C-evo

C-evo is a free turn-based strategy computer game whose source code is in the public domain by German developer Steffen Gerlach, its programmer and designer, making the game freeware.

21 May 1999

Turn-based strategy (TBS) 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

C-evo is a turn-based strategy (tbs) developed by Steffen Gerlach, released 21 May 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 21 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What C-evo is

C-evo is a turn-based strategy (tbs) game developed by Steffen Gerlach and released in 1999. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

C-evo is a free turn-based strategy computer game whose source code is in the public domain by German developer Steffen Gerlach, its programmer and designer, making the game freeware.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate). It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

C-evo launched on 21 May 1999, within three weeks of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.