Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 2.43/day in the week to Sep 1 → 5.14/day in the week after.
About
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:
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.
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.
Discover sprawling levels with a unique and polished artistic direction, filled with puzzles, dangers, and surprising creatures and characters.
Between humor, emotion, and suspense, Darwin takes you on a memorable odyssey.
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Epic publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $24.99 | 842reviews | 88% | — | $472.9K |
| $24.99 | 3.7Kratings | 88% | — | not modelled | |
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Nice visuals and all.. but way too boring and way too easy and also way too expensive for what it has to offer.
Awesome game with a very cute graphics and interesting gameplay. Only one minus - the game is pretty short) as my comment)) Hope to meet Darwin again in the future ;)
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For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 25 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 10 places towards #1, and the 2,413 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
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Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 324 reviews with recorded playtime.
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DONT TRUST THE DEMO. It is super hyper easy mode. The real game is timed jumps, more timed jumps, action sequences you need to train until you can play them in your sleep to pass, and FCKN JANKY JUMP CONTROLS. So, if you like spending 25 minutes on a 50 seconds sequence because when you're not misremembering the ABSOLUTELY EXACT timing, the controls just nope at you, this is exactly your game. I will play this to the end, if its the last thing I do. And then I will hide this game in my library and somehow find a way to also hide this developer. a pity, though. it is a nice game and story. a bit of leniency and of, idk, offering a "skip scene" after TWO HUNDRED TRIES or so would have gone a long way.
虽然它流程很短，但是它价格也贵
Беріть гру тільки на розпродажі. За 300 гривень це хороша гра, але фулпрайс в 800 не варта уваги Не дивлячись на милоту гра доволі складна і вимагає концентрації і навичок в платформерах. Грати ОБОВ'ЯЗКОВО з геймпадом Це нормальна історія про милого восьминога. Гра доволі коротка і я вважаю, що це її плюс, оскільки в цій історії нічого зайвого. Але і нічого особливого, що змусиило б вас якнайшвидше пограти в неї. Загалом рівні діляться на 3 види: 1)Рівні випробування на спритність. Тут треба швидко тікати від загроз, оминаючи перешкоди 2)Стелс-рівні. Треба ховатися від ворогів 3)Рівні-загадки + платформінг У Дарвіна є 3 здібності: 1)Маскування 2)Плювання чорнилом 3)Прилипання до стін Особливо сподобалось те, що: 1) Історія безшовна, дуже мало завантажень. Сюжет подається візуально, цікаве рішення 2) Гарні локації, гра хоч і 2д, але самі рівні мають глибину задніх фонів. 3) Оскільки видавець Konami - маємо купу великодом на серію Metal Gear
游戏难度高的惊人，缺乏方向引导，道路难以辨识，不建议玩家入手
This game is a perfect example of a "meh" recommendation. While I overall enjoyed my brief time with the game, some of the flaws hold me back from recommending this to others. I will start off and say that if you are going into the game expecting a platformer, you will be disappointed. While there are some platforming sections, this game focuses more on stealth and puzzle solving than anything else. This wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact that the stealth sections get repetitive rather quickly, and some of the later sections can be frustrating to say the least. Another huge issue I had with the game was the performance. Even though my PC is well above the recommended specs, I struggled to get a consistent 60FPS at 4K. I eventually had to turn the resolution down to 1440P (with DLSS) in order to achieve a consistent frame rate. Thankfully, the developers added the option to disable visual filters with a recent update, as the default settings make it look extremely blurry. What I will say that I love about the game is the storytelling. Outside of the initial cutscene, there is no spoken dialogue. As such, the developers crafted a beautiful world full of environmental storytelling, which is what really kept me going. Finding the hidden collectibles across the levels was a delight, and you can tell the developers had a fun time making all 20 of them. If this game still sounds like it fits the bill for you, I would wait for it to go on sale. I purchased it for only $14.99 during the Summer Sale and feel like I got my moneys worth out of the game.
Darwin's Paradox ist ein Rätsel Abenteuer Game Alle Fähigkeiten eines Oktopusses werden hier gebraucht, um zurecht zu kommen, denn um wieder zurück in den Ozean zu kommen und seinen Freund zu befreien werden viele Eigenschaften gefordert. Wir müssen über viele Hindernisse wie eine Müllkippe, Kanal und durch eine Fabrik kommen. Rätsel lösen, Gefahren und Gegner ausweichen. Dabei noch paar Sammelobjekte in Form, von was zu Lesen finden. Es ist abwechslungsreich gestaltet und sympathisch. Die Spielzeit ist grundsätzlich nicht die längste. Ich habe alle Sammelobjekte gefunden und 6 Stunden gebraucht. Bin aber hin und wieder gestorben und habe mich manchmal unnötig lang wo aufgehalten. Technisch habe ich keine Probleme festgestellt und es ist super mit einem Controller spielbar gewesen.
Purchased during the summer sale and no regrets. A great little platformer for when you need a breather between longer games, can be somewhat repetitive, so I found it perfect to play intermittently.
Não me diverti tanto quanto esperava e senti uma decepção depois de finalizar e platinar o jogo, demorei 5h no total pra finalizar tudo. Definitivamente nao recomendo pelo preço cheio, talvez por 20 conto ou menos, pq definitivamente nao vale o seu dinheiro. Embora tenha uma identidade visual bem consistente e agradável o jogo é bem genetico e mal polido. O demo do jogo é extremamente diferente do jogo final, e sinceramente muito superior. Recomendo vc testar, se gostar muito, talvez valha a pena comprar, mas se vc gostar muito pelas referências ao MGS, pode esquecer, não tem nada disso no jogo final. 1) Propaganda enganosa: O demo desse jogo não tem nada a ver com o jogo final. No demo tem várias referências diretas e indiretas a Metal Gear Solid: sons iconicos, conversa de codec, skin, cutscenes, posters, alterações de cenário, e o próprio Metal Gear Rex. No jogo final nada disso existe. Uma tremenda decepção visto q essa temática toda do MGS foi fator decisivo pra minha aquisição. 2) Gameplay: É um game de plataforma simples, com puzzles e focado em fugir e evitar inimigos. Pouca criatividade aqui. Seria ok se não tivessem tantos bugs: -um bug nas primeiras fases do jogo limita a velocidade do seu personagem a ponto de barrar a progressão se vc não resetar o nível (e vc não percebe q ta bugado, só não consegue fazer os pulos direito e fica se sentindo um jornalista da IGN) - Uma das mecânicas do jogo envolve empurrar caixas, porém as vezes os terrenos tem desníveis pateticos como um mini tapete ou simples transição de madeira pra Metal. É invisível a olho nu, mas é suficiente pra barrar a caixa q vc ta empurrando, então vc tem q ficar pulando sobre ela pra ver se faz ela clipar no chão pra conseguir continuar a empurra-la e seguir na fase, lamentável. 3) história (sem spoilers) Claramente o jogo foi capado e passou por problemas de desenvolvimento. A primeira fase te apresenta todas as mecânicas do jogo de forma natural; porém a segunda fase bloqueia todas as habilidades sem explicação e começa a representá-la como se fosse a primeira vez q te explica, em formas de flashbacks de aprendizagem completamente diferentes do q vc acabou de jogar. Não faz sentido nenhum. A resolução da história tbm é corrida e não faz nenhum sentido, como se tivesse acabado o orçamento e eles tivessem esperança de explicar as pontas soltas numa possível continuação ou DLC q eu duvido q chegue. Pelo menos não tem lacração e é uma experiência inofensiva.
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