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Darksiders Genesis

Airship Syndicate · THQ Nordic · 2019-12-05

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Darksiders · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 05, 2019 (Google Stadia), Dec 05, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 14, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Feb 14, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 14, 2020 (Xbox One)

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.

73
playing now
82%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (90 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Darksiders Genesis is a top-down hack and slash action role-playing video game developed by American studio Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. It was released for Stadia and Windows on 5 December 2019, and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 14 February 2020. The game is considered a spin-off prequel game in the Darksiders series and introduces the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife, as the protagonist. Strife can summon his brother, War. Upon release, the game received positive reviews, with many reviewers praising the combat.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 73 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 620 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~78/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,565 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 342k–821k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,689 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.49-85%
Humble Store$4.49-85%
WinGameStore$4.49-85%
GOG$4.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$21.99-27%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.76 at GamesPlanet US (2026-07-31) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 109 of 148 observed days · $0.73 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 2,244 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 321 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

234272026-08-06 21:00 — 80 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 67 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 64 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 147 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 171 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 98 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 165 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 159 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 109 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 130 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 65 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 124 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 113 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 150 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 148 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 54 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 78 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 121 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 71 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 88 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 126 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 47 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 59 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 76 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.06$3.762019-10-152026-08-302019-10-15 — best price $22.942020-01-13 — best price $30.062020-03-01 — best price $29.992020-05-21 — best price $26.992020-08-07 — best price $19.792020-10-29 — best price $14.992020-12-21 — best price $13.622021-03-11 — best price $29.992021-05-03 — best price $14.992021-08-03 — best price $9.892021-09-28 — best price $29.992021-11-26 — best price $9.892022-01-13 — best price $9.902022-03-25 — best price $29.262022-05-31 — best price $26.992022-08-12 — best price $8.252022-10-15 — best price $29.992022-12-06 — best price $23.992023-02-07 — best price $29.992023-04-24 — best price $7.492023-06-15 — best price $29.992023-08-25 — best price $29.992023-10-30 — best price $7.492023-12-18 — best price $6.252024-03-04 — best price $7.492024-04-30 — best price $7.492024-07-12 — best price $5.492024-09-16 — best price $6.992024-11-26 — best price $7.492025-01-14 — best price $7.502025-04-04 — best price $5.622025-06-03 — best price $24.872025-09-03 — best price $5.992025-11-04 — best price $29.992026-01-08 — best price $29.992026-04-05 — best price $25.192026-06-08 — best price $29.992026-08-09 — best price $3.762026-08-30 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
39.6%
earned "Mint I"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hindi

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)13,16438%31
Steam (Steam)9,10614%30
Xbox One (Xbox)6,46112%30
Windows (Xbox)95910%30
Switch (Nintendo)920%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGGoreLootCo-opActionTop-DownAdventureIsometricAction RPGLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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