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Darwin Project
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Unique survival and skill-based gameplay” (38 of 79 reviews); the most common complaint is “Game died; servers shut down” (18). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Haven't played in 6 years but glad to know the game is making a revival. Honestly one of the most fun games I have ever played, I am not sure why the servers died as I used to play a lot and found matches pretty easy. I…”
“The Canadian Hunger Games: Lab Rat Edition The Hook: I spent twenty minutes tracking a man through a blizzard like a primitive apex predator, only for a 12-year-old "Show Director" to drop a nuclear bomb on my head…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Haven't played in 6 years but glad to know the game is making a revival. Honestly one of the most fun games I have ever played, I am not sure why the servers died as I used to play a lot and found matches pretty easy. I…”
“this is somehow getting updates? sure thumbs up for that”
“Love this game, it is easy to pick up while having a high skill ceiling. The director adds a fun element of change to each game and I am happy to see it is still alive.”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Haven't played in 6 years but glad to know the game is making a revival. Honestly one of the most fun games I have ever played, I am not sure why the servers died as I used to play a lot and found matches pretty easy. I…”
“I've been waiting forever to say this statement. Ignore my hours, my main time was on console. Queue times are instant for this game. We are so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ back.”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Haven't played in 6 years but glad to know the game is making a revival. Honestly one of the most fun games I have ever played, I am not sure why the servers died as I used to play a lot and found matches pretty easy. I…”
“INSANE GAME MY FRIEND RECOMMENDED ME. ITS SKILLFUL AND UNIQUE BATTLE ROYALE WITH LOYAL PLAYERSBASE”
“I've been waiting forever to say this statement. Ignore my hours, my main time was on console. Queue times are instant for this game. We are so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ back.”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“The survival aspect and tracking is really unique and a lot of skill and suspense.”
“PEAK, survival vibe and a lot of skill and suspence”
“Love this game, it is easy to pick up while having a high skill ceiling. The director adds a fun element of change to each game and I am happy to see it is still alive.”
18 of the 79 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“this game holds a close memory to my heart, always has since 2019-2020, PLEASE EVERYBODY WHO ALSO MISSES THIS GAME CAN WE JUST COLLECTIVELY GET BACK ON IT?????????????????????????????????????????????????????I PROMISE IF…”
“this game might be the best game ive ever played and im so sad its been dead. i pray the servers turning back on in recency will spark its revival. i would do anything to resurrect this games playerbase”
10 of the 79 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“this game holds a close memory to my heart, always has since 2019-2020, PLEASE EVERYBODY WHO ALSO MISSES THIS GAME CAN WE JUST COLLECTIVELY GET BACK ON IT?????????????????????????????????????????????????????I PROMISE IF…”
“this game might be the best game ive ever played and im so sad its been dead. i pray the servers turning back on in recency will spark its revival. i would do anything to resurrect this games playerbase”
“Better than DBD for me and thats saying a lot (I've spent the greater part of my last 10 years playing DBD). Hoping this game will actually get the revival, and attention it needs and deserves. It hit such a small…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“its a boring game that is dead”
“Pretty boring and dead”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game genuinely didn't deserve the fate that god had written it, I cannot believe how perfect this game was, and how many memories it gave me when it was alive. I actually believe this game could get the attention it deserves if it just would update at least once.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“This game was ahead of its time. Its a shame it is dead nowadays. So many fun mechanics and moments I had playing this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“дарвин бы заплакал”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Fix bugs
Fix frozen character rendering black/ghostly Fix characters could lose their axe animations (and swings) for the rest of the match after being hooked Fix white chimney inside the chalets Fix end match
Major bug fixes and balancing
Bug Fixes: Fix Classic Duo custom game loading 2.0 and enable settings for Classic Solo custom lobby. Fix non Latin name not displayed properly Being in a tree inside a smoke bomb no longer lets the p
Minor bug fixes
Fixes: * Cage trap's mesh remains after being broken * Teleport will not be unlocked in Duel mode if it is set to the 3rd slot * Using Automatic region may result in a matchmaking error * Unable to cr
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Battle Royale · Multiplayer · Survival · Action · PvP · Open World · Early Access · Indie · Co-op · Massively Multiplayer · Shooter · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Full controller support · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Russian, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | https://www.play-darwinproject.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 and above Processor: Dual Core 2.4Ghz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750, GTX 660 DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space