How many people are playing Darwinia right now?

1 people are playing Darwinia on Steam right now, making it the 8799th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Darwinia's all-time peak player count?

Darwinia's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 285, reached in April 2022.

Is Darwinia good? What do Steam reviews say?

78% of 783 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).

How much does Darwinia cost on Steam?

Darwinia costs $11.99 on Steam (US).

Does Darwinia work on Steam Deck?

Darwinia is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Darwinia

by Introversion Software · Released Dec 1, 2005

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Review score

78% positive

Mostly Positive783 reviews

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Highest seen285

Apr 20224.6 years ago

Price on Steam

$11.99

Lowest ever $11.99 Nov 2026

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DarwiniaEdition
$11.99
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Darwinia + SoundtrackEdition
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$16.99
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Introversion Classics PackEdition
$29.99
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Reviews

78% positive of 783 · Mostly Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Interface text is not legible
✓Default controller config fully functional
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✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Aug 25, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
Build 24935044the current build when we started tracking72 MB on Windows

Betas and other versions (1)

Sep 12, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC
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Patch notes

Aug 24, 2026
PatchDarwinia 2.4.1
Mission difficulty is respected again. Your chosen difficulty setting now correctly applies to all normal missions (cutscenes and tutorials excepted). Spirit collection fixes. Spirit Receivers reliably attract and pick up drifting spirits again, fixing timing …
Mar 31, 2026
PatchDarwinia 2.4.0-16 hotfix release
Bug Fixes Fixed language table corruption after loading a mod. Improved user experience when attempting to load a corrupted mod. Updated ANGLE to pull in some upstream bug fixes.
Mar 30, 2026
PatchDarwinia 2.4.0-9 hotfix release
Bug Fixes Fixed a crash on startup for some users caused by the renderer attempting to use an unsupported color format. Fixed mouse scroll wheel not working on macOS and Linux. Fixed shader compilation failures on some ANGLE configurations that prevented the g…
Mar 29, 2026
PatchDarwinia 2.4.0 release
Gameplay Grenades and Triffid Eggs now bounce off buildings (with sound effects) Anthills: smarter about objectives. Ants are sent to clusters of spirits rather than individual distant spirits, and ants on attack orders focus on the enemy first instead of gett…
Apr 12, 2024
PatchDarwinia 2.3.3-45 hotfix
This update contains a major bugfix for the 2.3.3 release. Major changes: Fixed broken music playback. Known issues: macOS: On MacBook Pro 14"/16" with 120Hz displays (or in fact any Mac with > 60Hz displays) there is stuttering in full screen mode. This is ca…
Apr 9, 2024
PatchDarwinia 2.3.3-40 hotfix
This update contains significant fixes and enhancements since the 2.3.3 release. Major changes: Fixed crashes on macOS versions older than 14.0. Fixed a crash when closing certain level editor and options windows. Fixed some prediction bugs causing incorrect r…

Other news (1)

Aug 28, 2023
Darwinia from Introversion Software gets a big compatibility upgrade
Darwinia, a classic from Introversion Software (original devs of Prison Architect) released originally in 2005 just got upgraded to keep it running nice on modern platforms. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/darwinia-from-introv…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 78% on 2026-11-01 → 78% today (783 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$11.99

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Darwinia player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Darwinia right now?: 1 people are playing Darwinia on Steam right now, making it the 8799th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 3 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Darwinia's all-time peak player count?: Darwinia's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 285, reached in April 2022.
Is Darwinia good? What do Steam reviews say?: 78% of 783 Steam user reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).
How much does Darwinia cost on Steam?: Darwinia costs $11.99 on Steam (US).
Does Darwinia work on Steam Deck?: Darwinia is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

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Store info

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.

Developer: Introversion Software
Publisher: Introversion Software
Release date: Dec 1, 2005
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Platforms: macOS · Linux · Windows
Genres: Indie, Strategy · All
Steam app ID: 1500

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