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
i was promised stealth octopus and for the first hour it was just bland plateform.
J'ai adoré suivre les aventures du petit poulpe, la qualité de la direction artistique, de l'animation, du level design et du sound design sont fabuleux ! Bravo à toute la petite équipe qui a créer ce jeu ! Mention spéciale aux ref à la pop culture :p Je recommande Darwin's Paradox à tous mes amis et connaissances avec plaisir !
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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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Игра относительно короткая, насыщенная, богатая на события, новые механики. Игра всё время подбрасывает игроку что-то новенькое. Головоломки не сложные, платформинг не кажется детским, но и не хардкорный совсем. Куча веселья и отсылочек в коротком формате. Крайне рекомендую.
Octopus walking simulator. Get it on sale.
预购奖励还可以领取，快去领！ preorder bonus is still available，go get it！ acquisition： win+r steam://install/3990600
通关后 我好像能理解为什么首发3个月就4折了 这应该是我玩过手感最稀烂的平台跳跃游戏 搭配略长的死亡机关十分折磨人 优化也不太行 5070ti 4k很卡
Great game and great visuals. Wish more games like this exist. Just simple and fun gameplay. Love it
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
Speaking as a 38 year old gamer who’s been at it since childhood… And RARELY use this term… This is an absolute work of art. There is no script. Just pure, raw, emotional guidance via cinematic glory when it comes teaching skills and story telling. I absolutely love this game. 10/10.
Darwin's Paradox is a really enjoyable cinematic 2D puzzle adventure game. It's short, I finished it in less than 4 hours, but it's paced well and doesn't feel like it overstays its welcome. The game looks great and the story is told really well considering there's not a single line of dialogue, it's all visual. The story ends rather abruptly, but I had fun all the way to the end. I'm glad there are still new games like this out there. If this looks interesting, pick it up. It will not disappoint.
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