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Darwin's Demons

92% positive of 52 Steam reviews

Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Polymorphic Games. Published by Polymorphic Games, University of Idaho.

About the game

Darwin’s Demons is an arcade style space shooter in which you battle a population of evolving aliens. The alien’s morphology, fire type, and behaviors are all encoded by a digital genome. The aliens that are best able to shoot or evade you reproduce to make the next generation.

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Simulation
Action
Casual
Science
Shoot 'Em Up

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What players say

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It's space invaders with a unique (and interesting) twist. Darwin's Demons brings something new to space invaders. The whole premise is to apply the evolutionary theory of "survival of the fittest" to the aforementioned invaders. The invaders that have the best survival stats influence the next generation of invaders. This manifests itself in the most annoying way possible. The invaders quickly learn your…
5.6 h played when written. 30 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This student project from the University of Idaho brings a new bent to the classic and beloved Space Invaders. Gameplay, is of course, basic, but the real beauty of this game is the algorithm behind the scenes. Every ten generations or so, the aliens would evolve enough to really start giving you a challenge. The further you go, the more of a bullet hell it becomes. No matter how much you try and manipulate the…
3.1 h played when written. 29 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Don't Play this Game. ================================================================ T H E D E V E L O P E R S F A I L T O F I X T H E B R O K E N A W A R D S Y S T E M. C O M P A N I E S L I K E T H I S , G I V E S T E A M A B A D N A M E. ================================================================ They all should be barred from publishing any materials on Steam W H A T S O E V E R P E R I O D.
34 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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