Darksiders Genesis
Top-down hack-and-slash adventure with two Horsemen and co-op combat
Airship Syndicate · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Dec 5, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 53 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 32
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Mar 20, 2020
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Darksiders Genesis?
This top-down action adventure follows War and Strife as they hunt demons empowered by Lucifer before the events of the original Darksiders. You fight angels and demons with swords and guns, explore a story campaign, and collect upgrades. Play solo by switching between the Horsemen, or team up in two-player co-op.
For you if...
- +you like fast-paced combat and character progression
- +you want to play through the campaign with a partner
- +you enjoy exploring levels for upgrades and collectibles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer games without puzzles or platforming
- −you want combat that stays varied throughout a campaign
What players say
82% of 13,733 reviews are positive · 84% of 53 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat, co-op play, and War and Strife's banter. Common complaints include repetitive fights, a camera that makes platforming difficult, and bugs that can block progress or cause co-op partners to lose progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Darksiders Genesis system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian. Text only: Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Action
- Adventure
- Co-op
- Hack and Slash
- Local Co-Op
- Multiplayer
- Isometric
- Top-Down
- Action RPG
- RPG
- Dungeon Crawler
- Loot
- Gore
- Split Screen
- Top-Down Shooter
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Mar 20, 2020 · Darksiders Genesis - Patch #4 - Fixes & Map Position Feature
1 DLC available.
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