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Darksiders III

Gunfire Games · THQ Nordic · 2018-11-27

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

87
playing now
76%
positive of 17k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (135 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 32h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

87 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 87 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 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 436k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,430 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-85%
Humble Store$5.99-85%
WinGameStore$5.99-85%
GOG$5.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$31.99-20%
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 151 of 152 observed days · $2.64 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

175522026-08-06 21:00 — 102 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 90 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 121 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 83 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 138 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 158 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 90 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 170 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 146 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 70 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 131 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 131 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 67 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 131 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 79 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 167 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 164 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 68 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 97 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 118 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 88 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 127 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 136 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 80 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 81 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 129 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 87 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$100.00$3.992018-04-202026-08-302018-04-20 — 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 $5.902026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2581072026-05-31 — 142 pageviews2026-06-03 — 166 pageviews2026-06-06 — 198 pageviews2026-06-09 — 167 pageviews2026-06-12 — 144 pageviews2026-06-15 — 116 pageviews2026-06-18 — 115 pageviews2026-06-21 — 129 pageviews2026-06-24 — 156 pageviews2026-06-27 — 136 pageviews2026-06-30 — 139 pageviews2026-07-03 — 127 pageviews2026-07-06 — 134 pageviews2026-07-09 — 120 pageviews2026-07-12 — 142 pageviews2026-07-15 — 140 pageviews2026-07-18 — 109 pageviews2026-07-21 — 126 pageviews2026-07-24 — 107 pageviews2026-07-27 — 258 pageviews2026-07-30 — 143 pageviews2026-08-02 — 214 pageviews2026-08-05 — 164 pageviews2026-08-08 — 226 pageviews2026-08-11 — 206 pageviews2026-08-14 — 223 pageviews2026-08-17 — 188 pageviews2026-08-20 — 150 pageviews2026-08-23 — 149 pageviews2026-08-26 — 172 pageviews2026-08-28 — 117 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…

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.

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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