Evolution of Ages: Settlements
Released Aug 2018
Evolution of Ages is a game of managing resources in the ruins of our world. Recruit characters and level their skills and equipment from the stone age until the space age, while trying your best to avoid the very thing that led to our destruction previously.
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Evaluation
Evolution of Ages: Settlements launched on August 3, 2018 and received three major free content updates over the following two years: Update 2 (Beastmastery, March 8, 2019), and Update 3 (Enhanced Combat, April 28, 2020). Throughout 2019–2020, the developer also teased a paid DLC called "DLC 1: The Moonstone Grove" and a free Update 1.4, both of which were described as nearly complete.
In a July 31, 2020 status post, the developer confirmed that both Update 1.4 and DLC 1 were well advanced — roughly 100 hours of work remaining — but that ongoing health issues had slowed progress. The developer stated clearly: "more content is on the way." A feature patch in June 2020 even included a placeholder slot for DLC 1 content in the character skill sheet.
On August 12, 2021, the developer posted again about ongoing serious health issues, noting they had been unable to work on the game, record videos, or stream for an extended period. While they expressed cautious optimism about their recovery, they explicitly stated they were not yet ready to return to coding: "I am not going to over do things just yet and start going through the code of Settlements with a view to push out updates — I need time and a more stable health before I can do that."
That post on August 12, 2021 is the last official communication from the developer. Update 1.4 and DLC 1: The Moonstone Grove were never released. Given that the developer had announced specific content commitments that remain undelivered, and has not communicated since August 12, 2021 — nearly five years ago — it is unclear whether development will resume.
Evidence
Developer's most recent post: describes ongoing serious health struggles and states they are not yet ready to resume coding on Settlements. Expresses hope for recovery but no timeline for returning to development.
Developer confirms Update 1.4 and DLC 1 (The Moonstone Grove) are nearly complete — roughly 100 hours of work remaining — and explicitly states 'more content is on the way,' while noting health issues have slowed progress.
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Developer
Publisher
TREON Games
Achievements
116
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Civilisation as we know it has been destroyed. We are little more than a few scattered people living in caves and under bushes, banging rocks together to keep warm and eat berries.
Your challenge is to bring humanity together. Lift us up out of the stone age and forge ahead, all the while worrying about what destroyed mankind last time and if it will return to finish the job.
Evolution of Ages is a game of managing resources and crafting output over a limited space. You control the pace of the game, relax for many days of playing as you customize each character and train their skills in the items of the era, or rush ahead researching technology as fast as you can. The choice is yours.
Update 3: Enhanced Combat
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
Update 2: Beastmastery
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
Update 1: The Black Swamp
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
Your challenge is to bring humanity together. Lift us up out of the stone age and forge ahead, all the while worrying about what destroyed mankind last time and if it will return to finish the job.
Evolution of Ages is a game of managing resources and crafting output over a limited space. You control the pace of the game, relax for many days of playing as you customize each character and train their skills in the items of the era, or rush ahead researching technology as fast as you can. The choice is yours.
Features
- Character Customisation - Change name, appreance & voices, obtain a large range of feats and even allocate them to families.
- 10 Technological Eras - From the Stone age to the Space Age. You control the pace of advancement through research and seeking out more land to settle. Play at a speed you are most comfortable with and stay in an era as long as you wish.
- 100+ Buildings to place and use from housing to factories. With space being your primary issue for much of the game, deciding on what to build is key to success.
- 60+ Character Skills. Each character can only train in 15 skills at any one time, so you will need to develop specialists and keep them alive.
- 10+ World Skills. Ranging from house design and metal lore to militia combat training, these skills will effect all your settlements.
- Diplomacy Points. Although you cannot fit everyone into your settlements, the people who live in the wild are still important to your success. Help them and gain diplomacy points that can be spent on benefits later.
- 1000+ Items, books and recipes: The game has in-depth crafting at its core. Your characters will need to gain skills in various crafting methods to unlock the ability to craft rare and more powerful items as well as advance in technological eras.
- 100+ Base Monsters
- 12 Boss fights, each with their own unique treasure. (Including some with difficulty levels, ultra rare drops and rare spawns)
- Scout the world for information on the Blight and help out the struggling remains of mankind.
- 5 Difficulty Settings
- World and Settlement Threat - leading to the Doomsday system and Main Plot Failure! Be careful not to take on challenges that are beyond your character's skills. Too many failures will increase doomsday points and lead to Victory for the Blight.
The Game includes
Update 3: Enhanced Combat
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
- 4 New Boss fights
- 55 New pieces of equipment
- A new enhanced combat screen with new mechanics, effects and more options for ranged support.
- 7 New character feats
- All new High Definition character artwork.
- An extra Science tree unlock.
- A complete rebalance and overhaul of all equipment from Stone Age right the way through to the Space Age, providing a better progression path and smoother gameplay.
Update 2: Beastmastery
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
- 31 New pets
- 2 new adventures
- A whole new game mechanic: Pet Breeding
- 18 New Steam Achievements
- 2 new character feats
- The ability to use 2 pets in combat and level up their powers.
Update 1: The Black Swamp
As well as game improvements, this free update adds the following to the core game:
- A new merchant system
- A new adventure
- The boss fight: The Swamp Vampire
- 15 new items
- 2 new pets
- 6 new recipies
- A new character feat.
Language Support
Thanks to community support, the tutorial is now also available in Chinese, German, Japanese and DutchAre these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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