Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest

"Long ago a computer scientist called Dr Sepulveda created a beautiful digital world existing entirely within a computer network of his own invention. This world was called Darwinia and it was inhabited by a…

80 19 September 2008 PEGI 7

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Action Science fiction

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is an indie developed by Introversion Software, released 19 September 2008 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is an indie game developed by Introversion Software and released in 2008. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an PEGI 7 age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is a real-time strategy video game by Introversion Software. Multiwinia is available as a standalone game, or included as part of Darwinia+.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM and GeForce 6200 or RADEON 9600 series. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest launched on 19 September 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and Pokémon Platinum Version. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Pokémon Platinum Version.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest — frequently asked questions

When did Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest come out?

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest was released on 19 September 2008 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest?

At minimum, Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest needs 2.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, GeForce 6200 or RADEON 9600 series graphics, 64 MB free space of storage.

How many GB is Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest?

The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("64 MB free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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