Is Evolution on Steam?

No. Evolution is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Evolution on?

Evolution is available on ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Apple II.

When did Evolution release?

Evolution was first released on December 31, 1982.

Evolution

Dec 31, 1982ArcadeColecoVisionCommodore C64/128/MAXDOSApple II

Evolution — frequently asked questions

Is Evolution on Steam?: No. Evolution is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Evolution on?: Evolution is available on ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Apple II.
When did Evolution release?: Evolution was first released on December 31, 1982.

About Evolution

Evolution is an arcade style action game with six levels where you need to evolve from an amoeba to a human. Each level is a different stage in evolution with it's own unique goals.

Summary via IGDB.

Evolution on Wikipedia

Evolution: The World of Sacred Device is a role-playing video game for the Dreamcast and Neo Geo Pocket Color. It was developed by Sting and published by Sega and Entertainment Software Publishing in Japan and Ubi Soft in North America and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Apple II
Developer: Sydney Development Corp.
Publisher: Sydney Development Corp.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

80/100

from 1 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Built by
ColecoVision	1983	$24	$100	—	Graphics ★★ · Play-Action ★★½	Sydney Development

Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · Apple II. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$24

few sales

Complete

$100

few sales

Sealed

—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a year
Complete: about once a year
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $12.00 in Jul 2011, $15.00 five years ago, and $24 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2012	$10.50	—
Jan 2013	$18.97	—
Jan 2014	$3.75	—
Jan 2015	$3.75	$90
Jan 2016	$9.99	$90
Jan 2017	$31	$90
Jan 2018	$31	$90
Jan 2019	$15.00	$26
Jan 2020	$15.00	$25
Jan 2021	$15.00	$34
Jan 2022	$22	$48
Jan 2023	$24	$54
Jan 2024	$25	$100
Jan 2025	$25	$100
Jan 2026	$24	$100
Oct 2026	$24	$100

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Label
Canada Coleco of Canada	End label: for ColecoVision and ADAM

Source: Model numbers, end-label variants and CBS numbers: the ColecoVision FAQ v4.1, each serial confirmed against Coleco's 1982 catalogue, the game's manual or its UPC; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1983
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the ColecoVisionLow counterfeit risk

ColecoVision prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Coleco of Canada release of a computer hit, with little documented about the cartridge itself.

Evolution came to the ColecoVision in 1983 through Coleco of Canada, developed by Sydney. A 1989 profile of Distinctive Software's Don Mattrick in Video Games & Computer Entertainment called the computer original a cult hit that was eventually published in ColecoVision format.

Little else is documented about the ColecoVision cartridge's play, so there is no honest review to summarize. Computer Entertainer's mail-order list later offered it among rare ColecoVision titles.

How it was made

Sydney is listed as developer and Coleco of Canada as publisher.

What the press said at the time

Computer Entertainer Vol. 4 No. 9

December 1985

Graphics ★★ · Play-Action ★★½

“the game has rarely been seen … making it a natural for collectors … want it anyway.”
— Computer Entertainer, December 1985

Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.

How the ColecoVision version differs

Evolution was first distributed in Canada through Coleco of Canada and was rarely seen in the United States, which makes the ColecoVision cartridge a collector's item.

Worth knowing

From the ColecoVision manual. Your creature evolves through stages from amoeba, tadpole, rodent, beaver and gorilla to human, each with its own goal and controls.
From the ColecoVision manual. As the tadpole you eat water flies while avoiding fish, which you can run from or jump over.
From the ColecoVision manual. The left side button triggers special effects that differ by stage, such as dropping dung as the rodent.

Before you buy

Region matters: this is a Coleco of Canada release, not a US one, so ask where the copy came from. The ColecoVisionADAM.com museum also files Evolution in its Telegames category, so a pressing from that company may turn up and should be tested, since Telegames carts have a reported high failure rate. No price is tracked for it, so compare actual sold listings rather than relying on a price guide.