Adventure · April 4, 2013

Evoland (2013)

trophy29 achievementslocal_offer-75% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend4.5k recommendations
Interested by Evoland? We're glad to introduce you Evoland: Legendary Edition! Evoland: Legendary Edition is a pack which brings you two great and unique RPGs, with their graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through the game! It contains : Evoland Evoland 2 Evoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game. Inspired by many cult series that have left their mark in the RPG video gaming culture, Evoland takes you from monochrome to full 3D graphics and from active time battles to real time boss fights, all with plenty of humor and references to many classic games. Key Features Play through the history of action-adventure video games Discover many evolutions, from old school 2D action/adventure to active time battles and full 3D action Revisit the starting area rendered in full 3D or explore the overworld with your own airship! And have fun with the dungeons, puzzles, a heap of secrets to uncover, and dozens of achievements and stars to collect

Adventure releases from 2013

29 Adventure titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 249
  • Indie · 172
  • Adventure · 170
  • Retro · 139
  • Singleplayer · 119
  • Short · 91
  • Parody · 80
  • Fantasy · 72
  • Funny · 64
  • JRPG · 59
  • Pixel Graphics · 48
  • Puzzle · 48
  • 2D · 38
  • Action · 35
  • Comedy · 33

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.9k Steam reviewsTop 40% in Adventure
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 77%
Metacritic61/100Genre average 77 — top 96% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 72% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 5.9k reviews

4.9k positive · 997 negative

Metacritic

61/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.7/10

Curator recommendations

4.5k

Press Quotes

“If You Like Final Fantasy Or Zelda, You Need To Play Evoland” Kotaku “Evoland is a fascinating study of the adventure game genre, and surprisingly funny at the same time.” Wired “Evoland's elements form a love letter to some of the most venerated games in their respective genres, and it's surprising just how well the shifting gameplay types work together” Destructoid “Evoland is a fantastic advert for indie gaming. It's creative, unique, highly entertaining and wonderfully nostalgic. This is a…

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

29

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 4, 2013
DeveloperShiro Games
Base price$2.49 -75%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • German
  • French

Editions & Packages

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