Evolve

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 975 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 281 out of 975
  2. Mixed: 156 out of 975
  3. Negative: 538 out of 975
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  1. Andz141
    Feb 11, 2015
    1
    just got this game on steam short lived repetitive pile of tosh and the DLC DLC DLC STOP please for the love of god its like seeing ubisoft and ea all over again only worse us as a consumer are making you people a fortune now give us what we deserve and stop milking every last penny out of us crap game nuff said
    2K you should be ashamed of yourself
  2. Goghor
    Feb 12, 2015
    3
    To much money for this game and for DLC !!!!! It's fun few hours, but honestly, i can't recommend it at this price. ok, the graphics are awesome but the price too ! It's a trap, RUUUN away !
  3. TheDahaka
    Feb 14, 2015
    0
    A boring pile of overhyped horse crap, that will have its player base die faster than Titanfall. Feel free to throw your money away if you must have this game. Feel free to throw even more away with tye countless micro transaction options it offers.
  4. dlopatnikov
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Dear publishers. Give me day-one full-content, full-length games. Leave your DLC and micro-transactions to yourself. Stop bs gamers. I'm fed up already.
  5. wildemu
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    Save your money for May so that you can support a real developer like cd projekt red that won't nickel and dime you left and right. This game has to fail in order to avoid a collapse in the gaming industry. I hope it bombs financially after reading quotes from the developer and publisher.
  6. endertargaryen
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    Day 1 DLC to actually have a complete game = -5 points.

    Other than that, it's a fun game for a few hours, then it's extremely repetitive. So review outside of DLC = 6/10, day 1 DLC = 1/10.

    Don't buy.
  7. moonjo
    Feb 13, 2015
    5
    S H A L L O W. This game doesn't offer enough to justify its $60 price tag. It's fun but gets old/repetitive pretty rapidly.
    It's multiplayer vs only game. This is basically L4D deathmatch with souped up tank vs survivors with gimmicks (evolve!).
    There are mods for L4D that more or less simulate this gameplay. Go ahead and try that if you're on the fence. Would've better at half the    S H A L L O W. This game doesn't offer enough to justify its $60 price tag. It's fun but gets old/repetitive pretty rapidly.
    It's multiplayer vs only game. This is basically L4D deathmatch with souped up tank vs survivors with gimmicks (evolve!).
    There are mods for L4D that more or less simulate this gameplay. Go ahead and try that if you're on the fence.
    Would've better at half the price.
    tl:dr - Wait for sale.    … Expand
  8. upol94
    Feb 11, 2015
    1
    This game is a DLC simulator. If you have too much money, please support indie developer, Please do not buy this game and support the greedy game developer.
  9. tgclarkson2
    Mar 8, 2015
    1
    I didn't question buying it. If its the same people who made L4D cant go wrong... right? . I bought it without question. That being said DONT BUY IT. Not worth the price or the DLC.

    I have put around 62 hours into this game. It looks great. Great mapping, great worlds and creatures. However, it is really glitched. Game with friends constantly disconnects. Not just me. Everyone on my    I didn't question buying it. If its the same people who made L4D cant go wrong... right? . I bought it without question. That being said DONT BUY IT. Not worth the price or the DLC.

    I have put around 62 hours into this game. It looks great. Great mapping, great worlds and creatures. However, it is really glitched. Game with friends constantly disconnects. Not just me. Everyone on my team. You start over and have lost every point and xp from the previous game. Mouse cursor is visible during the game which is very annoying when shooting. Then when you need your mouse cursor for selecting characters and weapon setup the cursor is gone. its taking its union break i suppose. Had a couple people drop off map and get stuck. They should have used the $$ and personnel to make HL3. Multiplier IS the future of gaming but games like this will be as short lived as a bottle rocket. And a story line never hurt anyone! come on kids, get one. Critic reviews are mid to high. idk why. guess they aren't paid to write negative reviews. Take them with a grain of salt.

    1)It gets really boring really fast.
    2)extremely repetitive. so so so so so so so so so so repetitive.
    3)No story line. They try to hint at one. fails.
    4) DLC. Pay more money for more monsters and characters to play the same repetitiveness. No, screw that. DLC only work for games that bring you something really new. Not, "hey. want a new skin for your old monster 5bucks please."    … Expand
  10. Micktorious
    Feb 28, 2015
    2
    Look up "Exclusive Interview about Evolve's "Successful" Launch. 2:36 long.Eh HAHAHAHAHAH, Et tu! Et tu! EH HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!
  11. Thegodfatherson
    Apr 5, 2015
    4
    I gave my PC a try and decided to play Evolve on my PC rather than my PS4. I have to say it has really great ideas, and I had a lot of fun playing with my friends and I enjoyed the third person action the game delivers with full ease. But, Evolve also fails in a proper price setting. Half of the game is fully unlocked, but the other half is limited and requires you to grind, or pay fromI gave my PC a try and decided to play Evolve on my PC rather than my PS4. I have to say it has really great ideas, and I had a lot of fun playing with my friends and I enjoyed the third person action the game delivers with full ease. But, Evolve also fails in a proper price setting. Half of the game is fully unlocked, but the other half is limited and requires you to grind, or pay from your wallet. That is why Turtle Rock Studios should have made it free to play. Evolve has problems in the techincal department too, pop in textures in a crowded multiplayer mode, laggy movements during **** hits the fan sequences and muddy textures. Evolve is a game only for next gen devices, but the PC version looks way better than the PS4 version, I demoed at my friend's house. There are a lot of jerks filling up servers, so when you boot up the game, expect a 30 minute wait to get into a match. Evolve is online only, so that means you need a good internet hookup and plenty for friends to play with, otherwise it will be horde mode with creepy aliens for you, my friend. I liked the E3 announcement and got the game because of the ideas and interesting multiplayer modes. But, Evolve really gave me the lukewarm game I didn't expect. The bland visuals, lag, crowded servers and the unfair purchase system make Evolve, one to get once it lands up in a sale bin at Walmart.… Expand
  12. Bigbangrex
    Apr 10, 2015
    1
    Evolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, it has anti consumer practices like day 1 DLC and a "PC Monster race edition" that adds nothing but more DLC, this game feels really empty without all the DLC and paying EXTRA to get features THAT WERE IN THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE is bullsh*t.

    Now that's out of the way how about the gameplay? Well it's decent at best, it gets very    Evolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, it has anti consumer practices like day 1 DLC and a "PC Monster race edition" that adds nothing but more DLC, this game feels really empty without all the DLC and paying EXTRA to get features THAT WERE IN THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE is bullsh*t.

    Now that's out of the way how about the gameplay? Well it's decent at best, it gets very repetitive very quickly as the game only features one gamemode, YES I know there's more, but the only gamemode that anyone plays is Hunt while the others are never touched. Playing as the monster is kinda cool, but it should have been in first person, so I had an idea who I was killing. Playing as the hunters was boring for me because all of the characters feel like carbon copies of other FPS classes, except the Trapper who is unique.

    The story? It's terrible ESPECIALLY THE ENDING, and the game has next to new character, all of the characters are all bland and boring.

    The graphics while amazing, you do need a powerful PC for it to run on max settings, overall the world of Evolve looks great!

    Overall Evolve is a massive cash cow and a disgrace to gaming, plus I predicted that this game would suffer the same fate as Titanfall in my steam review, "Hyped with lots of DLC, dies within a month" and I was right, right now in the time of this review the original Killing Floor had more players (And it's dieing because of Killing Floor 2 and the lack of new content) then Evolve, that's a joke, like this game and it's precious DLC life support.

    Whenever you see 2K publish or Turtle Rock Studios develop a new game, just remember they shat out this massive lazy cash cow, and don't fall into the same trap, especially 2K, they love chopping up content and selling it as DLC, look at Borderlands 2, the Pre-Sequel and the Sid Meier's games, look at all that DLC they sell, and it's getting worse.    … Expand
  13. pizzaforman
    Apr 14, 2015
    3
    OK, i dont like this game at all, it is like working in MS EXCEL, everyone says that it is cool, but u dont really know what to do there cause it is so damn boring...
  14. Quazil
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    A metascore of 79 on this lame-duck means metascores are for sale.

    Cool concept on paper. Happy to see a game trying something new. It just didn't work and the price-tag is outrageous for the content of the game. The game is boring. You run around a somewhat small map, trap the monster and kill it. Or if your team sucks it takes *forever* for the monster to level up and smash the    A metascore of 79 on this lame-duck means metascores are for sale.

    Cool concept on paper. Happy to see a game trying something new.
    It just didn't work and the price-tag is outrageous for the content of the game.

    The game is boring. You run around a somewhat small map, trap the monster and kill it.
    Or if your team sucks it takes *forever* for the monster to level up and smash the radio-tower/power-plant and game over.
    That's it.    … Expand
  15. Newts
    Feb 11, 2015
    3
    the content offered is not even close to what you should be getting for that price tag
    its a trap
    a $60-$120 trap

    3/10 for how many people its caught
  16. leaveit
    Feb 11, 2015
    0
    Even if all the extra monsters and classes had been included in the $60 US release then it still would not have enough content. It's not like they had to write their own game engine. Time to hire a new business team.
  17. infantrybeaver
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    a good game locked behind 100 dollars of dlc with an already base price of 60 dollars its frankly pityful that they decided to put a good game into a basically free to play format but still make you pay up front, it had the potential to be good
  18. Skyrar
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    0, because you don't even get the full game if you pay the full price. This game costs 60$+ there are dlc in worth of 130$, which are not part of the season pass!. Then there is a season pass in worth of 20$ and you get a extra monster if you preordered the game and didnt wait for a price drop. So you have to pay over 200$ to get the full game. This game symbolizies everything what is0, because you don't even get the full game if you pay the full price. This game costs 60$+ there are dlc in worth of 130$, which are not part of the season pass!. Then there is a season pass in worth of 20$ and you get a extra monster if you preordered the game and didnt wait for a price drop. So you have to pay over 200$ to get the full game. This game symbolizies everything what is wrong with the gaming industry in 2015. If you support such pratices you are part of the problem, why the gaming industry is dominated by greed and rip-off.… Expand
  19. 0300
    Feb 22, 2015
    0
    Where to start. Ok. This is the single worst purchase on steam EVER! Game performance is terrible as turtlerock is turning a shoulder. The repetitive nature of the game gets boring FAST! Where are the other modes of multiplayer? Are we suppose to pay more for those? If you search any forums about this game you will find performance issues, DLC issues (which is very shady this early), andWhere to start. Ok. This is the single worst purchase on steam EVER! Game performance is terrible as turtlerock is turning a shoulder. The repetitive nature of the game gets boring FAST! Where are the other modes of multiplayer? Are we suppose to pay more for those? If you search any forums about this game you will find performance issues, DLC issues (which is very shady this early), and many others. These are just a few things I have witnessed on sli 780's. What a waste of money. Wish I could get my money back :/ The game will die faster than Titanfall. Feels like another poorly optimized console port to me. Thanks for nothing Turtlerock.… Expand
  20. Kronix
    Jul 10, 2016
    0
    It was nothing short of a scam. They stole $60 from everyone who bought the game. Congratz leechers you get a free game and you are happy about it because some one else payed for it.
  21. genericboy77
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    Worst DLC Strategy ever! Game is fun but then they decided to slap the hands that feed them. Pay $100 and you get the full game!. If they wanted to charge for the large assortment of skins like this, then it should have been a freemium game.
  22. citizen-ychoux
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    Product: 3/10
    extremely repetitive and really unbalanced. Beautiful, yes, but not fun passed 4 hours max. 10 games, you've done it all.

    Marketing: -3/10
    Day 1 DLC, just NO! All DLCs cost more than the game itself. This is unacceptable. Period.
  23. TheHomophobe
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    This game is a scam, avoid it like the plague. They have day one dlc that should be included with the game and it isn't even that good from what I've heard.
  24. ProReview
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    Running simulator 2015.
    DLC Scam simulator 2015
    Terrible port simulator 2015
    Unbalanced simulator 2015
    Keep your money simulator 2015

    This is the prime exemple of a terrible game design from start to finish. Stay away from this garbage.
  25. frankie-Z
    Feb 14, 2015
    0
    bought it and was treated to $130 worth of DLC not included in the game..
    the game is a DLC scam ..
    gameplay is maybe 5 there's no campaign no real replay after about a day ..
    Just Turtle Rock cashing in on the name they had after making L4D ..
    Scam game is a scam
  26. faceless-1
    Feb 25, 2015
    3
    This game is really for a niche market, but it was hyped for everyone. If you liked multi player in giants Citizen kabuto you will like this game and monster play is really good. The main problem of this game is pricing and WTF DLC garbage.
    2K is really **** Publisher and the was of hype and DLC garbage is insane. Game as whole is good, but you will need 4 friends or play monster (i    This game is really for a niche market, but it was hyped for everyone. If you liked multi player in giants Citizen kabuto you will like this game and monster play is really good. The main problem of this game is pricing and WTF DLC garbage.
    2K is really **** Publisher and the was of hype and DLC garbage is insane. Game as whole is good, but you will need 4 friends or play monster (i really like monster gameplay, but it is not for everyone). I think this game should have been Free to play model like planet side 2.
    As whole i like this game, but it could have been really one of the best FPS games ever made. I just hope Turtle rock will make in future single player campaign that will gameplay of both moster and humans.    … Expand
  27. Showtyro
    May 19, 2015
    0
    I have been playing it during alpha and i liked it despite the fact that it felt more like a mod than a whole game. Anyway it was something new, mmorpg boss fighting with shooter like mechanics and i wanted to have it to my collection. Also it felt awesome that they gave the game to players for free to test rather than hyping us with screenshots and enhanced gameplay. So yeah, i wanted toI have been playing it during alpha and i liked it despite the fact that it felt more like a mod than a whole game. Anyway it was something new, mmorpg boss fighting with shooter like mechanics and i wanted to have it to my collection. Also it felt awesome that they gave the game to players for free to test rather than hyping us with screenshots and enhanced gameplay. So yeah, i wanted to buy it with all my heart! Then, when i went to buy it, i saw the DLC crap and turned around away from it. Now i went back to check it out, to see if they had any success with this dirty money milking scheme and all i could find was that there are 682 players online and that they "shipped out" (not sold) 2.5 million copies. Promising product, bad marketing - total failure. Just so you understand how much they failed with this one, most reviewers on steam did not play it for more than 5 hours. I have the options to review it on steam, since i have played it on Alpha and it says that the game is in my library, but when i try to post my review there, i get a red error message. They try to censor negative reviews as much as possible. Stay away from these people and their games. I will refuse to play this game even if it will go free and money will be given for playing it. It was a very upsetting experience. I hope this company will go out of business and out of gaming industry forever and serve as an example for everyone who tries to **** us like this.… Expand
  28. Raverbasher
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    The DLC on release they've added to this is insulting and cold bloodedly corporate. It's a shame to see 2K go the way of EA. Last time I buy one of 2Ks products too. Corporate *****.
  29. TarkusBlack
    Feb 12, 2015
    0
    You pay the large price for the rite to unlock the DLC. You don't even get what you pay for right out of the box. Day 1 DLC is disgusting practice. Fortunately I was able to get a refund.
  30. Vampyre
    Feb 12, 2015
    5
    Ignoring the DLC issues, the game is a bit buggy, and suffers from all the normal multi-only issues with bad teammates. Hunter AI is worthless, so if you can't get a full team, forget it, and matchmaking is so bad that you either need to make your own team of 4 or give up on teams all together and go it alone. You spend more time waiting on loading and matchmaking (and rematchmakingIgnoring the DLC issues, the game is a bit buggy, and suffers from all the normal multi-only issues with bad teammates. Hunter AI is worthless, so if you can't get a full team, forget it, and matchmaking is so bad that you either need to make your own team of 4 or give up on teams all together and go it alone. You spend more time waiting on loading and matchmaking (and rematchmaking anytime a slight change occurs) than playing, and despite what the developer says, it completely ignores your preferences for the most part.

    It's a decent game, but not worth $60. This game will be dead in a month.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best PC Game of 2015
17
#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
78
#78 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Ten Ton Hammer
    Nov 1, 2015
    80
    Evolve is unquestionably one of the best multiplayer games to arrive in the last few years.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 19, 2015
    67
    When Evolve plays nice and doesn’t annoy you with technical problems, it is kind of fun, provided you play not more than one campaign a day. But, really, you can get the same fun in any decent f2p shooter. Like Team Fortress 2, for example.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 9, 2015
    71
    Imbalanced and repetitive to a disappointing degree, but when it hits the mark it can be great. [April 2015, p.56]
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