Multiplayer Survey Results

Many thanks to everyone that took time to fill out our digital board game multiplayer survey! We had 559 folks reply, which was awesome to see the support from the players. We put this poll out to help with structuring our multiplayer for the upcoming Flight expansion, and our new game Nature.  Let's go through...Read More

Fifth Anniversary Sale

It's been five crazy years since we launched the evolution digital game.  This has been our sole focus these past years, a labor of love that at times seemed to border on insanity.  In that time, we've squashed more bugs than an anteater at a picnic, and have also made a game that we're all pretty...Read More

Flight Expansion lands on February 12th!

Rumor has it the NorthStar digital team is working on Flight, the final digital expansion to evolution.  This much requested expansion adds Flying Species and a new food source, the Cliffs, to the game.  Keep your eyes on the sky on the fifth anniversary of evolution,  February 12th! Evolution: Flight, an expansion for Evolution, introduces flying species into the...Read More

Deckbuilder added to Evolution

Always thought you were a better game designer than us?  Here's your chance to prove it. Add a few cards, take a few cards.  The Deckbuilder allows you to customize up to four decks however you'd like.  You can add a couple of promo cards, then remove a few base game cards, and see what...Read More

The May Daily Challenge Competition

Calling all creative minds to try the new Daily Challenge game feature.  Every week in May, from Monday until Sunday, we're giving away four free promo packs, one for each category: Top Score- Highest average score in the Daily Challenge for the week (as shown in the Daily Challenge Weekly Rankings Leaderboard) Best Challenge Created -...Read More

Pounce on the new Arms Race Promo Cards

Escalate the battle between predator and prey with these five new Traits: Pounce, Last Stand, Claws, Invasive Species, and Coprophagia. Pounce allows predators to bypass a defense. Stand up for yourself with Last Stand and lash back at Carnivores. Claws give a Body Size boost on both offense and defense. Enjoy experimenting with the changes...Read More

Daily Challenge Launch

Introducing the Daily Challenge In this new mode, you'll play a quick, one round challenge (the Last Round) of a user-designed Evolution scenario.  You get one attempt per day to solve the challenge, it only takes a couple of minutes.  Your goal is to maximize your score vs the highest scoring AI.  There's a daily...Read More

Private Async Games

We’re pleased to launch Asynchronous Private Games! There are now two ways to play Private Games of Evolution with your friends:  Real time, or Asynchronously.  Timed Games:  Real time games that happen “live” and you can set the timer for 1 or 5 minutes per turn.   Asynchronous games: You and your friends don’t need to...Read More

Evolve with Venom & Gigantism

Our biggest addition since launch:  New Promo Traits are now available for purchase in the game.  In a balanced ecosystem, each new Trait impacts all other Traits as well.  You'll need new strategies to survive against creatures using these mighty traits.  Buy on any platform and unlock them on all platforms. Use them: Against the...Read More

February’s Avatar Makes Its Appearance!

The Giratherium is here for the tournament prize for February!     This previously undiscovered cousin of the giraffe is the darling of evolutionary biologists and fantasy-lovers alike. Indigenous people once thought of Girafetherium as a “forest spirit,” sometimes seen only once in a person’s lifetime – a sign of good luck.   Win your way...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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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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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 More

Server 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…

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Version 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 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
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Rankings are Live

See how you stack up! Rank up in Single Player or Multiplayer Climb the career ladder from a lowly Field Intern to a Nobel Laureate Earn new Species Designs as you rank up In a nutshell: Every win earns one Discovery (Singleplayer or Multiplayer) Four Discoveries earns a promotion Earn a Bonus Discovery for every...Read More