Evolings

Evolings

Skip · RPG · 2023

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 48, under the fair line, at $2.49.

Length
5h
Value
$0.50/hr
Reviews
77% of 459 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

It is 50% off today.

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Value$0.50/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set That is today's sale price. Normally $1.00/hr
Holding it back
Reviews77% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 378 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Embark on a captivating journey in Evolings! This minimalistic turn-based roguelike lets you face hordes of evil monsters by recruiting a team of deadly yet cute creatures. With challenges and a unique experience in each playthrough, Evolings offers a captivating fusion of strategy and charm.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 128MB. Windows only.

The value story

33 discounts in the 3 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today's $2.49 at 50 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.

On value it sits in the top 20 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 64 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Noob - The Factionless ($29.99, scores 56) and Heroes of the Three Kingdoms ($0.99, scores 72) both outscore it.

More about Evolings

Of the 378 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2023 to August 2026.

Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 5 hours it is short enough to finish on one.

The drop-off

93% start to 1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

Players

Players online
2 when we last checked, on Oct 6, 17:53 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

An unusual rougelike involving assembling a group of candy, slimes, space beings, and others as you vanquish monsters. You collect items on your journey and evolve your creatures as you travel deeper. The main focus is that it plays more like a strategy game of outplaying your enemies in an RPG like fashion. There is a lot of replay value with all the modifiers and creatures you can recruit/evolve. The art is just...
NickelRecommendedafter 9.7hJun 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
A pure underrated masterpiece. Evolings is a charming, action packed strategy game that's sure to keep you entertained for hours while admiring its cute art style. A hidden gem that deserves way more representation and popularity.
Elmo81Recommendedafter 9.1hMay 2026Read on Steam
Evolings is a fun game where you collect companions who you control to win battles for you. You'll find yourself speeding through runs and collecting every type of evoling with unique attributes. During your adventures however, you are gonna come across shiny and even rainbow evolings, with low chances of spawning. This brings up my one and only issue with the game, its achievements are fully based off of luck...
Infernal_LegumeRecommendedafter 39hJan 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Evolings scores 48/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2281820/evolings
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperSørb
PublisherSuper Rare Originals
GenreRPG
Released2023
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements40