Steam app 2989180 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:08 UTC
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.
501 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
6 months, April 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 227 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 274 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Darwin's Paradox! was released on 2 Apr, 2026.
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Darwin's Paradox! Official Launch Trailer
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Darwin's Paradox! Tactical Octopus Action Demo
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cv.78886Hello octopi around the world!We’ve been blown away by your support and kind messages for Darwin’s Paradox. We’ve also been listening closely to your feedback - and today we’re happy to roll out our Community Patch, focused on delivering a…
Patch notesWe're over the moon with your positive reactions to Darwin's Paradox! 🐙 🛸 Since launch, the support has been ink-redible 🌊 🌊 Play Darwin's Paradox today!
cv.78886The fate of the world rests in the many arms of evolution's more perfect specimen...Darwin! Watch as Darwin goes from sneaking past alien guards, blasting ink, and barely escaping terrifying enemies including a very hungry fish.Darwin's…
cv.78886What's new in the Demo:Full Steam Deck support! including a dedicated “Steam Deck Mode” available • in the Settings menu• Fixed a temporary freeze occurring when using camouflage for the first time• Added a shader pre-compilation system to…
SunniJimTap your tentacles to this groovy aquatic music video from Darwin's Paradox! Let the melody pull you back into the fun adventure of the sea where it all began for Darwin.Listen to this exclusive track!
cv.78886Welcome to the third episode of the Darwin Deep Dive, where we reveal the creative spark that inspired the team to create Darwin.
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ld.01636The time for tactical tentacle action has arrived ❗ 🐙 Play the Darwin's Paradox! Tactical Octopus Action Demo right now. Can you find all the easter eggs? 👀 Darwin's Paradox! releases April 2!
cv.78886Dive into an unforgettable adventure with Darwin the octopus! 🐙 🛸Darwin's Paradox! - a brand new story-driven adventure platformer developed in partnership with ZDT Studio - releases April 2Pre-orders start today!
cv.78886Dive into the depths of the unknown with Darwin’s Paradox, an action-adventure platformer where you play as Darwin, a curious octopus, unwittingly tasked to save the world. With tentacles of talent and a heart full of wonder, Darwin must…
cv.78886Delve into the second episode of Darwin's Deep Dive! Today, we discover more about the intelligent nature of octopuses and the unique traits of Ghost, a Giant Pacific Octopus residing at the Aquarium of the Pacific.Wishlist Darwin's…
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dp.47483What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Darwin's Paradox.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | DarwinParadox\Saved\SaveGames\MainGame\Steam | *.sav |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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