Evolution vs Evolution Simulator 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evolution
Design and build unique creatures using joints, bones, and muscles. Witness their learning and improvement through evolutionary algorithms and neural networks as they tackle tasks like running, jumping, and flying. Share your creations with friends.
- Creature design with joints, bones, muscles
- Neural network learning
- Evolutionary algorithm improvement
- Tasks: running, jumping, climbing, flying
- Share simulation saves and creature designs
- View source code
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Use joints, bones and muscles to build creatures that are only limited by your imagination. Watch how the combination of neural networks and an evolutionary algorithm can enable your creatures to learn and improve at their given tasks all on their own. The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks? The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends. Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want. There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwando.com/evolution).
Evolution Simulator 2
Engage in a unique simulation where you design and evolve your own microbe. Navigate through various environments, consume different food sources, and adapt to overcome a diverse range of enemies.
- Advanced cell editor
- Two food types: meat and plants
- 20 levels across 8 themes
- 19 enemy types
- Passive and active upgrades
- Increasing difficulty
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Game features: - 2 types of food: meat and plants - advanced cell's editor - 20 levels in 8 different themes - 19 various type of enemies - many upgrades (passive and active) - increasing level of difficulty - nice graphics - atmospheric soundtrack - simple controls - addictive gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Evolution Simulator 2 at Free against Evolution's $1.99. Evolution Simulator 2 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Evolution's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (84% vs 53%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Evolution Simulator 2 is free to download; Evolution costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution has 549 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 53% of Evolution Simulator 2's.
| Parameter | Evolution | Evolution Simulator 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (549 ratings) — better | 3.1 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 549 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Keiwan Donyagard | Przemyslaw Gajc |
Customer experience
Evolution
Evolution Simulator 2
Bugs and requests
Evolution
Reported bugs
4 issues- Creatures re-appear after being deleted
- Horizontal distance not recorded properly
- Simulation screen turns white
- Creatures get stuck in a looping state
Requested features
8 requests- Add swimming and flying modes
- Ability to customize creature body parts
- Option to speed up or pause evolution
- Save and load creature designs
- More task types (e.g. grabbing, throwing)
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- Multiplayer or competition modes
- Improved camera controls
- Ability to create obstacles or terrain
Evolution Simulator 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Evolution
No in-app purchases
Evolution Simulator 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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