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Play OverviewPlay Overview

Darwin Project (2020) is a battle royale game like Fortnite. Players fight to collect resources to survive and upgrade their character. As well as surviving in extreme conditions you track opponents and set traps. In addition to the ten players is the player-director, who can trigger events like closing areas and giving advantages. Spectator players can also vote to affect the game.

Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Northern Canadian Rockies before a new Ice Age. It's essentially a game-show but where contestants can die. Ten prisoners are spawned into a snowy map and can only choose three pieces of equipment to start with (bear traps, cage traps, snowballs, hooks, gliders, and tripwires).

Our examiner, Ollie Robertson, first checked Darwin Project 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 8 months ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is an Action and Shooting game with Fighting elements. You can play this by yourself or as a 11-player online game. In addition, another player takes on the Director role. Matches are played solo (all against all) or duos (teams of two).

 
You can play this game in the following styles:

DurationDuration

Play Time: It takes between 5 minutes and 10 minutes to play a round of this game.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 12 for moderate violence. Violence consists of fast-paced deathmatches between human characters wearing futuristic armour, attacking each other with axes and bows. Their physical responses to being hit are minimal and while blood is shown and bodies remain on the ground for the duration of the match, there are no visible injury details and the violence itself is very mild.
 
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.

Account Rating

  • You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One.
  • You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 5.

CostsCosts

Darwin Project

XBox Store Xbox One Free
PlayStation Store PS4 Free
Steam Store PC Free
PlayStation Store PS5 -
This game is free to play, but there are other costs associated with this game:
  • In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
  • You need a subscription to play online:
    • You need to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription to play online with PlayStation 5.
    • You need to purchase a Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online with Xbox One.
 
You can pruchase Ramen, the currency tha allows you to purchase cosmetic enhancements as follows:
  • Darwin Project Ramen Snack
  • Darwin Project Starter Pack
  • Darwin Project Ramen Binge
  • Darwin Project Ramen Dinner
  • Darwin Project Ramen Stockpile 
 
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DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 14/01/2020

Price: Free

Out Now: PC, PS5 and Xbox One

Players: 1 (11 online)

Genres: Action, Shooting and Fighting

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Developer: Darwin Project (@DarwinProject)


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