BoxCar2D - Evolution Simulator
- where physics, evolution, artificial intelligence, and genetics collide.BoxCar2D imitates random evolution of cars based on natural selection.
How it works:Each generation has 10 candidates and their performance is based on the distance they travel. Every car has 30 seconds to finish the track (90 meters or until the engine stalls). Track contains randomly generated terrain including hills and obstacles. Best 3 cars of each generation mutate twice in the next generation, in addition 3 other best performers mutate once, and there's always at least a single randomly generated car.Each car has own genes that contains information about its shape (8 body parts), wheels (size and number), and optional tool. Mutated parts are highlighted in red, while not changed parts are green.
Statistics window allows you quickly see the trend of evolution. Ideally, more generations produce better and better performing cars.
Category : Puzzle
Reviews (28)
Great time waster, rather entertaining, as surprising as that seems. Though two requests: As save function, as i aswell as some of the other reviewers would like to see generation 100, but i'm not going to leave my tablet alone without using it for that long. And maybe being able to decide what things get changed, like a creator mode, that lets you change and adjust at least one of the cars Overall great game
Can't really call this a game, per se, but it is an incredible evolution sim. Like others have said, a save feature would be the icing on the cake. Seeing five hundred or more generations of cars would be fascinating. Hell, I'd pay for a 2.0 of this thing, with saving and perhaps some control over the paramiters. As it is, it's a fun time waster and an interesting insight into how evolution works. Good job!
Tantalizing. Can't stop following the crazy natural selection. For 5 stars, Plus fix the size of windows and their text, unreadable in my Nexus9 w/ M. Also, to push a botton one has to touch on a higher position in the screen. As suggestions, the save option and allowing for tweaks during the evolution process.
Currently the most fun natural selection simulator I could find on the Play Store. It's a little disatisfying though, because the best car always mutates. So if you get an amazing car, it lasts for one round before mutating itself again. I would suggest keeping the top three cars and mutating them so that they can compete with their offspring, like in real life where not all offspring are radically different from the parent. Also a save function =P
Instead of always mutating the good it should make 3 iterations. One the same as the original and 2 with mutations. This way only good mutations reproduce as per evolution. Your top 3 will breed but any mutations that hinder them will be phased out.
This app is great at showing simplistic view of the evolutionary process and makes great cars after the 10th gen or so, but is horribly boring. It would be awesome to see it with a Build Your Own option or the ability to race online, but the chances of this are slim. Straightforward, but dull.
Somebody made a knockoff of this, and added the functionality of designing a vehicle. Please make this a feature, i am in love with the style you guys use, the competitor's style is much less appealing. Otherwise very entertaining, just wish there were some variables to influence.
Could do with some sort of save feature so you can continue evolving. Sucked to have to start over after shutting down, but i give 5 stars regardless. Keep up the good work.
Really interesting to see evolution working. One fatal flaw... NEEDS a save function.
Definitely fun to etch the cars evolve. But could use different obstacles and different car parts. Lots of great potential in this game.
You cannot mutate the best cars without keeping the original one in the selection. The mutations is more likely to be of negative value for the survival, so this approach will only kill the evolutionary process.
It gets boring without something to do. But I love watching
Had this running all night, got to generation 300, then went to check my messages, when i came back it was reset. Also this game needs to keep running when the device is in sleep mode or the app is running in the background
But misleading. I thought that you could shape. However it lost the star for not having a pause or play button. Fun otherwise.
What a great app, I would love to see this concept expanded on. There is room for improvement eg user-configurable variables, but 5 stars nonetheless. Endlessly entertaining.
Obviously the creator of the app has abandoned it. The app is in desperate need of a save function.
Just the fame I was looking for. True evolution at its finest. Its interesting to watch as the cars take their ideal shape throughout time. Please make more simulators like this, it's so fascinating.
I would love to see more features but I don't need them this is already amazing
I'm not seeing the point of this "game" bet it seems to function just fine I'm just missing the concept of if anyone know please let me know
It's awesome to see generations evolving. But it's frustrating that as soon as you close the app, all progress is lost and you have to start again.
I only wish I could design the first car, or at least Influence it. Would also be nice to save then maybe share or post it in someway, so to see what others create and so on. A flyer or boat version would be awesome too. Lol, sorry, i really like sims and i think this has the real potential to change gaming altogether! Keep up the great work.
I don't believe in evolution but it's not a bad time waster
Needs expanding, ie more evolutions, possibilty of two cars running against each other (split screen) choice of evolution ect. So much can be done with this.
Loved it but interface needs fixing. None of the information is readable on phones.
Absolutely addicting to watch, the first time I launched this I stared at it for literally an hour and a half :)
Could do with some sort of further interaction though. Maybe ability to save vehicles for a competitive leader board thing?
A simple idea, well-executed. It is lacking only one feature to make it 5/5 ... a save function!
Good thing to observe, yet: 1. Please save some room for the screen by transferring contents on floating windows to on-screen captions, in smaller fonts; 2. Also, please name each car alphabetically, with number of digit showing generation, as now I cannot tell their heritage relations.