Ars Technica and Vulture rank Evolution #1 Digital Board Game!
Major press outlets are confirming what you already knew: Evolution is the best digital board game of 2019! We couldn't be more grateful to you, our users, for helping us achieve this recognition. To celebrate, we're making the game 40% off for a limited time. "The app is among the best of breed, with stunning graphics,...Read More
New! January Nobel Avatar Arrives
Cute but deadly! Beware of the most venomous of all mammals, the Spined Hellcat. Each one of her quills possesses enough venom to make a cobra blush. True to her name, she is a ferocious foe to prey and predators alike. When threatened, she puffs up her quills and anyone who gets too close best…
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New: December Species Avatar is Here!
The final avatar for 2019 is here — Pholidota Vulpus, or as we like to call her, the Pangolin Fox! This tiny, cat-sized fox sports a body of scaled armor to protect herself from predators. She’s a ferocious little hunter that blends in well in her environment and ambushes her prey from a concealed location….
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Our Biggest Update Since Launch: Challenges!
We are so excited to announce the biggest update and feature to the Evolution digital board game, Challenges Mode! Will you adapt… or go extinct? Can you beat the Evolution Board Game using each trait only once? Can you win without eating from the Watering Hole? You’ll have to get creative if you want to beat these challenges!…
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November Nobel Avatar is Live!
November is Here! Are you prepared to tackle the climb to the top? Discover the tiny but ferocious Sinosauropteryx when you reach Nobel Laureate in November, and show it off to your opponents! We like to think of this little guy as the bird-lizard hybrid of the prehistoric era. A small but a very effective…
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Evolution Interview with App of the Day!
Evolution is the App of the Day! Leading software site, App of the Day, sits down with Scott Rencher, President of North Star Digital, for an interview about Evolution. Learn a bit about Scott’s background, the challenges of development, and the upcoming features to be released on the app. Read the interview here.
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Rankings Get Real
Salutations, Explorers! We’ve got big changes going into effect for the start of the October Tournament Today. Yes, we’ve got a gorgeous new Hackbill avatar for you Nobel Laureates to covet, but we’re also making two changes to ELO Scores: 1. ELO score penalties for quitting games Players intentionally leaving a game will be treated as…
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October Nobel Avatar is Live!
Happy October, Explorers! It’s a new month, and I’ve got an exciting field assignment for you! This month, we’ll be searching for and documenting the elusive Hackbill! This incredible species has an enormous growth on its bill and dazzling plumage to impress his potential mates, and rows of sharp teeth for shredding its prey. For…
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Evolution coming to Nintendo Switch!
The Evolution Board Game, the turn-based strategy game of adaptation from North Star Digital Studios, adapts to the Nintendo Switch™ ecosystem in early 2020. To mark this event, the title is holding its biggest sale yet, with 40% off the game on the current platforms: iOS, Android and Steam. Since its launch, the Evolution game...Read More
New Beta Starting: Challenges & Async Mode!
This is our biggest update to date, we’ve got two major features for you. We’ll start them as a beta test to make sure they’re up to snuff before general release. Singleplayer Challenges & Leaderboard This a game mode with a unique objective to fulfill, that generally requires a different way to play. For example, the…
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New Nobel Avatar is Here!
Greetings Explorers! It’s another month and that means another four weeks to climb your way up the ranks to Nobel Laureate and unlock that super sweet new Species Avatar! For the month of September, Nobel Winners will get the formidable Archaeopter-Rex! We like to imagine this species like Archaeopteryx, except if he was… 7 metric…
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Evolution at PAX West and Exciting Updates!
Attention Pacific Northwest Evolution Fans! North Star Games will be exhibiting at PAX West 2019 this year, with an exciting, EXCLUSIVE announcement to share! If you plan to be at PAX, Stop by booth #6119 on the 6th Floor to see what all the fuss is about. If you can't make it to PAX, follow...Read MoreVersion 1.0.8 (1642) Patch Notes
Features: Pass And Play mode! Up to four players can play a local multiplayer game on the same device. Rotate the device between players for trait play. All players Feed at the same time, even from the side and top positions. (You can even use Intelligence from the side positions) . Fixes: Memory...Read More
Evolution is Coming to the MomoCon Indie Showcase
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the North Star Games crew loves Evolution, but it turns out that people in charge of MomoCon love it too! Evolution: The Video Game is one of twenty finalists selected for the MomoCon Indie Game Awards! That means we’ll be exhibiting at MomoCon’s Indie Showcase in...Read MoreVersion 1.0.6 (1530) Patch Notes
Features: Kickstarter Backers can now play games using the Promo Traits Insectivore, Timid, and Trampling in Single Player Quick Play and Private Multiplayer Games. Access them through the Options Menu in both Game modes. Private Games- Premium users are able to invite free users to play with them for free in Private Games. Kickstarter...Read MoreEvolution: The Video Game is 20% off Until April 26th!
Oceans, the newest game in the Evolution family, is a roaring success on Kickstarter, and to thank our fans and supporters, we’re giving everyone 20% off the video game through the last day of the Oceans campaign! From now until April 26th get Evolution: The Video Game for $7.99 on mobile and $11.99 on Steam....Read More
Changes to April Tournament with Version 1.0.5!
Good day, explorers! We've been listening to all kinds of user feedback about the Evolution ranking system, and as mentioned in our recent patch notes, we've made some changes to the rankings, how they're displayed, and how you're rewarded for gaining them. As you may already know, global ranks reset each month, encouraging players to...Read MoreVersion 1.0.5 (1433) Patch Notes
Features: Support for Ultrawide Monitors for PC and Ultrawide phones. Players who remain to the end of a Matchmade game will receive an automatic win from those human players who leave. Matchmade games are now Turn Order for 2 human player games, and Simul Play for 3-4 human player games. We have enabled the player...Read MoreGet This Exclusive Avatar Before the End of March!
Greetings explorers! As many of you know, the March tournament season in Evolution is ending on the 31st, and there's now an extra incentive to reach "Nobel Laureate" before the end of each month! With each new tournament season, there will be a new limited-time avatar for the Nobel Laureate rank, and in order to...Read MoreServer Update (March 12th)
An update to the server has been pushed and includes the following fixes: Fixed an issue on the Last Round that was improperly reshuffling the deck and led to one player not having the same cards on the server as it would with the other clients. This led to the final score not being correct…
Read MoreUpdates: How to Reach the Evolution Team
Good day, explorers! Those of you who have been with us since our beta days may have noticed that we’ve been migrating all of our content from our old site to this shiny new one. In the next week or so, we plan to deactivate “digital.northstargames.com” entirely to keep everything easily accessible and in one...Read MoreVersion 1.0.4 (1365) Patch Notes
Features: New Quality Settings for Mobile Devices: Low Quality- 720p without animated plants and ambiance effects for performance on low end mobile devices. Normal Quality- 1080p resolution, without animated plants and background effects, will reduce power draw and overheating on Android devices High Energy- Includes animated plants and effects. Looks the best but will use...Read More
Base Camp Field Report #1
Congratulations, Biologists, Base Camp is Open! We are so excited to announce the successful launch of Evolution : the Video Game! On Tuesday, February 12, (auspiciously, the birthday of Charles Darwin) Evolution hatched into the world with wobbly legs and bright eyes. While Evolution did have a few stumbles, overall it has been an...Read MoreVersion 1.0.3 (1304) has been released!
Feature Changes: Creature Discoveries! Ever wondered what a burrowing-long neck-cooperator looks like? Tap the Discoveries Tab for details on how to find these fantastic creatures Bug Fixes: Store Tab- We decided to let you mobile users buy the game 🙂 Set the mobile versions of the game to require at least iOS 11 and…
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The Evolution 1,000-Game Giveaway
Evolution: The Video Game is launching with a bang today: we're giving away 1,000 copies of the Evolution board game. That's 10 a day for 100 days straight! To give avid fans the best of both worlds - and to prove we've really made an awesome adaptation - North Star is offering players of the...Read More
Charity Launch Day Stream with Stack Up
To coincide with the February 12th launch of Evolution: The Video Game, we're going to be hosting an all-day Twitch stream-a-thon to benefit the charity Stack Up! Join us on multiplayer, watch us discuss the game's development, and help us contribute to a meaningful cause. From 10am EST Feb. 12th to 2am EST Feb. 13th,...Read More
Beta-Only Access Available to Everyone
Are you itching to try out Evolution: The Video Game? Did you miss our Kickstarter campaign? Are you sneakily trying to get all your friends and family hooked on your favorite game? Your day is about to improve. Evolution: The Video Game releases next week, but from now until February 11th, you and everyone you...Read More
Evolution Launch Date Announced
Adapting February 12th! The last few months have been especially exciting for our beta community, with the addition of rankings, simul-play, and campaign mode, but now there’s something to be excited for even if you’re not a beta tester: Evolution has set a public release date! On February 12th, 2019 you’ll be able to explore Evolution Island,...Read More