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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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
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 | 1.2Kreviews | 88% | — | $473K |
| $24.99 | 3.7Kratings | 88% | — | not modelled | |
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Reviews
Themes across 323 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
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.
Janky platformer with some puzzles mixed in. Lots of bs scenes, where you need to duck into cover as enemies bumble randomly and instantly kill you on sight. The good parts are few and far between, overall would not recommend.
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For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 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.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
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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As wood as gaming gets. You won't regret it. One particular easter egg is worth it enough. BTW: People complaining it is too hard are not even trying
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.
还不错 就是定价还是略贵
Ein tolles Spiel mit schöner Story und Humor. Hat mir viel Spaß gemacht und war das erste Spiel das ich mit meinem neuen Steam Controller V2 gespielt habe. Wenn du Plattformer magst dann gönn es dir. Von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung.
手残党别入，保存点隔得都特别远！！如果是躲刺高手可以入，游戏难度挺高的，制作人很会折磨人。除去离谱的难度，画面和趣味性都不错！
LOVED playing this game! The puzzles were challenging but also kept the story moving. Some of the more difficult moments I had to step away haha The storyline is really cute and all you want is to see Darwin and his friend, safe! check out my Youtube Channel for the full gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/@Northwest_Sim
A very short and funny platform/stealth game, but to buy only during sales, as it will give you 7, maybe 8 hours of game top. A 8 out of 10 overall, but not worth of 20+ Euros investment, so I repeat: buy it on heavy sales only like I did. Kergonan out
Darwin's Paradox is one of those fun, romps of a game that has you hoping there is a sequel because who doesn't want more of an octopus evading aliens whilst being chased by a rather peeved seagull?! The mechanics worked well for me on my gaming laptop with responsive controls. The visuals are bright and appealing. The game itself involves a lot of sneaking and only simple puzzle solving which some people seem to highlight as an issue whereas I went into it looking for a playful game, almost like an animated film, to play a part in. It is what the demo promised and what the game delivered! At the time of writing this review the game is hugely discounted which makes it a great time to add it to your library. If you want to see more of the game before deciding a 100% walkthrough can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgmxeAO4ZZ076UQOBgfAeLRulTjCNiZ7x
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