Reviews of Evoland

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List of user reviews and ratings for Evoland

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 330)

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Review summary

Reviews praise Evoland’s nostalgic homage to gaming history and its clever, evolving gameplay. Repeated drawbacks include lack of controller support, poor touch controls, and progression bugs (missing chests, backtracking). Some players also cite boss difficulty. A notable portion of the community additionally requests Apple TV/tvOS support and regular bug fixes.

Pros

Nostalgia and homage to classic gaming across eras (8-bit to color, Zelda/FF references)
Engaging, cleverly designed progression with humor and charm
Entertaining and worth the price; strong overall enjoyment
Unique retro-meets-modern concept that resonates with Evoland fans
Positive reception of the game's concept and anticipation for Evoland 2

Cons

Lack of controller support (no MFi/Bluetooth controller compatibility) is a repeatedly cited issue
Touch controls are awkward or not well suited for the game; mobile controls are insufficient
Progression blockers and bugs that hinder advancement (missing chests, getting stuck, long backtracking)
Boss balance/difficulty issues, including a hard final boss and challenging early encounters

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.80

All time rating average: 4.20

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12% (6)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-01-19	rh*****	I’m late to the game with this on mobile. You would think that a game today would have controller support. On one hand, it looks to be a pretty old game (all things considered), on the other hand, an update could have been added.
I’m late to the game with this on mobile. You would think that a game today would have controller support. On one hand, it looks to be a pretty old game (all things considered), on the other hand, an update could have been added.
2025-11-27	Ja*****	Thank God Finally an actual game. I'm so sick "idle" games and all the garbage on mobile. This might not be the best game ever but it's better than 99% of the slop that's out there now. BTW There's no such thing as an idle game, if you're idle you're not playing a game, you're watching a cartoon.
Thank God Finally an actual game. I'm so sick "idle" games and all the garbage on mobile. This might not be the best game ever but it's better than 99% of the slop that's out there now. BTW There's no such thing as an idle game, if you're idle you're not playing a game, you're watching a cartoon.
2025-11-03	Ma*****	I remembered enjoying this one, but not finishing it, so I circled back. Sadly, I can’t get past the first area. The chest for Free Movement is missing. Will keep an eye out for an update with a fix.
I remembered enjoying this one, but not finishing it, so I circled back. Sadly, I can’t get past the first area. The chest for Free Movement is missing. Will keep an eye out for an update with a fix.
2025-09-23	2t*****	This isn’t that big of an issue but whenever I try to play the game the audio for the sound effects and music is skip every few seconds. I’ve played this game on mobile before in the past years ago and that was never a thing. Now it is and it’s very distracting. Please fix.
This isn’t that big of an issue but whenever I try to play the game the audio for the sound effects and music is skip every few seconds. I’ve played this game on mobile before in the past years ago and that was never a thing. Now it is and it’s very distracting. Please fix.
2025-07-31	ga*****	I played the game start to finish and hit every achievement and think it was great. For a bit I got the movement bug that a lot of people were talking about but it wasn’t game breaking and went away eventually. I am very much looking forward to Evoland 2!
I played the game start to finish and hit every achievement and think it was great. For a bit I got the movement bug that a lot of people were talking about but it wasn’t game breaking and went away eventually. I am very much looking forward to Evoland 2!
2025-04-26	Go*****	Is it part of the game for the main character to just glide off into a hole or lava when I’m moving in a straight line?
Is it part of the game for the main character to just glide off into a hole or lava when I’m moving in a straight line?
2025-03-11	Uc*****	No controller support
No controller support
2025-03-03	ka*****	游戏还好，没有legends of zleda 流程长。
游戏还好，没有legends of zleda 流程长。
2025-01-22	Lu*****	You know what every era of game had? Controllers. What gives?
You know what every era of game had? Controllers. What gives?
2025-01-20	Ro*****	Game does not work for iPhone 16. Chest didn’t show up and cannot move forward without it. Buggy mess.
Game does not work for iPhone 16. Chest didn’t show up and cannot move forward without it. Buggy mess.