Games like Evoland
If Evoland is your kind of game, the closest matches are Evoland 2, Breath of Death VII and The Hero is too Powerful so let's Pleeeease Settle this Peacefully! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its evolving gameplay mechanics, interactive history lesson and nostalgic references. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Evoland is a 2013 indie adventure from Shiro Games that sees players journey through the evolution of gaming styles, progressing from retro visuals to modern RPG mechanics through a game-evolution system. Reference humor and unlockable upgrades drive progression as technology and gameplay systems are unlocked over time. Reviewers highlight the evolving gameplay mechanics and interactive history lesson as particularly compelling, while players describe the experience as nostalgic and retro. It is currently verified on Steam Deck, priced at $9.99, and holds an 80% positive rating from over 2800 Steam reviews.
About Evoland: Evoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game.
Players who liked Evoland also play
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Evoland 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.
Breath of Death VII
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Evoland.
Second-strongest match for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!
The Hero is too Powerful so let's Pleeeease Settle this Peacefully!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
How strong is too strong? Find out from the hero's victims in this adventure RPG as you talk things out (or destroy everything) on your way to save the hero's childhood friend!
Cthulhu Saves the World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Evoland.
Ranked #4 for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Evoland.
The world is at an end, and you have 30 seconds to save it!
时空传说：佣兵王战记
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Evoland.
Ranked #6 for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
This is an RPG game with a Western magical background, which combines the gameplay of many ancient games, various mazes, and free exploration games!
Saturday Morning RPG
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Evoland.
Ranked #7 for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
Saturday Morning RPG is an episodic JRPG set in world heavily inspired by 1980s Saturday morning cartoons and pop culture.
Loser Reborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Evoland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
A Lovecraftian Retro MetaRPG. Marty Stu got reincarnated as a prince in another world. But happily-ever-after comes with Daemon Sultan Azathoth, naturally, and a tough decision to make. When Marty finally realizes life is never that easy, he also learns something is unspeakably wrong...
Reviewers mention these as similar to Evoland
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Reventure
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
The one and only non-linear adventure with 100 different endings. Don't just wishlist me. I'm not that expensive... also, look at those reviews!
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Eastern Europe, 2008. War has broken out on the borders of Russia and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. That's when the call goes out for the Ghostsan elite handful of specially trained Green Berets, armed with the latest technology and trained to use the deadliest weapons.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Evoland.
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Evoland.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
The Legend of Zuri
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Evoland.
The Legend of Zuri is a "pick a path" style raunchy adventure with over 180 CG images. Will the Princess Zuri remain unsullied or will she experience something unmentionable? That depends on which paths you choose!
King of Ping Pong: MEGAMIX
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Table tennis meets arcade fighter in this fast-paced action-packed journey to become the best in the world. Defeat a series quirky characters utilizing quick wit and precise timing to secure victory in increasingly challenging matches!
Teslagrad
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Evoland.
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Afterplace
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Evoland.
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Moonlighter
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Evoland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Evoland at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Evoland.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Evoland.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Evoland on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Evoland.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Evoland.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Evoland.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Shiro Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Shiro Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Northgard: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Wartales
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
Dune: Spice Wars
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland.
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Evoland 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Evoland 2 is an unique RPG, with its graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through a deep storyline based on time travel.
Darksburg
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie with Evoland.
DARKSBURG is a co-op roguelite in which you must escape a procedurally generated medieval city overwhelmed by undead forces. Fight alongside up to 3 friends, overcome the revenants and get out while you can...
Evoland Legendary Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
Evoland Legendary Edition brings you two great and unique RPGs, with their graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through the game!
SpaceCraft
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evoland.
The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate.
Farever
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiro Games, the studio behind Evoland. Shares Adventure and RPG with Evoland.
Forge your legend in a forgotten realm! Farever is an online multiplayer action RPG set in a vast fantasy open world. Alone or with friends, embark on an epic journey together! Explore wild lands and dangerous dungeons, craft powerful gear, and carve your path through dynamic combat and platforming.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Breath of Death VII
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Evoland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!
Cthulhu Saves the World
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Evoland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Evoland.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Frequently asked about Evoland
- Is Evoland verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Evoland is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Evoland cost?
- Evoland is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Evoland?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Evoland are Evoland 2, Breath of Death VII, The Hero is too Powerful so let's Pleeeease Settle this Peacefully!.
- Who developed Evoland?
- Evoland was developed by Shiro Games.
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