<p>This article reviews EvoGym, a lightweight Python framework for simulating voxel-based robots in two-dimensional environments. It describes the simulator's core features, including its Gymnasium-compatible API, diverse benchmark tasks, and flexible tools for designing custom environments. The review highlights EvoGym's accessibility, computational efficiency, and suitability for research and education in evolutionary robotics and reinforcement learning. Overall, EvoGym is a practical platform for research and education in embodied AI.</p> Graphical abstract <p></p>