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Idle Evolution

MTR · NewProject · 2017-04-03

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 03, 2017 (Linux), Apr 03, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 03, 2017 (Mac)

A game combination of genres time-manager / strategy / educational. Simple and addictive whose currency are the atoms and the goal is to have their control and reach the final evolution. God created the world in 6 days... and you?

Idle Evolution is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2017, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 198 reviews).

1
playing now
73%
positive of 198 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 29,044 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.0k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 198 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.24 at Steam (2018-06-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320172026Week of 2017-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
401Apr 2017Jul 2026Apr 2017 — avg 40 · peak 202Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 37Oct 2017 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2018 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 7Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 4Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2025 — avg 3 · peak 7May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 6Jun 2026 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2026 — avg 1 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$1.242017-04-042026-07-092017-04-04 — best price $4.242017-07-05 — best price $4.992017-10-26 — best price $4.492017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-02-15 — best price $2.992018-05-21 — best price $4.992018-09-04 — best price $1.992018-11-01 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-02-12 — best price $4.992019-06-25 — best price $1.992019-11-01 — best price $4.992019-12-20 — best price $2.492020-01-27 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $2.992020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-07-13 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $2.492025-01-02 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
94.7%
earned "START"
38.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSubtitle OptionsSteam Cloud

7 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Catalan

Player tags

IdlerIndieCasualClickerStrategySimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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