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🐙 Bad news: He pushed the red button.
🐙 Good news: Darwin's Paradox! is now 40% off for the Steam Summer Sale!
Honestly, there's no better way to spend summer than exploring the ocean, escaping danger, and embracing the six-armed lifestyle. 🌊
Swim on over to our Developer Playthrough + Live QA on May 20 @ 10AM PST with ZDT Studio, the creative minds behind Darwin's Paradox! Hang with the devs and purchase Darwin's Paradox! for 25% off on Steam during the Ocean Fest sale event
Join the developers of Darwin's Paradox! and see what they've been cooking up for the Steam Community Patch update.
What if Darwin's Paradox! had a movie trailer? 🤔
Dive into the deep end of chaos, mystery, and octopus-powered adventure in Darwin's Paradox!
Darwin's Paradox! is currently 25% off during the Ocean Fest Steam sale from May 18th - May 25th!🐙
Dive in on Darwin's Paradox! for 25% off during the Ocean Fest sale on Steam!
With the newly added Community Patch and a discounted price, now is the perfect time to jump, splash, and ink your way into this unforgettable adventure! 🐙🐙
Hello 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 smoother, fairer, and more readable experience.
Here are the main improvements:
· Better visibility for certain lethal hazards
· Adjusted enemy behaviors and patrol patterns
· Reworked camera angles to help you anticipate what’s ahead
· Improved lighting in several areas
· Improved handling of the robot suit in “Suiting Up!” chapters
· Fixed sections that could lead to soft-lock situations
· Fine-tuned checkpoint placement
· Shorter respawn times to improve pacing
· Refined puzzles with clearer hints
· Reduced frequency of Help System prompts
· Performance optimizations
· Bugs fixes
New: Cinematic Effects settings You can now customize the game’s visual style directly in the Graphics menu:
· Motion Blur
· Sharpen
· Grain
· Vignetting
· Chromatic Aberration
Thanks again for your support, we hope you enjoy this enhanced version of Darwin’s Paradox
- ZDT Studio
We'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!
The 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 Paradox is available now.
What'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 improve overall gameplay smoothness
• Fixed an issue where the resolution could reset under certain conditions
We look forward to seeing you when the full game launches on April 2nd, 2026!
Tap 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!
Welcome to the third episode of the Darwin Deep Dive, where we reveal the creative spark that inspired the team to create Darwin.
Under the festival sea! Don your scuba gear - er, exclusive Snake skin - and be one of the first to play this "stealthy" demo of puzzle-platformer adventure Darwin's Paradox!
Featuring nods and Easter eggs from the beloved stealth-based franchise, the gameplay features Darwin's dazzling array of sneaky octopus skills to cleverly escape an alien-controlled industrial complex teeming with patrolling enemies and intricate puzzles.
Join the demo party and let the developers know what you think in the comments! OR tell them your favorite Darwinian move and how you might want to see Darwin boogie next!
The 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!
Dive 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 2
Pre-orders start today!
Dive 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 unleash his abilities to survive an unforgettable journey.
Coming 2026
Wishlist now!
Delve 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 Paradox! today.
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