Critic Atlas
Darwin's Paradox! cover art

Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 - 4/2/2026

Darwin's Paradox!

A platforming adventure about an octopus trapped in an industrial complex, built around traversal, stealth-like problem solving, and improvised use of cephalopod abilities.

PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndie
Developer
ZDT Studio
Publisher
Konami

Personalization locked

Log in to see your personalized prediction.

Critic Atlas can compare your ratings and reviewer matches to estimate whether this game may land above or below consensus for you.

Critic average

76

Average of 39 scored external reviews.

User average

No saved user ratings yet.

Review coverage

Critic signal strength

Numeric critic scoring uses full scored reviews once available. Review-in-progress scores act as temporary early signal only until full review scores exist. Unscored reviews still count as coverage, but they are not included in the critic average.

High confidencePolarized

Critic avg

76

39 scored reviews

Total coverage

39

All coverage currently scored

Score range

50–90

Lowest to highest scored review

Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 76 across 39 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

How to read this

Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.

Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.

Score distribution

Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.

39 included scored reviews

90–1003 reviews · 8%
80–8915 reviews · 38%
70–7915 reviews · 38%
Below 706 reviews · 15%
Reset

Showing 21-30 of 39 matching critic reviews. 39 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 4.

Aaron Potter

Daily Mirror

Darwin’s Paradox! review - cartoonish cinematic 2.5D platformer sucks in all the right ways

Published 3/31/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

80

+4 vs critic avg

Ethan Krieger

DualShockers

Darwin's Paradox! Review: The Best Pixar-Like Platformer We've Ever Gotten

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

90

+14 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

Atomix

Review – Darwin’s Paradox!

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

80

+4 vs critic avg

Kyle Hilliard

Game Informer

Darwin's Paradox Review - Passive Prowling Polypus - Game Informer

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-6 vs critic avg

Frank Montes

Generación Xbox

Analysis of Darwin's Paradox – Humor and evolution in an adventure starring an octopus

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

84

+8 vs critic avg

Cody Medellin

Worth Playing

PC Review - 'Darwin's Paradox'

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

90

+14 vs critic avg

Hayes Madsen

CGMagazine

Darwin’s Paradox (PS5) Review

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-6 vs critic avg

Paul Hunter

NextGen Player

Darwin's Paradox! Review (PS5)

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

75

-1 vs critic avg

Darwin's Paradox! review

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

80

+4 vs critic avg

Steve Watts

GameSpot

This Fun New Puzzle-Platformer Is Limbo, But Not Creepy | Darwin's Paradox Review

Published 3/30/2026

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-6 vs critic avg

Player reviews

Player reviews

No player reviews yet. Published reviews from Critic Atlas users will appear here. These are separate from external critic reviews.