Turtle Rock Studios artist reveals concepts for cancelled Evolve sequel

Turtle Rock Studios’ Evolve was one of the first big attempts at an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter. Released back in 2015, the game garnered some interest at launch, however things fizzled out quite quickly. A decade on and it has now been revealed that a sequel to Evolve was at one point in the works – with concept art now being released.

As reported by the publication MP1st, former Turtle Rock Studios artist TJ Frame recently published a number of pieces of concept art which they claim to have been from the ill-fated sequel to Evolve.

Alongside the art (all of which can be found HERE), Frame also offered some early details on what the sequel would have ‘evolved’ into, writing:

“At one point the game design included locations such as a huge asteroid mining station, tentatively named The Akhenaten, as well as more sequentially oriented missions back on Shear.  It would have been fun to really flesh out new locations and architectural styles within the world of Evolve, but the studio moved onto other projects and pitches.”

Of course, Turtle Rock ultimately decided to develop the Left4Dead spiritual successor Back4Blood – which released in 2021 to a rather mixed reception from fans.

In the decade since the launch of Evolve, the asymmetrical multiplayer genre has grown in popularity, with the likes of Dead by Daylight selling over 20 million copies and amassing over 50 million players.

Had Evolve not been shut down prematurely, it is entirely possible that the game could have succeeded. That said, with 2K as the publisher, it would perhaps have had a limited shelf life regardless.

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