Yes. Evolution is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Evolution take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — build a jointed creature and let it learn to walk.

Does Evolution work on a phone?

Evolution really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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Evolution

Build a jointed creature and let it learn to walk

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Coffee break · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2017

What Evolution actually is

You assemble a creature from bones, joints and muscles, pick a task such as running, jumping or climbing, and a genetic algorithm breeds successive generations toward it. Fitness graphs track the population while the best specimen of each generation is shown moving.

Why it is worth your time

The winning strategies are almost always wrong in a funny way, like creatures that learn to fall forward permanently rather than take a second step.

Common questions

Is Evolution free?: Yes. Evolution is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Evolution take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — build a jointed creature and let it learn to walk.
Does Evolution work on a phone?: Evolution really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Evolution?: We list it under Sandboxes & Simulators — small worlds that keep running without you. The winning strategies are almost always wrong in a funny way, like creatures that learn to fall forward permanently rather than take a second step.

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Evolution

Build a jointed creature and let it learn to walk

Visit keiwan.itch.io More Sandboxes & Simulators

keiwan.itch.io

Coffee break · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2017

What Evolution actually is

Why it is worth your time

The winning strategies are almost always wrong in a funny way, like creatures that learn to fall forward permanently rather than take a second step.

Common questions

Is Evolution free?: Yes. Evolution is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Evolution take?: Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — build a jointed creature and let it learn to walk.
Does Evolution work on a phone?: Evolution really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Evolution?: We list it under Sandboxes & Simulators — small worlds that keep running without you. The winning strategies are almost always wrong in a funny way, like creatures that learn to fall forward permanently rather than take a second step.