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Evoland

Evoland is a game and a story. The story of action adventure gaming as seen in many popular JRPGs and action RPGs, starting from the very beginning, when a few pixels were enough to make us dream for hours. You will discover a bit of video game history and very fun gameplay, covering 20 years of adventure gaming history. Inspired by a wide variety of the most popular action RPGs and JRPGs, Evoland will take you from monochrome to full 3D graphics and from active time battles to real time boss fights, all with plenty of humor, and many references to legendary titles scattered along the game. Pl

Release date
April 4, 2013
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Shiro Games
Publisher
Shiro Games
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About Evoland

Evoland is a game and a story. The story of action adventure gaming as seen in many popular JRPGs and action RPGs, starting from the very beginning, when a few pixels were enough to make us dream for hours. You will discover a bit of video game history and very fun gameplay, covering 20 years of adventure gaming history. Inspired by a wide variety of the most popular action RPGs and JRPGs, Evoland will take you from monochrome to full 3D graphics and from active time battles to real time boss fights, all with plenty of humor, and many references to legendary titles scattered along the game.

Play through the history of action-adventure video games. Unlock many evolutions as you progress through the game, from old school 2D action/adventures to active time battles and full 3D action. Have tons fun with the dungeons, puzzles, a heap of secrets to uncover, and dozens of achievements and stars to collect. Play through the history of action-adventure video games. Unlock many evolutions as you progress through the game, from old school 2D action/adventures to active time battles and full 3D action.

Have tons fun with the dungeons, puzzles, a heap of secrets to uncover, and dozens of achievements and stars to collect.

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★ 6.6/10GOG · 523 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
It's crushingly average. It tries to honor the old staples by repeating them but it does so without any charm or all that much attention,…
★ 3 / 5
This is a game built around the 'evolution' of console adventure games. The idea is pretty neat. These evolutions are mostly presented to you as…
★ 2 / 5
I really should have read the reviews more carefully before buying this game. Having played all the old Final Fantasy games, Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star…
★ 2 / 5
When I saw this game on GOG, I immediately purchased it thinking that the idea of it was absolutely brilliant. The trailer sure made it…
★ 2 / 5
The game is thoughtful, interesting, and beautiful. But it's not actually fun. It's like a thesis about games, not a game itself.
★ 1 / 5
After you unlock the majority of the graphics/gameplay upgrades the game becomes very lackluster. Really not that impressive besides unlocking upgrades, it also ignores lots…
★ 4 / 5
Cool little clever game. Throw back to the SNES games and their charm. It even pokes fun at decision points and character names. Not a…
★ 2 / 5
I've heard good things about this and the concept sounded fun but I honestly regret buying this game. You remember the good old RPGs with…

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★ 5 / 5
I really enjoyed the game, maybe it's too short for the prize, but if you get it with a discount I think it's worth it.…
★ 3 / 5
I got through the second dungeon and I got tired of getting a turn-based enemy encounter every two steps. I can't explore if the game…
★ 3 / 5
So this pays homage to a few well known titles made by various companies. Only wish this game were working correctly. Ran into one really…
★ 3 / 5
I liked the game. It was already mentioned in other reviews that Evoland is far from perfect but I enjoyed the few hours it lasted.…
★ 4 / 5
this cute little games is a very nice callback to classics it did had some annoying parts like way too many random encounters but i…
★ 3 / 5
The game has its moments, the puzzle parts in particular are really cool... but it has a pretty high encounter rate and a rather generic…
★ 4 / 5
Excellent idea in this game: we start as an old RPG from the eighties, in black and white and pixels, and step by step, we…

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