A cinematic arena-action esport where evolved fighters — Evos — brawl for control of a living open world. Frame-tight at 60fps for the lab and the bracket, cinematic enough for the couch.
NewEvos is a cinematic arena-action esport built for the players two communities have spent a decade wishing would collide: the fighting-game lab-rats and the arena-shooter faithful.
An evolutionary event called the Surge rewired a handful of people into something more — the Evos — and the world reorganized around them. Now rival factions fight to own the arenas where evolution is decided in public, at sixty frames a second.
It plays like a fighting game with the space and momentum of an arena shooter, wrapped in a co-op and single-player campaign a newcomer can drop straight into. Arenas live inside a persistent, traversable open world; the map reads with the bold, graphic-realist clarity that makes a match legible the instant it hits stream. Every character is an event — a story, a move-set, a meta shift — and every match is tournament-ready by design.
An evolutionary event — the Surge — rewrote a handful of people into something more: reflexes past human frames, powers with rules. They are the Evos. Now factions fight to own the arenas where evolution is decided in public, at sixty frames a second.
Built from the ground up for labbing, with visible frame data and training tools baked into the product.
Competitive integrity online, not just at the venue — the same frame-tight feel wherever you play.
Arenas sit inside a persistent, traversable place you move through, hold, and defend.
A bold, iconographic visual system that stays instantly readable at a glance and on stream.
A drop-in story with weight — the on-ramp that turns viewers into players.
Spectator, replay, and clip modes from day one, feeding an open competitive circuit.
The Surge didn't end the world — it reorganized it. Three factions now fight to own the arenas where evolution plays out in public.
Believers who see the Surge as a gift to be perfected. Precision and control — the labber's faction.
Street-born Evos who reject control. Improvisation and pressure — the rushdown faction.
The syndicate that runs the arenas and sells the show — the in-world stand-in for the esport itself.
Every Evo arrives with real lore and a distinct playstyle. A look at in-development character designs across the three factions.
Character designs shown are in development. Names and factions are working titles — the roster grows as more Evos are revealed.
| Operating system | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit |
| GPU | TBD — finalizing |
| CPU | TBD — finalizing |
| Memory | TBD — finalizing |
| Disk space | TBD — finalizing |
| Network | Required for online/co-op modes — campaign playable offline |
NewEvos is developed and published by Matthew Foley, an independent game developer based in the United States, operating as a sole proprietor.
The project began as a solo pursuit with a single conviction: that the frame-tight discipline of the fighting-game community and the cinematic thrill of arena shooters were never really opposites — they were waiting for one game to hold both. NewEvos is built and run by one developer, with that founder-led voice kept at the center of every release.
For press, partnership, and business inquiries, contact [email protected].
| Publisher | Matthew Foley (sole proprietor) |
| Developer | Matthew Foley |
| Founder | Matthew Foley |
| Based in | United States |
| Product | NewEvos |
| Platforms | PC direct-download now, Steam & consoles to follow |
| Contact | [email protected] |
| Website | newevos.com |
NewEvos — the application published by Matthew Foley (sole proprietor) — uses Epic Account Services so players can sign in with their Epic Games account to access online status, friends, and cross-play features. NewEvos only requests the permissions needed to deliver these features, and handles your data as described in our Privacy Policy. This website, newevos.com, is the official home of the NewEvos application and its publisher.
Email [email protected] or call (818) 284-0148 about press, partnerships, purchases, install issues, or anything else — a screenshot helps if something's wrong.