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Darksiders Genesis
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Darksiders Genesis is a fun fast paced game with cool combat and awesome co op vibes feels different from the old games but still got that darksiders style and honestly its pretty enjoyable”
“I love the gameplay, personally. I switched from keyboard to controller very soon into the game and I definitely recommend playing this with a controller if you want to give this game a try. The story is really…”
“Genesis plays like the rest of the series with the main difference being the top-down camera view. It's an overall fun experience whether you're new or a fan of the series. Did Genesis need to exist? Honestly, I don't…”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Beautiful art, dialogues, cutscenes [h1] Highly recommend this game [/h1]”
“Liked the story , cutscenes , visuals, and soundtracks but sadly the bosses in the game arent really that deeply thought out and are also a bit buggy.”
“Very nice coop game. Loved the ambience and soundtrack.”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love Darksiders and Genesis is absolutely worth playing. Even non fans would almost surely enjoy it.”
“I hope devs keeps offline local co-op split screen in the future darksiders game, I think this game has even much more potential, I like it so far especially when I play together with someone else. Best buy for 4,49.”
“Fun game and I picked it up while on sale. It was totally worth it!”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love the gameplay, personally. I switched from keyboard to controller very soon into the game and I definitely recommend playing this with a controller if you want to give this game a try. The story is really…”
“Enjoyable conclusion to the story, but I'd prefer the other three main stories to the isometric style of this one. Not bad, but the others are better.”
“Beautiful art, dialogues, cutscenes [h1] Highly recommend this game [/h1]”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Darksiders Genesis is a fun fast paced game with cool combat and awesome co op vibes feels different from the old games but still got that darksiders style and honestly its pretty enjoyable”
“Nostalgia, also a banger local co-op game”
“This is a fun game, especially if you are playing co-op. There is local co-op splitscreen as well, which I greatly appreciate, and you can do everything with another player. While the game does have a top down camera,…”
28 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, everything is mid. No gamebreaking things but a lot of stuff which feels like a beta before playtest. Yes, I finished it because I was in mood for something like this and I like the universe but it is realy just…”
“I did not finish this game and do not recommend it. (at least as a single player experience, though i dont see how making this co-op makes it better) on my third play session i was falling asleep and got myself on a…”
“I'm not sure why people keep calling this an ARPG (like Diablo) in the reviews. It is not. It doesn't claim to be, either. It's a twin stick shooter, which also features melee attacks, puzzles, platforming, and a few…”
21 of the 100 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, everything is mid. No gamebreaking things but a lot of stuff which feels like a beta before playtest. Yes, I finished it because I was in mood for something like this and I like the universe but it is realy just…”
“I did not finish this game and do not recommend it. (at least as a single player experience, though i dont see how making this co-op makes it better) on my third play session i was falling asleep and got myself on a…”
“Movement system is ass”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Well, everything is mid. No gamebreaking things but a lot of stuff which feels like a beta before playtest. Yes, I finished it because I was in mood for something like this and I like the universe but it is realy just…”
“I can't recommend this game. Controls are janky and overall the game is buggy and not well designed. It was fun to play through it with my friend, but anything can be fun with your homies. If you are interested in real…”
“This is a fun game, especially if you are playing co-op. There is local co-op splitscreen as well, which I greatly appreciate, and you can do everything with another player. While the game does have a top down camera,…”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I did not finish this game and do not recommend it. (at least as a single player experience, though i dont see how making this co-op makes it better) on my third play session i was falling asleep and got myself on a…”
“Genesis plays like the rest of the series with the main difference being the top-down camera view. It's an overall fun experience whether you're new or a fan of the series. Did Genesis need to exist? Honestly, I don't…”
“I love completing the Darksiders series 100%, but the isometric perspective in this game makes it nearly impossible to step onto certain puzzle platforms. To collect all the collectibles in the game, you have to revisit…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't recommend this game. Controls are janky and overall the game is buggy and not well designed. It was fun to play through it with my friend, but anything can be fun with your homies. If you are interested in real…”
“Bought to play completely couch co-op. It could work nicely but it has some really weird design decisions: - When playing couch coop, the window is narrowed to a point where you cant see elements you need to progress -…”
“Great coop would not recommend split screen though”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[b] Strong art style and solid soundtrack but the gameplay gets repetitive fast. Combat is fun at first but doesn’t have much depth. Co-op is also messy, the second player kept losing progress, which eventually stopped us from continuing together properly. [/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]🎚️…”
— a player, Steam review · 49 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Seems like a pretty standard action game, I guess? Got off to a bad start with co-op, with one player's spontaneously lost progress rendering us unable to continue together after the first couple hours. Others online are reporting similar issues online; if you're hoping for a…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Co-op · Hack and Slash · Local Co-Op · Multiplayer · Isometric · Top-Down · Action RPG · RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Loot (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean, Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Persian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space