Evolution

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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.

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,260 reviews

humor20 positive mentions

stability42 negative mentions

Unique and educational simulation of evolution and neural networks that is engaging and fun for those interested in AI and machine learning.
Simple controls and the ability to create diverse creatures with an easy-to-use editor provide a rewarding creative experience.
The game serves as a great time-killer and learning tool, demonstrating AI learning and natural selection concepts in an accessible way.

Significant glitches occur after multiple generations, causing muscles and bones to spasm, detach, or fly across the screen, breaking the simulation.
Lack of advanced features such as better muscle control, ability to evolve body structure, swimming or flying modes, and meaningful evolutionary selection limit long-term engagement.
User interface issues including poor saving/loading functionality, limited camera control especially for flying creatures, and lack of tutorials make the game difficult to fully enjoy.

stability
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent glitches and stability issues, especially after around the 15th to 50th generation, causing creatures to behave erratically or the game to freeze or crash. While the concept is praised and early gameplay is stable, these bugs significantly hinder long-term play and progression. Users hope for fixes to improve reliability and smooth out muscle-related glitches.
- “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 is good until you get to generation 50-80, and then the muscle glitches everywhere and everything breaks.”
- “Buggy and unplayable after generation 15-20.”
humor
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the humor in the game highly entertaining, often stemming from the quirky, dumb movements and glitches of their evolving creatures. The unpredictability and amusing animations provide a fun, addictive experience that keeps players laughing throughout their gameplay.
- “Just a game where you make hilarious creatures and watch them learn to do things.”
- “Hilarious to watch, especially when it glitches out.”
- “Please play this, it's endlessly funny.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
11%
33%
The gameplay is generally enjoyable with simple, interesting mechanics and good simulation for mobile devices, though it can feel limited and somewhat imprecise. Some users desire more flexibility in mechanics, such as advanced design options or permanent progression, while others experience performance issues like lag. Overall, it's a decent time-killer despite these constraints.
- “No adverts, very light jankiness in the mechanics, but a good enough simulation game for a phone or tablet to kill plenty of time.”
- “Simple, interesting mechanics.”
- “It's not bad, but it's severely limited in its mechanics.”
- “I would like to be able to design a bot using an opposing muscle mechanic, mimicking natural anatomy, but I am limited to only one muscle per pair of bones.”
- “I don't understand it, the mechanics, the use.”
monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is praised for its minimal to no ads and absence of paywalls, making the experience enjoyable and unobtrusive. While most users appreciate the lack of heavy or annoying ads, a few mention the presence of some ads and request their removal. Overall, the monetization approach is well-received for prioritizing fun without intrusive interruptions.
- “Highly recommend, as it's a fun game with no ads, which I can definitely appreciate!”
- “Literally no ads and no paywalls!”
- “Fun and has no ads.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics are simple and visually pleasing, effectively supporting the evolution simulation; however, the lack of explanatory visuals or feedback on design changes limits user understanding of the evolutionary process.
- “One of the few actually good evolution simulators with pleasing and simple graphics.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The app's optimization is notably poor, causing frequent crashes when creatures become complex and resulting in slow performance unless the creatures are kept very simple. This significantly hinders the user experience despite its interesting concept.
- “A great way to introduce neural network & genetic algorithm, shame the app is so poorly optimized it either crashes when the creatures are smart enough, or runs so slowly with any creature that isn't boringly simple.”
- “Poorly optimized.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players found the game deeply moving, highlighting its emotional impact through the compelling journey of a creature learning to move. The experience was described as incredible and engaging, though some noted 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.”