This Month's Technical Playtest is Tomorrow, December 11!

Hello inmates,

A brand new Tile, Show Director Powers, and more are coming your way next week, and you’re invited to preview and help us improve them in a Technical Playtest on Tuesday, December 11.

Don’t forget that the features you’ll see in the Playtest are still in development, so you may experience small issues.


We’re looking for your feedback about the new Tile and new Show Director Powers in particular, but you’ll be able to share your thoughts about everything in this version in the post-playtest survey. What are the new Tile and Show Director Powers, you ask? Stay tuned to our social media channels for some details in the next few days, or go in blind for a surprise in Tuesday’s Playtest!


The Technical Playtest will take place on Tuesday, December 11 from 3 PM EST (8 PM UTC) to 6 PM EST (11 PM UTC) on Steam.


1. Go to your Steam library
2. Right-click on Darwin Project and select Properties
3. Go to the Beta tab and enter the playtest code: playtest73421013
4. Click Check Code, then select Playtest from the drop-down menu
5. Restart Steam and launch Darwin Project

Important: Don’t forget to opt out of the Playtest branch once it is over! You can do this by going back to the Beta tab in the game’s Properties and selecting None from the drop-down menu.


Yes! Don’t forget to opt out of the Playtest when you are done playing before continuing to stream Darwin Project.


We’d love to hear your feedback about the the upcoming patch! We will be posting the link to the post-playtest survey in the playtesting build as well as our social channels. Please take the time to fill it out and help us make this update the best it can be!


The next patch will be available on December 18, with patch notes published a few days earlier as usual.

We hope you’ll join us, and see you in the arena!

- Scavengers Team