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Evolution Board Game

Predators lurk, food is scarce, you must adapt - or go extinct. Evolve your species to survive and dominate as you explore the campaign or go head-to-head with the skill-based matchmaker.

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Developer
North Star Digital Studios
Publisher
North Star Games
Release
February 12, 2019
7 years and 173 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive450 reviews83.6%

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About the Game

Inspired by the board game with more than 1.6 million players, Evolution sets a new standard for digital tabletop. Adapt, survive, and thrive in a beautiful and ever-changing ecosystem enhanced by incredible art and thoughtful, balanced mechanics.

KEY FEATURES

  • 24-level campaign mode
  • Unlockable AI personalities with different difficulties
  • Hotseat local multiplayer play
  • “Brutal Mode” for experienced players
  • Multiplayer with matchmaking based on skill
  • Friends list and custom games with friends
  • 12,000+ trait combinations
  • Learn-as-you-play tutorial

DETAILS

  • LEARN AS YOU PLAY
    Our friendly professor will guide you from one watering hole to the next on our learn-as-you-play tutorial, showing you how to survive before sending you off to make a name for yourself!

  • ADAPTIVE AI OPPONENTS
    Discover a new world of unique, adaptive AI bosses. As you move through the campaign you will unlock new AI personalities; defeat them to add them to your menu of single-player opponents!

  • MATCH-MADE MULTIPLAYER
    Find a match with the first skill-based matchmaking system in digital board games! Play against your friends or be matched quickly with opponents of equal skill.

  • STRATEGIC YET STREAMLINED
    The rules are clear and quick to learn, but allow for incredibly diverse strategies and unique personal play styles. There’s no wrong way to play!

  • PACE & POLISH
    Evolution is not just a digital board game – it’s a whole new animal. Purpose-built for online multiplayer, with a smooth, intuitive UI, beautiful illustrations and animation, sophisticated AI, and more.

  • ENDLESSLY REPLAYABLE FOR ONE PRICE
    It's not about the cards you get; it's about how you play them. Thousands of possible species combinations evolve from 17 unique trait cards, meaning no two games are ever the same.

  • CROSS-PLATFORM INTEGRATION
    No matter what your friends' opinions are about platforms, Evolution brings you together across iOS, Android, and PC.
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