It starts with one button and a puddle of ooze. Click it enough and you have RNA, then DNA, then a cell with real parts. Evolving Civilization unblocked keeps unfolding from there: a creature, a tribe, a town, and eventually a nation chasing the stars.
This is Peter Motschmann's open-source game Evolve under a new name. It is all text and buttons, built for slow, steady progress over many sessions rather than quick wins.
How to play Evolving Civilization
Click to make RNA, then combine it into DNA. Spend both on cell parts. Some raise your storage caps, and others produce RNA or DNA on their own so you do not have to keep clicking. Every copy you buy costs more than the last.
Along the way you pick between evolutionary branches, and those choices shape the traits of your future species. When Sentience becomes available, buy it and the cell stage gives way to your first camp.
Now you gather food, lumber and stone, build homes and storage, give citizens jobs and research new tech. Each discovery opens more buildings and tabs. Much later, big reset events grant bonuses that make the next run grow faster.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gather, build or research | — | Click the action's button | Tap the button |
| Repeat an action 10, 25 or 100 times | Hold Ctrl, Shift or Alt while clicking | — | — |
| Jump to a main tab (press again for its sub-tabs) | Number keys 1 to 7 | Click the tab name | — |
| See costs and effects | — | Hover over a button | — |
| Pause or resume the game | — | Click the pause icon in the top bar | Tap the pause icon |
Tips
- Automate before you hoard. Early parts that produce RNA and DNA on their own pay off far more than raising caps you cannot fill yet.
- Hover before you buy. Tooltips show what a building costs and does. Some upgrades only help once you have something else built.
- Use bulk clicks. Holding Ctrl, Shift or Alt repeats an action 10, 25 or 100 times, which saves a lot of clicking in the city stage.
- Watch your storage caps. If a resource sits at its limit, extra production is wasted. Build storage or spend it on something useful.
- Balance your jobs. Starving citizens slow everything down, so keep enough farmers working before you move people into other roles.
Evolving Civilization questions
Does Evolving Civilization save my progress?
Yes. It saves to your browser on its own. The settings also let you export your save as text, which is a good backup.
What happens while the tab is closed?
Time you were away comes back as accelerated time when you return. The game then runs faster than normal until that bank is used up.
Can I play it on my phone?
Taps work, and it fits best with the phone turned sideways. Cost details appear on hover, so a computer is easier for long sessions.
