<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Introversion	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
a	O
computer	O
environment	O
that	O
simulates	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
sequel	O
,	O
Multiwinia	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
and	O
Multiwinia	B-Application
were	O
released	O
together	O
as	O
Darwinia+	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
theme	O
world	O
for	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
polygons	B-General_Concept
by	O
Dr.	O
Sepulveda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Housed	O
in	O
a	O
massive	O
network	O
of	O
surplus	O
Protologic	O
68000	O
machines	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Darwinia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
the	O
single-poly	O
Darwinians	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
growing	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
can	O
grow	O
and	O
evolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
is	O
also	O
where	O
the	O
world	O
can	O
visit	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
frolicking	O
in	O
their	O
natural	O
,	O
fractal	O
habitat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
has	O
been	O
infected	O
by	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
,	O
and	O
Sepulveda	O
is	O
in	O
near	O
panic	O
,	O
watching	O
decades	O
of	O
research	O
being	O
corrupted	O
and	O
being	O
used	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sepulveda	O
enlists	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
curious	O
hacker	O
who	O
stumbled	O
across	O
Darwinia	B-Application
by	O
accident	O
,	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
rescuing	O
the	O
Darwinians	O
and	O
drive	O
off	O
the	O
computer	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
task	O
involves	O
the	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
Darwinians	O
:	O
the	O
Soul	O
Repository	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
collects	O
the	O
floating	O
souls	O
,	O
and	O
sends	O
them	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
Receiver	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Darwinians	O
gather	O
them	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Pattern	O
Buffer	O
to	O
be	O
reprogrammed	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Darwinian	O
blueprint	O
code	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Biosphere	O
to	O
be	O
reborn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sepulveda	O
had	O
accidentally	O
flashed	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
his	O
face	O
across	O
the	O
skies	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Darwinians	O
had	O
assumed	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
re-aligned	O
a	O
portal	O
inside	O
Darwinia	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
mixes	O
elements	O
from	O
strategy	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
hacker	O
and	O
God	O
games	O
alike	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
fall	O
under	O
a	O
specific	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Jam	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
programmers	O
experimented	O
with	O
generating	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
sprites	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
months	O
of	O
iteration	O
and	O
development	O
,	O
this	O
coalesced	O
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Darwinia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
began	O
on	O
27	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
started	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
level	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
3	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
21	O
January	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Darwinia	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2005	O
(	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
followed	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
30	O
March	O
2005	O
by	O
publisher	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2005	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
version	O
to	O
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
14	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
helped	O
solve	O
some	O
of	O
Introversion	O
's	O
distribution	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
for	O
localized	O
versions	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
;	O
a	O
German	O
translation	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eGames-owned	O
Cinemaware	O
on	O
4	O
April	O
2006	O
issued	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
announcing	O
they	O
would	O
bring	O
Darwinia	B-Application
to	O
US	O
markets	O
in	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
exclusive	O
version	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
with	O
extra	O
eye	O
candy	O
and	O
3	O
additional	O
levels	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
in	O
context	O
of	O
a	O
Bundle	O
sale	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	B-License
made	I-License
available	I-License
for	O
purchase	O
under	O
a	O
non-open-source	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
was	O
released	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
releases	O
to	O
celebrate	O
its	O
"	O
10000th	O
anniversary	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
includes	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
numerous	O
bugfixes	O
,	O
support	O
of	O
surround	O
sound	O
up	O
to	O
7.1	O
and	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
integration	O
,	O
native	O
support	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia+	O
is	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Darwinia	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
11	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Darwinia	B-Application
and	O
Multiwinia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
and	O
Darwinia+	O
were	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
garnering	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darwinia	B-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
2005	O
"	O
Special	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Creativity	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Part	O
RTS	O
game	O
,	O
part	O
sandbox	O
,	O
part	O
Sea	O
Monkeys	O
—	O
Darwinias	B-Application
retro-cool	O
is	O
backed	O
up	O
with	O
intense	O
and	O
often	O
surprising	O
strategic	O
moments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
in	O
the	O
GameShadow	B-Application
Innovation	O
in	O
Games	O
Awards	O
2006	O
and	O
listed	O
in	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
