Darksiders™
Third-person action adventure as an accused Horseman fights Heaven and Hell
Vigil Games · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Sep 23, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 23 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 11
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)
What is Darksiders™?
A single-player, third-person action-adventure set on an Earth ravaged by war between Heaven and Hell. As War, a Horseman accused of causing the apocalypse, you fight angels and demons, explore wastelands and dungeons, solve puzzles, and upgrade weapons and abilities while searching for the truth.
For you if...
- +you like melee combat with multiple weapons and abilities
- +you enjoy exploring dungeons and working through puzzles
- +you want a dark fantasy story set after the apocalypse
Not for you if...
- −you want an action game without dungeon puzzles
- −you dislike revisiting areas to make progress
What players say
89% of 12,935 reviews are positive · 95% of 23 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat, story, and dark art style. They frequently report crashes and other glitches, including black screens and blocked progress; some also find the backtracking and puzzles tedious.
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Darksiders™ system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c
- Processor
- AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )
- Memory
- 1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7
- Storage
- 12GB
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c
- Processor
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA (GeForce GTS 240) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD3870 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )
- Memory
- 2GB XP, 3GB Vista / Windows 7
- Storage
- 12GB
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 43
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian.
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