The game lacks clear instructions and tutorials, making it hard for new players to understand how to create functional creatures.

stability
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant concern, with numerous users reporting frequent glitches and bugs, particularly after reaching higher generations (typically around 15-50). Common issues include creatures flying erratically, freezing during evolution, and the game becoming unplayable due to persistent errors. While players appreciate the game's concept, the overwhelming presence of glitches detracts from the overall experience, leading to frustration and calls for fixes.
- “But as others have said, the computer almost always glitches out after a few generations, and you end up with creatures flying around the map and through the floor.”
- “It's great and doesn't have a lot of glitches, so it's perfect in my book.”
- “Amazing concept, buggy as hell.”
humor
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding the glitches and the absurd behavior of their creations to be hilariously entertaining. Many users enjoy the comedic aspect of watching their creatures struggle and fail in amusing ways, often leading to laughter and shared experiences with friends. Overall, the game's blend of humor and creativity makes it an addictive and enjoyable experience.
- “Hilarious to watch, especially when it glitches out.”
- “But while watching a spider try to figure out how to walk, I can't help but feel like 'that mean kid' because it's struggling so much, and I'm just sitting there, staring at my phone in amazement while laughing hysterically!”
- “Hilarious to play with a friend, we laughed so much at our ridiculous creations!”
gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
45%
14%
The gameplay is generally well-received for its unique mechanics and enjoyable simulation aspects, though many users express a desire for more complexity and better controls. While the game offers a fun experience, it suffers from limitations in mechanics and occasional lag, which detracts from the overall enjoyment. Players appreciate the concept but wish for clearer guidance and more permanent evolution features to enhance the sense of progress.
- “No adverts, very light jankiness in the mechanics of it, but a good enough simulation game for a phone or tablet to kill plenty of time.”
- “Easy gameplay, easy control, and most importantly, tons of fun.”
- “A unique gameplay style and a structural vector graphical interface.”
- “It's not bad, but it's severely limited in its mechanics.”
- “Game evolution is quite unappealing due to its lack of gameplay.”
- “It's lacking a lot in gameplay, to say the least.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
45%
33%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their simplicity and effectiveness, particularly in the context of a complex evolution simulator. However, some users experience performance issues on mobile devices due to high graphic intensity, while others suggest improvements, such as visual representations of the neural network. Overall, the graphics are considered good for the game's purpose, but there is room for enhancement in terms of clarity and performance.
- “One of the few actually good evolution simulators with pleasing and simple graphics.”
- “Great idea, great UI, good performance and graphics for what it is (which is a fairly complex neural net evolution sim).”
- “I wish the program could be less graphic intensive because my phone lags when the game is running.”
- “If I were to make one suggestion, is it in any way possible to implement a way to view a graphic representation of the neural net?”
- “A unique gameplay style and a structural vector graphical interface.”
monetization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
56%
The monetization aspect of the game is largely praised, with many users appreciating the absence of intrusive ads and paywalls, which enhances the overall enjoyment. While a few users mention the presence of some ads, they are generally considered non-intrusive and even entertaining. Overall, players find the monetization model favorable, contributing to a fun gaming experience.
- “Literally no ads and no paywalls!”
- “Highly recommend, as it's a fun game with no ads, which I can definitely appreciate!”
- “Fun and has no ads.”
- “It's fun overall, but there are ads; please remove them.”
- “The ads aren't heavy like in other games, which is nice.”
- “It's a fun game, and I like to play it with barely any ads.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The optimization of the app has received significant criticism, with users reporting frequent crashes and slow performance, particularly when handling more complex creatures. While the game features a solid user interface and decent graphics for its complexity, the overall experience is hampered by performance issues, making it difficult to enjoy. Suggestions for improvement include implementing features like "grid snap" for better creature design and optimizing the evolution process to enhance gameplay.
- “My one suggestion would be to include 'grid snap' or some other method of creating symmetrical bone structures as this is nigh on impossible as it stands; it would also be great if the creatures evolved physically as well as behaviorally, although I think this would probably be a bit too much for my phone to handle and still run smoothly, so I can understand why this isn't currently included.”
- “Great idea, great UI, good performance and graphics for what it is (which is a fairly complex neural net evolution sim).”
- “Also would be cool to have it generate without the animations and watch a chart show the performance.”
- “A great way to introduce neural networks and genetic algorithms; shame the app is so poorly optimized that it either crashes when the creatures are smart enough or runs so slowly with any creature that isn't boringly simple.”
- “Also, it would be cool to have it generate without the animations and watch a chart slow the performance.”
- “As others have said, single-step generations, not to mention incredibly difficult performance with several creatures, make this a hardly enjoyable game.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the game deeply emotional, with one user expressing that it nearly brought them to tears as they witnessed a creature learning to move. The game's captivating features enhance the experience, although some users noted that the user interface could be improved.
- “A game never fascinated me this much; it almost made me cry seeing a creature learning how to move in 10 minutes. Very incredible with plenty of features.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
150%
Users express a desire for improved music in the game, specifically requesting calming background tracks and a better intro. Additionally, they suggest the inclusion of undo and redo buttons to enhance gameplay.
- “The update is the best yet; please add calming background music and a better intro.”
- “You guys could add music.”
- “The game desperately needs more music options.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety.”
- “I found the music to be uninspiring and forgettable.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be enjoyable yet tedious, indicating a mix of fun and frustration in the repetitive tasks required for progress.
- “This is really fun but very tedious.”
- “The grinding feels endless and becomes a chore rather than an enjoyable part of the game.”
- “I find myself repeating the same tasks over and over, which makes the game feel more like a job than a hobby.”