It's called 'Darwin Project' and it challenges 10 participants to survive the cold and fight to the death in a treacherous arena. Darwin Project was released on Steam Early Access and Xbox One Game Preview in. As preparation for an impending Ice Age, a new project, half science experiment half live-entertainment, is launched. Scavengers Studios battle royale game, Darwin Project, is going free-to-play on Steam beginning today, April 20. It also supports live spectator interactions where stream viewers can also bet live on the competitors they think will reign supreme, in addition to helping the Show Director choose targets for their arena-shaping powers. Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape in the Northern Canadian Rockies. The game also has some original features like the 'Show Director' where one player is the host and master who controls the arena with nuclear bombs, zone closures, gravity storms, and the power of their voice. A new Ice Age is imminent, and people need to learn what its going to take. This move aims to bring in more players and maintain a decent level of activity.Īs with other games in the genre, Darwin Project pits 10 players in an arena to fight to the death. Darwin Project takes place on a bleak dystopian landscape in the Canadian Rockies.

The decision to go free-to-play comes following complaints by community members regarding longer queue times and difficulty finding matches in lesser populated servers. Nevertheless, the Xbox One version of the game still carries a price tag of $15. In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing.

The game entered in Early Access in early March, costing $15 and became free-to-play on April 20, still in Early Access, on Steam. One of the latest addition to the battle royale hype, Scavengers Studio's Darwin Project, is now free to play on Steam.

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