Darwin Project Gets Japanese Support Update After 8 Years
The update marks the official reintroduction of Japanese and Korean support, a long-standing community request, and adds new content to a game whose servers were largely shut down in 2021.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Scavengers Studio released a major update for Darwin Project on August 6, adding Japanese and Korean language support, a new Duel Mode, and reintroducing Classic Mode. The update is currently PC-only. The free-to-play battle royale, which pits 10 contestants against a god-like director, previously had provisional Japanese support that was removed.
The August 6 update for Darwin Project is live on PC, bringing Japanese and Korean language support alongside a new Duel Mode for one-on-one matches. The update also reintroduces Classic Mode with leaderboard compatibility. Scavengers Studio said support for both languages has been a long-standing community request; the game previously had provisional Japanese support that was later removed.
To mark the update, the studio is inviting streamers and influencers from Japan and Korea to experience the game with their communities. Darwin Project launched in early access in 2018 and officially in 2020, going free-to-play on Steam about a month after early access began. The game peaked at around 12,000 concurrent players after that switch, but struggled to grow, leading to most servers being shut down in 2021.
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