Darwin Project
- January 13, 2020
- Scavengers Studio
- 100h median play time
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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Get on Xbox Games Store"The Darwin Project is a free-to-play, multiplayer, survival-based battle royale game set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape. Players must gather resources, craft tools, and use their survival skills to be the last one standing in each round, all while navigating harsh weather conditions and manipulating the arena's elements to their advantage. A unique gameplay feature is the addition of a Show Director who can influence the match and create new challenges for the contestants."
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Reviews
- gameplay176 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- graphics61 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
- optimization38 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- funny36 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- stability22 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 73 % negative mentions
- story18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability10 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 80 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- ads6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
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- atmosphere4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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- emotional3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
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Critic Reviews
The Darwin Project review
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.
75%Darwin Project (PS4) Review
While Darwin Project seems to lack the staying power of other franchises, it’s certainly worth a few tries before the inevitable decline in players that was seen with the release of the PC version come to pass.
60%Darwin Project
So how do I feel about my first ever royale? Honestly, pretty good. With others that have been out, they can be intimidating at times. Being placed in a lobby with 100 players first time out can be super frustrating and honestly is what turned me away. Taking only 10 people into a medium-sized map and letting them go at it is honestly a really great start for someone new like myself. The colors are a cool futuristic look and the map landscape is honestly cool itself, no freezing and snow puns intended. Some of the processes like buying ramen and just how exactly all your special abilities are hard to understand fully at times, but that is OK as the more you go the more you unlock. The way this made me feel was that this is a good starter. If you want to get into the Battle Royale landscape and have no clue how or where to start, Darwin Project is a good ‘starter kit’ for anyone. There are times where its hard to understand and figure out, but that’s OK. It’s a really good game to get you into the genre.
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