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Darwinia - 10000th Anniversary Edition

Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world. Fully re-mastered in 2022 to celeberate the Darwinian's 10000 anniversary this updated version brings an undisputed indie classic bang up to date. Running seamlessly on all modern systems, the game hasn't aged a day and is a fresh and relevant now as it was when it first dropped. Winning 3 out of 5 prizes at the IGF including

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Windows, macOS, Linux
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Introversion Software
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Introversion Software
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Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world. Fully re-mastered in 2022 to celeberate the Darwinian's 10000 anniversary this updated version brings an undisputed indie classic bang up to date.

Running seamlessly on all modern systems, the game hasn't aged a day and is a fresh and relevant now as it was when it first dropped. Winning 3 out of 5 prizes at the IGF including the Seumas McNally Grand prize for Best Independent Video Game and multiple editors' choice awards, now is the time to play one of the most critically acclaimed indie games of all time!

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★ 8.4/10GOG · 289 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
That is what this game was to me when I first played it. It had a unique premise and storyline, and presented me with a…
★ 4 / 5
Darwinia is a greart genre busting game. What if, let's say hypothetically, you kind of like the idea behind RTS games but they bore you…
★ 5 / 5
A sky like Tron, flyers like Space Invaders, enemies like Centerpides and an overall minimalistic presentation. You stumble into Darwinia a digital playground that has…
★ 5 / 5
This game is what brought Introversion into the big leagues in terms of gaming. This brilliantly designed game went way over-schedule and way over-budget, but…
★ 5 / 5
Darwinia is different then any other game you ever played. It has a light-year of strategy, a half gallon of action and a whole lot…
★ 4 / 5
Not terribly deep in gameplay, but the story and atmosphere are original and can run on systems with surprisingly low specs. It is one of…
★ 2 / 5
DO NOT BUY - get the original version or even the demo instead. The remake is one of those awful emulate-and-upscale cash-ins that offer nothing…
★ 1 / 5
Surprised to see so many reviews praising this game's innovative concept without mentioning the horrifically bad pathfinding, braindead AI, or even inability to save game…

Most recent8

★ 4 / 5
I remember playing a demo of this many ages ago, I am surprised it still exists, it's interesting but definitely something worth to glance at.
★ 5 / 5
Played this game when it first came out, now playing it again with the updated version which is just as good. If the developers could…
★ 5 / 5
An oldie, but still fun. I love maxing out the armour and letting the little green guys blaze away.
★ 1 / 5
Surprised to see so many reviews praising this game's innovative concept without mentioning the horrifically bad pathfinding, braindead AI, or even inability to save game…
★ 2 / 5
DO NOT BUY - get the original version or even the demo instead. The remake is one of those awful emulate-and-upscale cash-ins that offer nothing…
★ 4 / 5
I recommend the campaign to start with. Levels start short and easy, taking 10 Minutes to play, but get bigger. The game has a good…
★ 5 / 5
I don't know why but it works so well. All mechanics are simple but efficient. It 's quickly addictive. Not always precise controls but that…

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