Underplayed Gems

Darwin Project (2020)

Darwin Project cover
Developer
Scavengers Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.1 of 5, 18,325 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A cold, tactical survival battle royale where you fight both the environment and other players while a live audience influences the match.

competitivesurvivalcraftingatmosphericstrategictenselive spectator interaction

What players say

Players loved the game but report it is effectively dead, with servers shut down in most regions and a peak concurrent count of six. They point to a unique spectator system that was interesting but flawed, and say development stopped four months after launch.

Screenshots

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