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Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition cover art

Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

Gunfire Games · THQ Nordic · 2015-11-05

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 01, 2021 (Google Stadia), Sep 25, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 27, 2015 (Xbox One), Nov 05, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 15, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 15, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

The ultimate DARKSIDERS II experience! 1080p native resolution. Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution. Improved Graphic Render Engine for even higher visual quality, lighting and shadows. Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics.

326
playing now
79%
positive of 21k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
twitch viewers (latest)
76/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (88 ratings)
29h
to beat · rushed 22h · completionist 47h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

326 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

When his brother War is accused of triggering the Apocalypse early and dooming humanity to extinction, Death, one of the Four Horsemen, refuses to believe the charge. Determined to clear War's name and undo the ruin, Death sets out on a perilous journey to find a way to bring humanity back from oblivion. His quest carries him far beyond the mortal world, through ancient realms and the lands of the dead, where a spreading force of Corruption threatens all of Creation. Riding his horse Despair, Death must confront powerful beings and unearth long-buried secrets to set things right.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 326 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,346 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~168/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 517k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,660 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$22.99-23%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2016-04-12) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 94 of 133 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
54554520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

341962026-08-06 21:00 — 186 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 207 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 223 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 136 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 264 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 279 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 188 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 310 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 304 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 125 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 236 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 225 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 112 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 258 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 222 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 128 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 261 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 341 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 138 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 196 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 262 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 144 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 226 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 240 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 144 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 139 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 226 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 171 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 326 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$32.30$4.492015-11-052026-08-302015-11-05 — best price $20.992016-01-15 — best price $29.992016-05-25 — best price $5.992016-09-20 — best price $29.992017-01-02 — best price $29.992017-05-29 — best price $29.992017-10-08 — best price $29.992018-01-29 — best price $29.992018-06-19 — best price $29.992018-09-30 — best price $29.992018-12-27 — best price $4.502019-04-01 — best price $7.492019-07-19 — best price $7.502019-10-26 — best price $5.992020-01-09 — best price $29.992020-04-17 — best price $29.992020-08-07 — best price $5.992020-12-05 — best price $25.192021-04-06 — best price $29.992021-08-11 — best price $6.232021-11-15 — best price $29.992022-02-14 — best price $5.992022-06-19 — best price $7.492022-09-21 — best price $25.192022-12-27 — best price $7.492023-04-25 — best price $7.492023-07-30 — best price $6.252023-11-06 — best price $29.992024-03-11 — best price $7.492024-06-26 — best price $7.492024-11-01 — best price $7.492025-02-17 — best price $5.212025-06-11 — best price $7.502025-10-27 — best price $6.002026-02-26 — best price $7.502026-06-18 — best price $4.492026-08-30 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

602026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
72.4%
earned "Crow Carrion"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)23,9387%50
Xbox One (Xbox)14,3904%50
PS5 (PlayStation)3,42017%50
Switch (Nintendo)1050%0

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

Player tags

RPGLootActionPuzzleFantasyParkourAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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