Darwin's Test

Darwin's Test

Steam Deck Playable

Wolfalone Studio · Indie · Dec 7, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

73%
Mostly Positive
77 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 21 sampled reviews

Based on 77 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 21 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise21 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I played through the entire single-player campaign, and I was impressed by the good story and engaging puzzles.
6 of 21 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Overall, the co-op experience is good and solid, with around 45 minutes of gameplay on the standard map.
3 of 21 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
However, I expected a bit more challenge - the puzzles were a bit too easy for my taste.
3 of 21 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I downloaded it because it has a label of co-op to play with a friend, and it's a good game for killing time.
3 of 21 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters6 reviews
Gameplay3 reviews
Difficulty3 reviews
Co-op3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.