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Darksiders III

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

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

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 13K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 79 in 30 days
Players
74
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Oct 31, 2019
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 25 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

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

75% of 13,162 reviews are positive · 70% of 79 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.

Players over time

▼ -35% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 118 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202674
Nov 6, 202648
Nov 5, 202653
Nov 4, 202655
Nov 3, 202646
Nov 2, 202653
Nov 1, 202671
Oct 31, 202654
Oct 30, 202642
Oct 29, 202641
Oct 28, 202640
Oct 27, 202655
Oct 26, 202662
Oct 25, 202685
Oct 24, 202669
Oct 23, 202663
Oct 22, 202660
Oct 21, 202668
Oct 20, 202665
Oct 19, 202681
Oct 18, 202683
Oct 17, 202692
Oct 16, 202674
Oct 15, 202665
Oct 14, 202658
Oct 13, 202684
Oct 12, 202695
Oct 11, 2026100
Oct 10, 202665
Oct 9, 202674
Oct 8, 202686
Oct 7, 202682
Oct 6, 202690
Oct 5, 2026118
Oct 4, 2026102
Oct 3, 202696
Oct 2, 202685
Oct 1, 202676
Sep 30, 202674
Sep 29, 202688
Sep 28, 202696
Sep 27, 202697
Sep 26, 202683
Sep 25, 202675
Sep 24, 202666
Sep 23, 202658
Sep 23, 202674
Sep 22, 202684
Sep 21, 202685

How many players finish Darksiders III?

33% of Steam players have unlocked «Protector of Humanity», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Darksiders III system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

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.

Does Darksiders III have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Darksiders III run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
64
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Persian.

Does Darksiders III use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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