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Games like Evolva

If Evolva is your kind of game, the closest matches are Red Faction®: Armageddon™, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and X-COM: Enforcer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark biological horror atmosphere, replayability through mutation variety and atmospheric. 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.

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About Evolva: Evolva combines the excitement of a fast paced shoot-em-up with the tactical challenge of commanding a squad. Fight against the alien parasites and save the planet. This is survival of the fittest!

2018ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby Computer Artworks
Evolva — Steam game cover
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Dark biological horror atmosphereDna absorption unlocks unique mutationsReplayability through mutation varietyAtmosphericChallengingDark

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Steam players who put hours into Evolva also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Red Faction®: Armageddon™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Evolva.

    Top pick for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Evolva.

    Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

    2011Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Evolva.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. X-COM: Enforcer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Evolva.

    Third-strongest match for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Evolva.

    X-COM: Earth's top-secret eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit The Place: America - early 21st century The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population.

    2008Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dead Space

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Evolva.

    Ranked #5 for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.

    2007ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Lost Planet® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Evolva.

    Ranked #6 for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide, is now available on Steam!

    2010ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Crysis® 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Evolva.

    Ranked #7 for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Evolva.

    The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation.

    2020ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dead Space™ 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Evolva.

    Ranked #8 for Evolva fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

    2011ActionAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Evolva at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action with Evolva.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action with Evolva.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Evolva.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Evolva.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action with Evolva.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action with Evolva.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Evolva on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with Evolva.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Evolva.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Evolva.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Evolva.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Evolva.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Evolva

How much does Evolva cost?
Evolva is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Evolva?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Evolva are Red Faction®: Armageddon™, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, X-COM: Enforcer.
Who developed Evolva?
Evolva was developed by Computer Artworks and published by Interplay.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Evolva.

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