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Darwinia

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App ID 1500
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Introversion Software
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 29562272
Last Record Update 14 June 2025 – 05:15:04 UTC ()
Release Date 1 December 2005 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😏 76.31%
1k reviews
2
In-Game

Darwinia blends real-time strategy, action, and puzzles with a unique gesture-based control system. Save the Darwinians, battle viruses, and restore order in a retro-inspired digital world. Winner of multiple prestigious  awards, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at IGF 2006.

Additional Information

Developer Introversion Software
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metacritic_name Darwinia
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metacritic_score 84
NoServers Yes
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GameManualURL http://www.darwinia.co.uk/extras/manual/DarwiniaManual.pdf
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
developer_url http://www.introversion.co.uk/
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Publisher Introversion Software
Store Release Date 14 July 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 1 December 2005 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 14 July 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1121324400)
Store Asset Modification Time 19 May 2025 – 19:03:57 UTC () (1747681437)
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Detected Technologies (?) Sentry SDK
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
German Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🛡️ Tactical RPG 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🔵 Wargame ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🧩 Puzzle 🌲 PvE 🌐 RTS 🌌 God Game 🕹 Arcade 💡 Strategy 🫠 Surreal 📚 Story Rich 🧊 3D 🤯 Abstract 🎨 Colorful 👾 Pixel Graphics 🎨 Stylized 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228989 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist No size
1505 macOS darwinia mac full 95.88 MiB 47.98 MiB
1501 Windows Darwinia 59.11 MiB 40.87 MiB
1503 Linux Darwinia linux 64.01 MiB 41.43 MiB
1004 Windows Depot from 310Steamworks SDK Redist (WIN32) 9.21 MiB 0 B

Total size on disk is 228.22 MiB and total download size is 130.29 MiB.

Total size on disk is 68.33 MiB and total download size is 40.87 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 14033910 12 April 2024 – 11:14:35 UTC
legacy Legacy OpenGL 2.x and Direct3D 9 version 4316058 14 June 2021 – 07:36:12 UTC
beta Prerelease Open Beta 18487499 16 May 2025 – 07:38:29 UTC
previous Previous release version 14033910 17 September 2024 – 13:10:57 UTC

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