Darwin Project

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 58
  3. Negative: 12 out of 58

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  1. Shperax
    Jan 20, 2018
    9
    AMAZING. This game is going to change Battle Royal as we know it. There is so much that makes this game good its nearly impossible to explain it to people.

    You need to play this game. The only issue i can see in the future is that without Battleye anti cheat support the game will be over run with cheaters (aimbots) and that will lead to its destruction. The shooting mechanics are VERY    AMAZING. This game is going to change Battle Royal as we know it. There is so much that makes this game good its nearly impossible to explain it to people.

    You need to play this game. The only issue i can see in the future is that without Battleye anti cheat support the game will be over run with cheaters (aimbots) and that will lead to its destruction. The shooting mechanics are VERY skill based and this will lead to a massive influx of people wanting aimbots.

    In its current state of Beta I give this 9/10. When they release the full game with custom matches and teams its a for sure 10/10. This easily has the potential to be a massive e-sports game. Wow I just can't believe it. Very exciting times to be gaming right now.    … Expand
  2. vahn
    Jan 15, 2020
    8
    Rather than a Battle Royale, this game is more like a regular deathmatch game with survival elements and it's not a bad thing at all!

    I'm not a huge fan of BR to begin with - I only really ever played Apex Legends and SOME fortnite before getting bored - but this game surprised at how simple and yet so complex it can be. For starters, the game matches have only 10 players plus the    Rather than a Battle Royale, this game is more like a regular deathmatch game with survival elements and it's not a bad thing at all!

    I'm not a huge fan of BR to begin with - I only really ever played Apex Legends and SOME fortnite before getting bored - but this game surprised at how simple and yet so complex it can be.

    For starters, the game matches have only 10 players plus the announcer if there is one (more to that later) and the game is split into 7 areas where players will randomly spawn, rather than drop by from the sky. Once the game started your focus is to kill the other enemies...before the cold kills you.

    This is where the survival mechanics come in: you can gather wood and leather and they're required to make everything you need, from arrows for your bows to upgrades to your coat to help to reduce the cold, including enough wood to make a fire. The game has no guns: you have a bow and an axe while the rest is meant to be taken from the ground. On top of that the cold is your enemy and to avoid dying from it you have to put up a fire that will reveal your position and can potentially get you killed.
    And even then, enemies can still track you down if they scout the places you've looted which means there's always some tension behind, whether from the cold, scavenging, or running away from another player.

    Another feature that makes the game very fun is how the arena is split into 7 hexagons and instead of a ring that shrinks now and then you can get a random area being denied after several seconds: this makes the overall game much easier to breathe and it gives a lot of time to search before going away...however the electronics will force players to eventually go an area and retrieve it since electronics are the only method to obtain extra skills. Said extra skills are chosen before a match via a proper skill selector which allows you to choose all sorts of varieties of upgrades and the skills you need, from invisibility to jump higher or glide, etc.

    And last but not least, the announcer is probably the funniest thing you can do: it's essentially an eleventh player who doesn't play the game but instead affects the game itself by making decisions, such as giving items to a player to help him out or deciding which area to eliminate or to ask players to talk if they want rewards. I didn't get many matches with an announcer but when I did it was always fun because it forced players to either play along or be punished.

    Bottom line, this game is very fun, much smaller in scale and simpler in terms of mechanics but there's a lot of fun to be had. I played it while in beta and i was really enjoying and now that it's released I highly recommend to give it a shot.    … Expand
  3. Celsius91
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILER: You will have fun.
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  4. PanMrkvicka
    May 23, 2020
    8
    amazing game with potential sadly no players and lack of updates as well...
  5. pedcrdoso
    Mar 2, 2020
    10
    três palavras descrevem esse jogo: bom,divertido e viciante.
    baixem que não vão se arrepender.
  6. TotalyNormalGuy
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    Cool unique take on a battle royale that I really enjoy, but gets a bit old after a few games. I honestly can't bring myself to play another battle royale match anymore so that has influenced my review.
  7. louislol123
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    Darwin Project is a Battle Royale game and it is AMAZING, so I will tell you why YOU should play it before it shut down.

    Darwin Project is a Battle Royale Game made Scavengers Studio a small Indie Studio based in Montreal, Canada. Unlike Pubg, Fortnite or Realm Royale this game has only 10 players per game. In the Darwin Project there is only Axe, Bow/Arrow, and Snowballs which    Darwin Project is a Battle Royale game and it is AMAZING, so I will tell you why YOU should play it before it shut down.

    Darwin Project is a Battle Royale Game made Scavengers Studio a small Indie Studio based in Montreal, Canada.

    Unlike Pubg, Fortnite or Realm Royale this game has only 10 players per game.

    In the Darwin Project there is only Axe, Bow/Arrow, and Snowballs which is way more simple than a game like Apex Legends or Fortnite.

    Now lets talk about surviving because it is a BIG part of this game. In Darwin Project you will need to destroy trees to make a camp fire to warm yourself from the cold since the game is taking place in the north of Canada. You can also upgrade your weapons with Darwinium that you collect like wood.

    The Darwin Project map is great and i think that it is the best in all of the battle royale games

    But now lets talk about.. THE SHOW DIRECTOR, the show director is the director of the game and decide which zone will close and can give players challenge or many other sort of things.

    I played Apex Legends, Fortnite, pubg , free fire and Realm Royale but the Darwin Project is way more FUN.

    10 on 10 scav good job!!!    … Expand
  8. Quazder
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    I loved that game, sadly i died
    (+) Unique experience
    (+) Unique combat
    (+) Unique game

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#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2020

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 18, 2020
    80
    Darwin Project seems mediocre at first glance but after just a few matches it becomes apparent that it is a surprisingly fresh shooter that offers experiences unheard of by its competitors. [03/2020, p.52]
  2. God is a Geek
    Feb 11, 2020
    75
    The Darwin Project is a fun experiment with some solid ideas, but doesn't quite feel fleshed out or feature-rich enough to entirely recommend without caveat.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 31, 2020
    80
    This is a fresh take on the battle royale that deserves to be experienced. [Issue#342, p.106]
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