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Darwin Project vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Darwin Project is an FPS open-world game from Scavengers Studio (2020) while Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is an FPS open-world game from Ubisoft Paris (2017).

Darwin Project

2020 · Scavengers Studio

7.2GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

2017 · Ubisoft Paris

7.3GamingPickz Score

$49.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Darwin Project under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands under FPS and Open-World.

Darwin Project

In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.

Description from its Steam store page

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Darwin ProjectTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
GamingPickz Score7.2/107.3/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (82%, 18,460)Mostly Positive (78%, 113,815)
Critic aggregate74/100No aggregate
PriceFree$49.99
Install size6 GB50 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedplayable
Released20202017
DeveloperScavengers StudioUbisoft Paris

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Darwin Project vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Darwin ProjectFPS open-world game
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsFPS open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Darwin ProjectBattle Royale, Survival, Action
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsOpen World, Shooter, Co-op

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Darwin ProjectScore 7.2 · 82% on Steam · 74 critic
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsScore 7.3 · 78% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Darwin Project18,460 reviews · 6 GB
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands113,815 reviews · 8 add-ons · 50 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Darwin ProjectFree
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands$49.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Darwin ProjectUnsupported
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The cheaper right now: Darwin Project (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: Darwin Project (6 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands (113,815 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

MultiplayerSurvivalActionPvPOpen WorldCo-opShooterAdventure

Where they differ

Darwin Project is also

Battle RoyaleEarly AccessIndieMassively MultiplayerCraftingCasual

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is also

StealthTacticalMilitaryOnline Co-OpSandboxFirst-Person

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Darwin Project is relaxed, easy to pick up. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Darwin ProjectTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Minimum GPUGTX 750NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2GB
Minimum CPUDual Core 2.4Ghz+Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz
Minimum RAM4 GB6 GB
Install size6 GB50 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Darwin Project · Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Darwin Project and 1 for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Darwin Project and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands in scope?

Darwin Project has drawn 18,460 Steam reviews and installs in 6 GB. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands has drawn 113,815 Steam reviews, ships 8 add-ons and installs in 50 GB.

Is Darwin Project or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands rates higher (7.3 to 7.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Darwin Project or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands?

Darwin Project is cheaper right now at Free, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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