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Darksiders III

Gunfire Games · THQ Nordic · 2018-11-27

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 14, 2021 (Google Stadia), Sep 30, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 27, 2018 (Xbox One), Nov 27, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

Darksiders III is a 2018 Action, Adventure, and RPG game priced at $39.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (76% of 17491 reviews).

144
playing now
76%
positive of 17k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (135 ratings)
35
Nexus mods (50k downloads)
4.06★
PlayStation Store rating (20,768 ratings)
68/100
opencritic · fair · 34% recommend · from 157 critics
18h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 32h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

144 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Darksiders III is an action role-playing game developed by Gunfire Games and published by THQ Nordic. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in November 2018. A Stadia version and Nintendo Switch port released in September 2021. It is the third entry in the Darksiders series.

Trailer

Darksiders III trailer thumbnail

Darksiders III - Announcement Trailer

≈434,516 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 144 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,390 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~174/week).
  • · Review velocity up 125% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 437k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,491 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.35 at GameBillet (2025-12-19) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 180 of 181 observed days · $36.64 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
87287220182026Week of 2018-11-01: 709 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 433 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 293 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

201462026-09-16 04:00 — 46 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 91 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 111 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 68 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 52 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 122 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 67 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 75 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 167 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 97 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 68 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 144 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 80 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 87 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 201 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 105 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 52 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 97 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 120 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 73 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 94 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 113 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 65 players2026-10-15 18:00 — 144 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k0May 2017Aug 2026May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Jan 2019 — avg 253 · peak 736Apr 2019 — avg 224 · peak 688Jul 2019 — avg 581 · peak 1,509Oct 2019 — avg 181 · peak 506Jan 2020 — avg 194 · peak 466Apr 2020 — avg 144 · peak 365Jul 2020 — avg 157 · peak 371Oct 2020 — avg 118 · peak 298Jan 2021 — avg 180 · peak 408Apr 2021 — avg 126 · peak 334Jul 2021 — avg 128 · peak 292Oct 2021 — avg 102 · peak 236Jan 2022 — avg 119 · peak 256Apr 2022 — avg 76 · peak 152Jul 2022 — avg 81 · peak 166Oct 2022 — avg 73 · peak 156Jan 2023 — avg 109 · peak 234Apr 2023 — avg 83 · peak 211Jul 2023 — avg 91 · peak 182Oct 2023 — avg 61 · peak 121Jan 2024 — avg 84 · peak 186Apr 2024 — avg 81 · peak 190Jul 2024 — avg 75 · peak 159Oct 2024 — avg 65 · peak 134Jan 2025 — avg 76 · peak 157Apr 2025 — avg 72 · peak 151Jul 2025 — avg 88 · peak 186Oct 2025 — avg 94 · peak 235Jan 2026 — avg 342 · peak 961Apr 2026 — avg 108 · peak 232Jul 2026 — avg 110 · peak 221Aug 2026 — avg 109 · peak 216
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$100.00$3.992018-04-202026-10-152018-04-20 — best price $100.002019-01-14 — best price $59.992019-04-14 — best price $24.502019-07-06 — best price $59.992019-08-21 — best price $59.992019-11-02 — best price $59.992020-01-02 — best price $59.992020-03-09 — best price $51.492020-05-22 — best price $59.992020-08-07 — best price $19.792020-10-29 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $59.992021-04-16 — best price $14.992021-07-15 — best price $15.002021-09-29 — best price $59.992021-12-16 — best price $11.992022-03-08 — best price $14.992022-05-24 — best price $13.312022-08-08 — best price $14.992022-10-18 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-03-17 — best price $10.002023-05-23 — best price $39.992023-08-14 — best price $9.992023-11-04 — best price $39.992024-01-10 — best price $39.992024-04-29 — best price $31.492024-07-26 — best price $10.002024-11-02 — best price $7.992025-01-13 — best price $8.892025-04-18 — best price $6.992025-07-17 — best price $7.992025-10-21 — best price $6.792026-01-02 — best price $3.992026-04-03 — best price $39.992026-06-17 — best price $5.992026-08-17 — best price $5.902026-09-16 — best price $39.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2521072026-05-31 — 142 pageviews2026-06-04 — 214 pageviews2026-06-08 — 179 pageviews2026-06-12 — 144 pageviews2026-06-16 — 181 pageviews2026-06-20 — 119 pageviews2026-06-24 — 156 pageviews2026-06-28 — 157 pageviews2026-07-02 — 132 pageviews2026-07-06 — 134 pageviews2026-07-10 — 131 pageviews2026-07-14 — 132 pageviews2026-07-18 — 109 pageviews2026-07-22 — 117 pageviews2026-07-26 — 213 pageviews2026-07-30 — 143 pageviews2026-08-03 — 159 pageviews2026-08-07 — 249 pageviews2026-08-11 — 206 pageviews2026-08-15 — 167 pageviews2026-08-19 — 155 pageviews2026-08-23 — 149 pageviews2026-08-27 — 171 pageviews2026-08-31 — 159 pageviews2026-09-04 — 143 pageviews2026-09-08 — 159 pageviews2026-09-12 — 145 pageviews2026-09-16 — 115 pageviews2026-09-20 — 123 pageviews2026-09-24 — 127 pageviews2026-09-28 — 156 pageviews2026-10-02 — 144 pageviews2026-10-06 — 137 pageviews2026-10-09 — 123 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
79.4%
earned "Green with Envy"
32.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing3 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2018-11-27, latest 2019-07-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)62,4705%64
Xbox One (Xbox)18,6054%64
Steam (Steam)12,97010%64
Windows (Xbox)9204%64
Switch (Nintendo)830%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionViolentAdventureOpen WorldSouls-likeStory RichAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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