Darksiders Genesis

Buy82%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Airship Syndicate · Action · Dec 5, 2019

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$4.49−85%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio8 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy Darksiders Genesis?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not only does this give the setting more of a sense of having substance (rather than just being a backdrop for carnage) but it also offers a spread of gameplay so that you aren't always just slicing through demons 24/7.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game functions as a single player experience but it is very much designed to be a co-op game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Haven't completed the game yet, but after 10 hours I find the game flowing smoothly, never really got bored, exploring and finding secrets is a blast and I am invested in the story even though mostly because I am a huge fan of the previous titles (even the divisive 3rd game I loved).
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is vicious, fast paced, exciting, and tactical so long as you are playing on a high enough difficulty that you cannot just bulldoze everything.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty-wise, started on normal, soon moved to hard and it was decent, had a few clenchers.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art style stays true to series DNA, closest in vibe to Darksiders III with modern polish.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay123 reviews
Co-op108 reviews
Story88 reviews
Combat82 reviews
Difficulty38 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Bugs
66% still recommend
Controls
57% still recommend
Crashes
64% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.49$29.99−85%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.49

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