Darksiders III

Souls-like hack-and-slash adventure hunting the Seven Deadly Sins

Gunfire Games · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Nov 27, 2018

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 18K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 86 in 30 days
Playing now: 58; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 7 years ago; Jul 16, 2019

What is Darksiders III?

This third-person, single-player action adventure takes place on an apocalyptic Earth. As Fury, a mage and Horseman, you fight creatures with a whip, magic, and elemental forms, gain new weapons and traversal abilities, and revisit open-ended environments to uncover secrets while hunting the Seven Deadly Sins.

For you if...

+you like dodge-focused Souls-like combat and pattern-based bosses
+you enjoy finding secrets across interconnected environments
+you want a focused single-player dark fantasy adventure

Not for you if...

−you dislike punishing checkpoints and retracing areas after death
−you expect a traditional combo-heavy hack-and-slash experience
−you want multiplayer or cooperative play

What players say

76% of 17,507 reviews are positive · 76% of 86 in the last 30 days

Players praise some boss fights, the elemental forms, and the interconnected environments. The most common complaints target the camera, unresponsive controls, repeated traversal after death, and PC stutter or bugs; many series veterans also dislike the move toward Souls-like combat.

Screenshots and trailer

Darksiders III system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 25 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 4 GB VRAM
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 25 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: We recommend using a controller.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 64
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Persian.