Darwin's Paradox!

Darwin's Paradox!

ZDT Studio · April 2, 2026 · Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle

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Darwin's Paradox! price by region

Darwin's Paradox! costs £6.03 in the United Kingdom, €7.21 in Europe (EUR), $7.62 in the United States, $7.99 in Georgia (USD), A$9.44 in Australia, CA$10.21 in Canada, zł33.61 in Poland, NZ$37.98 in New Zealand and R$47.66 in Brazil right now.

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RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.03 −70% £6.09 £6.03 22
Europe (EUR) €7.21 −70% €7.62 €7.21 23
United Statesyour region $7.62 −70% $7.62 $7.99 21
Georgia (USD) $7.99 −60% $19.99 $7.99 19
Australia A$9.44 −70% A$9.44 A$30.96 17
Canada CA$10.21 −70% CA$10.21 CA$14.12 18
Poland zł33.61 −60% zł83.90 zł33.61 19
New Zealand NZ$37.98 −20% NZ$37.98 NZ$40.70 16
Brazil R$47.66 −56% R$107.44 R$47.66 14

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About Darwin's Paradox!

✦ AI summary

Darwin's Paradox! follows a clever octopus named Darwin as he escapes a mysterious industrial complex filled with deadly traps, puzzles, and sinister conspiracies after being mysteriously pulled from the ocean. Using his incredible abilities like camouflage and intelligence, you'll swim, hide, and solve intricate puzzles while uncovering a dark secret that threatens humanity itself.

Embark on a grand adventure worthy of a true animated movie with Darwin, an octopus as charming as he is clever, ripped from the ocean and trapped in a massive and mysterious industrial complex. With his extraordinary intelligence and incredible abilities – swimming, camouflage, and many other fascinating skills – help him overcome the most formidable traps and dangers in this captivating platformer, adventure, and puzzle game. In the peaceful vastness of the ocean, Darwin, a young octopus, explores the deep sea… until a strange beam of light pierces the abyss and pulls him toward the surface. Thrust out of his aquatic world, he wakes up disoriented in the middle of a gigantic junkyard, backed by a foreboding factory. But something is wrong. Between the threatening machines, strange holding tanks, and the mysterious and dangerous creatures and characters that inhabit the place, Darwin realizes he is in danger. To return to the ocean, Darwin will have to outsmart, evolve, and reveal to the players through his journey the mysteries of a conspiracy that goes beyond anything one could have imagined… and which could very well seal the fate of humanity! Main Gameplay Features:

A grand adventure worthy of an animated movie

With rich artistic direction and a vibrant world, Darwin’s Paradox immerses you in a visual and emotional epic where every detail reveals more of its incredible story.

Original gameplay

The game offers a perfect balance between platforming sequences and moments of puzzle-solving: Swim, hide, infiltrate, jump, and use the extraordinary abilities of an octopus to advance in your adventure, escape perilous situations, or solve the many puzzles in the game.

A living and interactive world

Discover sprawling levels with a unique and polished artistic direction, filled with puzzles, dangers, and surprising creatures and characters.

An immersive and poignant narrative

Between humor, emotion, and suspense, Darwin takes you on a memorable odyssey.

Darwin's Paradox! — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Darwin's Paradox is a colorful, charming platformer with excellent level design and creative 2D platforming mechanics set in a 3D environment that appeals to both kids and adults. Players praise the imaginative art style, humor, entertaining environmental storytelling, and engaging level variety, though some find the difficulty frustrating and compare it unfavorably to punishing souls-like platformers. Most recommend it as a worthwhile purchase, though a few suggest waiting for a sale if you're concerned about the challenge level.

Recommended Sep 28, 2026
What if you took Inside or Limbo, but instead of depressing and obscure environments filled with constant peril you made it colorful and wacky? But also still with constant peril? And include a blue Octopus with googly yellow eyes that pop out of its head and roll around the ground when it inevitably gets fried by an alien? Then you’d have Darwin’s Paradox. The basic plot here is that aliens are out to take over the world by mass-producing a consumer food product made from fish and garbage that will control the minds of the humans. When the aforementioned blue octopus and his friend are captured by the aliens it begins his quest to escape them and find his friend, inadvertently foiling their plans in the process. Listen, you’re not going to get this game for the plot. This is all about the colorful presentation and expressive animations, and the humorous hijinks the octopus gets involved in. It’s definitely a fun ride, though there are plenty of trial-and-error moments when you’ll see your lovable cephalopod die over and over as you attempt to maneuver a particularly tricky set of obstacles. None of them were too difficult though, and plenty were satisfying to figure out and conque…
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
This game is super great for both kids and adults alike... I don't understand most of the negative reviews. Yes the tutorial shows all then you get amnesia and your skills come back one at a time later in the main story, but that's not an issue at all. Yes, it's also completely linear, and that's completely fine, especially good for younger players. Plus the platforming levels in 2D plane in 3D environment are really great, and the game itself is very fun to play. highly recommended.
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Ok
Recommended Sep 24, 2026
[b]Rating[/b] 8/10 [b]Review:[/b] [i]Story and Level Design:[/i] There are two stories being told, one very directly and the other indirectly. The direct story is you, the octopus, are trying to find your way back to the ocean after a serious of unfortunate events. The indirect one is about this food corporation, UFOOD, that's trying to sell seafood to the broader public. This is told almost entirely through the environment and collectibles. This ended up being quite entertaining actually to the point where I wanted to find and read the collectibles to learn more despite being someone who doesn't typically enjoy/care to do that. The level designs are incredible throughout this game, I don't think there was a single entire level I didn't dislike. Every 2-3 levels I ended up finding my new "favourite" level which is a rare feat that the game keeps showing me experiences where I feel like they can't top it, but somehow do. It never feels like any of the levels are reused or feel stale, somehow they manage to keep shaking things up and make them feel fresh. However, I will say while most of the puzzles hit a "that felt good to solve" feeling, there were a few puzzles did feel more "…
Recommended Sep 24, 2026
Such a fun game, very charming with great level design and humour
Not recommended Sep 24, 2026
I though this would be a great fun and something to play with after work to release the stess. Oh boy, how wrong I was! Though there are fun parts, most of the game is an endless cycle of struggle. It's not challenging it's a souls-like platformer. Do not buy it for money! If you want to torture yourself then wait for a huge discount or a free giveaway!

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