Evolution VR

Evolution VR

Released Feb 2017

Dive into an alien world, and evolve a creature of your design to be the top of the food chain. Precisely guide your creature to attack smaller prey and avoid predators with motion controls. Fully customize your creature’s body parts and abilities, unlocking more as you grow.

77% positive · 132 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Evolution VR launched into Early Access and reached its official 1.0 release on February 3, 2017, accompanied by a substantial update adding new levels, scenes, body parts, skills, and enemies. No further major content was released after launch. On December 7, 2020, Magic Tavern posted a farewell-style message stating that the game would be made free so that "more people will have a chance to have fun with it" and that they hoped "Evolution VR will continue to give you joyride." The tone and language of this post — referencing the game in the past tense, expressing gratitude to the community, and framing the move to free-to-play as a final gesture — strongly signals that the developer considers the game complete and has wound down active development. No new content, roadmap, or future plans have been mentioned since that post, which was over five years ago (December 7, 2020). The store description makes no mention of planned updates, seasons, or ongoing content. The game shipped as a self-contained VR experience and has received no post-launch content expansions. This is a finished product with no further content expected.
Evidence
Magic Tavern announced the game would be made free, thanking players for their memories and support — framing the message as a farewell and expressing hope that the game will 'continue to give you joyride,' with no mention of future updates or content.
news post · Dec 7, 2020 source development ending
high
Official 1.0 release announced with a large content update: 8 new levels, 2 new scenes, redesigned DIY room, new body parts with skills, new enemies, and various optimizations.
news post · Jan 23, 2017 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Magic Tavern
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Dive into an alien world, and evolve a creature of your design to be the top of the food chain. Precisely guide your creature to attack smaller prey and avoid predators with motion controls. Fully customize your creature’s body parts and abilities, unlocking more as you grow. Explore beautiful and dangerous worlds with larger predators around every corner. Become the most fearsome creature on the planet!

GAME FEATURES


  • Customize your character
  • Explore immersive underwater worlds
  • Evolve and grow by eating other creatures
  • Room-scale VR experience
  • Low-poly art style
  • Full motion controller support
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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