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Darksiders™
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell. In the slaughter that ensued, the demonic forces defeated the heavenly hosts and laid
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
33 of the 75 reviews raise this.
13 of the 75 reviews raise this.
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Really fun hack & slash, loved the lore, the aesthethics and the gameplay, totally recommended!”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Darksiders is a diamond with jagged edges, a valuable find even with its rough shape! You're one of the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, War, pursued by Heaven, hated by Hell, the great sword of the Council on a rampage…”
9 of the 75 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“has some issues and bugs but it's pretty fun and from what i read actually works better than the remaster which if true is pretty dumb but whatever”
“if you are into the Darksiders series buy the resmastered version of this game, the game plays well but the constant black screens i get when entering a cutscene and i have to force restart my PC gets annoying and the…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“first darksiders has it's own place in my heart, i love it and strongly recommend. the only bad aspect of the game is "Black Throne", i hate this place so much that i wanna throw up every time i'm there.”
“Still great game. Too many puzzles, but very satisfying”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Doesn't pick up the controller at all and the keyboard and mouse only work in the menus and not in gameplay. I can open the map and even the menus but i can't attack or move at all”
“You do not need to play this one to enjoy the following games in the series. Even on the easiest difficulty setting it's needlessly difficult with the finnicky controls.”
“Crashes on new game. Tried for almost 30 minutes to get virtual controller to work.”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Just as good as I remember. No forced handholding, no anoying MC who doesn't shut up. The game respects the players intelligence. The only thing is, the game is easier than what I remember. Had a similar experience with…”
“You do not need to play this one to enjoy the following games in the series. Even on the easiest difficulty setting it's needlessly difficult with the finnicky controls.”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Immersive gameplay, Overall average story, Amazing game mechanics.”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Basically, the old-school style of God Of War, not to say that this copied the game or anything, the game was great, the story was good, the gameplay well it's like God of War-ish but still has it's own originality. Cool weapons (Though you will just use the main sword through…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“First things first, I played the original version and not warmastered. They are both still included in the package to my knowledge. To run the original on the steam deck, use the latest GE Proton version. Any other version of Proton fails to play cutscenes and what's even worse…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Best game in the series by far. Top 5 contender for best ending in a game too.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:48 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
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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New gameplay trailer for Darksiders Genesis shows off customizable demon slaying
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7564110/901c1a52dbcd7d1403083db71dc1d6db70af1640.png Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, November 19, 2019 – In a new gameplay trailer
Darksiders Genesis: release dates, CGI trailer & preorder
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7564110/57d15cce5888b373c272b49f9ef09501abbe9824.png THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate Confirm Darksiders Genesis Launch Dates PC/Stad
Darksiders Warmastered Edition is now available!
Dear followers of War, we are happy to announce that Darksiders Warmastered Edition is now available on Steam. All owners of any Steam copy of Darksiders 1 will automatically see the Warmastered Editi
Darksiders Warmastered Edition is now available!
Dear followers of War, we are happy to announce that Darksiders Warmastered Edition is now available on Steam. All owners of any Steam copy of Darksiders 1 will automatically see the Warmastered Editi
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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Adventure · Hack and Slash · Third Person · Singleplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Fantasy · Controller · Action RPG · Puzzle · Action-Adventure · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian |
| Achievements | 43 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.darksiders.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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 Memory: 1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )