Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 13k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As War, you find yourself travelling through marvelous landscapes, fighting against tougher enemies, exploring dungeons and solving puzzles.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat even when too easy, is fun, story and lore in game is interesting, and locations are really good looking as for a game about Apocalypse.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Still, even with those issues, combat is fast paced, fluid and enjoyable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art style is maybe the thing i liked the most - it's cartoon-like, uses lots of color, has all these little details like ash floating mid-air, and spider webs hanging out of windows.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is good, maybe beside War, he just dosen't click with me, besides that everything else is fine.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty and Learning Curve: Darksiders offers a well-balanced difficulty and learning curve, catering to newcomers and veterans alike.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay87 reviews
Story84 reviews
Combat79 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Difficulty19 reviews
Controls15 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Performance75% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes44% still recommend
Bugs64% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
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