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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 31667194
Last Record Update 14 October 2025 – 16:59:40 UTC ()
Release Date 1 December 2005 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😏 76.59%
1k reviews
1
In-Game
🛡️ Tactical RPG 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🔵 Wargame ▶️ Real Time Tactics 🧩 Puzzle

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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Publisher Introversion Software
Store Release Date 14 July 2005 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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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

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timestamp19 May 2025 – 19:04:00 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 284 all-time peak 19 April 2022
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 731 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Very Positive
  • 76.59% SteamDB Rating
  • 879 80.3% positive reviews
  • 216 19.7% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
1 December 2005 Steam Release -
22 November 2011 ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Introversion Bundle -
13 February 2013 ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala Colossus -
8 August 2013 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Introversion -

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How many players are playing Darwinia right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Darwinia on Steam.

Darwinia had an all-time peak of 284 concurrent players on 19 April 2022.

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