Darksiders Genesis
In this Action RPG spin-off, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Strife is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer. True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis will feature…
Darksiders Genesis is an adventure developed by Airship Syndicate, released 5 December 2019 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.
What Darksiders Genesis is
Darksiders Genesis is an adventure game developed by Airship Syndicate and released in 2019. It was published by THQ Nordic. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
From the dawn of creation, the council has maintained the Balance across existence. Carrying out their orders are the Horsemen, Nephilim (powerful beings spawned from the unnatural union of angels and demons) who have pledged themselves to the Council and been granted immense power. However, this power came at a tragic cost: the Horsemen were ordered to use their newfound strength to wipe out the rest of their kind. What followed was a bloody battle on Eden where the Horsemen, obeying the will of the Council, annihilated the Nephilim.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Darksiders series
Darksiders Genesis is the ninth of 11 entries we hold in the Darksiders series. It arrived a year after Darksiders III: Blades & Whip Edition. The next entry was Darksiders: Genesis - Nephilim Edition in 2019. Its critic score of 75 is 3 points below the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Darksiders II at 86.
How it was received
Darksiders Genesis holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 102 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 12 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) or better, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Darksiders Genesis launched on 5 December 2019, within three weeks of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Darksiders Genesis yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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