Evoland is such a cool idea, but sadly it never manages to land the execution. It is very charming near the start, but it soon becomes clear that apart from the idea every actual gameplay mechanic you touch during your evolution is incredibly shallow compared to the history it is channeling.

That being said I do find the story of how this game got made and the rise of Shiro Games inspiring. I am glad that Evoland found an audience because from what I have seen they took this idea and polished it a lot in the sequel which I definitely plan to check out!