Darwin Project

Darwin Project

Scavengers Studio · 2020 · Battle Royale, Multiplayer, Survival, Action, PvP

PC
Mostly Positive74% · 1,37474Metacritic9playing now
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About Darwin Project

✦ AI summary

Battle nine other inmates in a brutal arctic survival arena where you'll scavenge, craft, and fight to be the last one standing. What sets Darwin Project apart is its unique Show Director role—a player-controlled game master who shapes the match with environmental hazards and power votes, while spectators bet on outcomes and influence the action in real time.

Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape in the Northern Canadian Rockies. As preparation for an impending Ice Age, a new project, half science experiment half live-entertainment, is launched. It's called "Darwin Project" and it challenges 10 participants to survive the cold and fight to the death in a treacherous arena.

KEY FEATURES:

- SPECTATOR EXPERIENCE:
Through the Spectator Experience Extension, viewers can impact each Darwin Project match in several groundbreaking ways:
  • Cast votes to choose the target of a Power activated by the Show Director
  • Place bets on which inmate or team they think will emerge victorious
  • Bid for Powers normally reserved for Show Directors & unleash them in a Private Match

- SHOW DIRECTOR:
The Show Director is the living bridge between the players and spectators. He/She is the host and master who controls the arena with nuclear bombs, zone closures, gravity storms, and the power of their voice. This could be a real tool of self discovery; the start of your new career as a charming but deadly game show host.

- DYNAMIC, TACTICAL GAMEPLAY WITH SURVIVAL ELEMENTS:

Gather resources, craft tools, upgrade your gear, track your enemies, engage in both melee and ranged combat, and be the last inmate left alive.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jul 12, 2026
So unfortunate, really is..
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Recommended Jul 9, 2026
A project it is, a darwinian one. When bored in this game, i tend to go to the galapagos in search of rare birds, the beaks on each different bird look incredibly different that it begs the question, do these birds have different beaks for a reason
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Recommended Jul 7, 2026
Amazing game if only more people new about it
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Not recommended Jul 16, 2026
Today I went to the beach with my family and ate pizza and fruits and a sandwich but didnt swim and then I went on a walk, bought a cucumber, came back and went on another walk and bought ice tea and then waited for my family by the fire station and then I came home and played barotrauma and roblox with my friends
Recommended Jul 16, 2026
ts was good
Recommended Jul 15, 2026
Fun game just needs proper advisement

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