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Evolve

In a savage world of man vs nature, are you the hunter or the hunted? The creators of Left 4 Dead, Turtle Rock Studios, bring you Evolve, the next-generation of multiplayer shooters where four hunters face-off…

77 9 February 2015

Evolve is a shooter developed by Turtle Rock Studios, released 9 February 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Evolve is

Evolve is a shooter game developed by Turtle Rock Studios and released in 2015. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on CryEngine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Evolve is a defunct 2015 first-person shooter video game developed by Turtle Rock Studios and published by 2K. Announced in January 2014, the game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in February 2015. Evolve uses an asymmetrical multiplayer structure, where five players—four playing as hunters and one as the monster—battle against each other on an industrialized alien planet called Shear. The hunters' gameplay is based on the first-person shooter design, while the monsters are controlled from a third-person perspective. The hunters' goal is to eliminate the monster, while the monster's goal is to consume wildlife and evolve to make themselves stronger…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It supports multiplayer for up to 5 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Evolve holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Players rate it 68, 9 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Evolve launched on 9 February 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and Resident Evil HD Remaster. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Evolve — frequently asked questions

When did Evolve come out?
Evolve was released on 9 February 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Evolve have multiplayer?
Yes. Evolve supports multiplayer for up to 5 players online.

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