Scavengers Studio's battle royale game, Darwin Project , is going free-to-play on Steam beginning today, April 20.

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Darwin Project was released on Steam Early Access and Xbox One Game Preview in early March for $15 USD. However, according to Scavengers Studio, there weren't enough players in certain regions to fill the servers. "We want the game to reach as many players as possible," the studio said, "so we decided to release Darwin Project for free sooner than we anticipated."The pricing change is currently reflected on Steam, though the Xbox One version is still listed at $15 USD. When asked whether or not the console version will be going free-to-play as well, Scavengers Studio told IGN, "We'll have more to share about Darwin Project on Xbox One soon."If you've already purchased Darwin Project, a handful of in-game items will be added to your inventory on April 24. The studio is also introducing cosmetic items that same day. While these items will be available to purchase with real-world money, "the vast majority" of which will be attainable through progression. The developer emphasized any items it sells will be "purely aesthetic and 100% optional."For more, check out IGN's Darwin Project preview from PAX East 2017, which said it "takes a survival core of something like Rust or Don't Starve, adds in asymmetrical competitive multiplayer, mixes it with the themes of the fiction of Battle Royale and Hunger Games, and then tosses all of it on its head with the introduction of ostensibly a Dungeon Master, as well as audience participation."

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