Darwinia — Genres, rating & game data
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.
Darwinia is a rpg game developed by Introversion Software, 2005. It stands out for narrative-driven gameplay, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Available in single-player and co-op mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 70/100, it ranks as a well received title in our catalog.
About Darwinia
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.
How Darwinia was received
Of the 1,123 Steam player reviews, 80% are positive. Critics score it 84/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.
Players
- Steam players1,123 reviews80%Very positive
- IGDB community16 reviews71/100
Critics
- Metacritic84/100
- IGDB3 reviews82/100
Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.
NextGameLike Score
70/100 ↗Rating
👍 36%
131 votes
Type
RPG, RTS, Turn-Based Strategy
Released
2005
Updated May 2026
Developer
Introversion Software
Avg. playtime
~1h
Platforms
PC, Apple Macintosh, Linux
Official trailer for Darwinia
Screenshots of Darwinia
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