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Darksiders Genesis

ActionAdventure

Developer Airship Syndicate

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,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Audience score

75
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148 positive · 49 negative
95% range 69–81%

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Steam reviews148490
Bluesky *14342
Lemmy *0013
Mastodon *002

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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,962 of 4,786 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

74% recommend · 146 yes, 50 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 196 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (11,263 of 13,784 positive).

Players praise the co-op experience and character interactions, especially between War and Strife. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay repetitive and the camera problematic. [4][5][6] Several players report bugs and technical issues that hinder progress. [7][8][9]

Liked
  • Fun co-op with local split-screen option. [1][5][3]
  • Great art style and soundtrack. [4][10][11]
  • Engaging character progression and skill system. [12][13][14]
  • Classic Darksiders vibe with a fresh top-down perspective. [15][2][16]
Disliked
  • Camera can be awkward and obstructs view. [17][5][6]
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive with limited enemy variety. [4][17][18]
  • Bugs and crashes, especially in co-op. [7][8][9]
  • Short campaign length. [1][3]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …6005Steam review · Sep 19, 2026 · Not recommended

    I love this franchise. This one was going to be my second-best game after Darksiders 2. But it’s unplayable. The game is filled with bugs and barely functions. At the start, they were minor bugs or serious-but-fun bugs, so we didn’t mind them. We actually liked a few of them. But at Chapter 11, we just can’t finish it. This is our second day trying, and every time, the last enemy, whose death spawns a boss, just …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …2628Steam review · Dec 6, 2025 · Recommended

    I love Darksiders so it only made sense that I play Genesis. I convinced my boyfriend to play it with me and we had a blast. Despite being top-down the game is very similar to the gameplay of Darksiders 1 if you play War and the dialogues between War and Strife are always gold. It's definitely the kind of game you don't want to play alone because it's just soooo much better with a partner. We finished the game in 15 …

  • [11]Steam user Steam user …2382Steam review · Dec 14, 2025 · Recommended

    such a fantastic game! in 2019 i didn't give it the credit it deserves. but now, after finishing all the main Darksiders games, i have to say: this one is a gem. they took the best from the second game and Battle Chasers and mixed it. so much style and love in the details, a masterclass in the art of light. great expansion of the world. fun combat, though aiming can be frustrating. i hope Airship and Madureira will …

  • [5]Steam user Steam user …6226Steam review · May 4, 2026 · Recommended

    This is a fun game, especially if you are playing co-op. There is local co-op splitscreen as well, which I greatly appreciate, and you can do everything with another player. While the game does have a top down camera, the combat and everything feels more akin to hack and slash (e.g., God of War 1-3) with Metroidvania elements thrown in as well, which adds some replayability. There are some glaring flaws. The camera …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …9970Steam review · Mar 31, 2026 · Recommended

    Darksiders Genesis is a fun fast paced game with cool combat and awesome co op vibes feels different from the old games but still got that darksiders style and honestly its pretty enjoyable

Summarised from 34 of the 262 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made

RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account

74% of the 196 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Darksiders Genesis. The complaint that keeps coming up: camera can be awkward and obstructs view. Deal-breaker or nitpick?

Critics, per Wikipedia

Darksiders Genesis received generally positive reviews. Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the PC version 77/100, the PlayStation 4 version 78/100 and the Xbox One version 77/100. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 74% of critics. IGN gave it a score of 8.7 out of 10, stating that "Darksiders Genesis may lack the polish and flair of its numbered brethren, but make no mistake: this is still a Darksiders game, and it's one of the best. There's a really strong balance of great combat, clever puzzles, rich exploration, and excellent progression mechanics that keep its momentum going strong through its entire 15-hour…

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Reactions

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  • tfw_no_toiletpaper @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 11, 2024

    Couch co-op thread. My younger cousin comes over today (like every few months) and we will be playing some couch coop games over the weekend. So far we tried a lot of games and found some great ones along the way. Sidescrollers work sometimes, but third person and isometric is better. And I won't touch another twin stick shooter haha. Do y'all have any suggestions, it's always so much work to find a good new game (as opposed to just going after steam review, buying, and returning within 30min…

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  • inclementimmigrant @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 2, 2023

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  • Arkhangel | Control: Resonant @arkhangel79.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    Having a hard time deciding what my next game is.. trying to figure it out but everything I’m playing feels just ok atm. I’m doing Darksiders Genesis atm and I think I’ll try Control tonight after the family goes to bed unless something else strikes me.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4787Steam reviews · Dec 3, 2025 · 30 h played

    _Achievement-Review: Difficulty: 4/10 Approx. time invested: 30h MP-Achievements: No (can be done solo or co-op) Misc / Activities / Collectibles: Yes Missable Achievements: None - Chapter Select Difficulty Achievement: Yes Darksiders Genesis is a fun hack and slash/twin-stick shooter set in the well-known Darksiders universe, especially since you can play Strife for the first time as well as War, the others only have small cameos. The level design was fun to explore, but it also had some…

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  • AlexanderTheGreat @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 3, 2024

    A New Darksiders Game Has Just Been Revealed: 'Be Prepared to Ride Again...'. >A brand-new Darksiders has just been revealed at the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase, and while we didn't learn much, we do know that we should all "be prepared to ride again..." >As detailed by PlayStation.Blog, the currently untitled Darksiders project was given a brief teaser trailer that takes place in a fiery "chamber impossibly old." In this chamber, there are "three colossal stone heads, suddenly set ablaze with…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1450Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2026 · 29 h played

    I really enjoyed it, it's the final Darksiders game I haven't played. Diablo like gameplay, very good mechanics, really fun with character progression, the story is there. I like the progression and the skill set, I miss the weapons system if I have to be honest, but I also understand. Played the final unlimited arena, after 1 hour of fighting, I died at 64k points - Level 70... needed 1k more to get the last reward.... the fight got so heated that my PSU caught fire (not kididng). Everything…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6284Steam reviews · May 1, 2026 · 49 h played

    Strong art style and solid soundtrack but the gameplay gets repetitive fast. Combat is fun at first but doesn’t have much depth. Co-op is also messy, the second player kept losing progress, which eventually stopped us from continuing together properly. 🎚️ Difficulty 🔲 My grandmother could play it 🔲 Easy ☑️ Normal ☑️ Hard 🔲 A challenge to be reckoned 🔲 In the heat of confrontation, (Only PVP games) 🗺️ Graphics 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad 🔲 Meh 🔲 Normal ☑️ Very Good 🔲 An…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6005Steam reviews · Sep 19, 2026 · 25 h played

    I love this franchise. This one was going to be my second-best game after Darksiders 2. But it’s unplayable. The game is filled with bugs and barely functions. At the start, they were minor bugs or serious-but-fun bugs, so we didn’t mind them. We actually liked a few of them. But at Chapter 11, we just can’t finish it. This is our second day trying, and every time, the last enemy, whose death spawns a boss, just falls under the ground and we get stuck. Two times we managed to kill him,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2628Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2025 · 16 h played

    I love Darksiders so it only made sense that I play Genesis. I convinced my boyfriend to play it with me and we had a blast. Despite being top-down the game is very similar to the gameplay of Darksiders 1 if you play War and the dialogues between War and Strife are always gold. It's definitely the kind of game you don't want to play alone because it's just soooo much better with a partner. We finished the game in 15 hours but I wish we could have had more.

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  • AlexanderTheGreat @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 5, 2025

    Darksiders 4 Finally Unites The Four Horsemen. Last Friday's THQ Nordic showcase featured the reveal of Darksiders 4. The next entry in the long-running series finally pays off the ending of the 2010 original, uniting all four horsemen of the apocalypse in one game. The teaser trailer shows War, Death, Fury, and Strife atop their mounts as they prepare to face the apocalyptic events that conclude the first game. For fans, seeing the story finally move forward is an exciting proposition as…

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  • inclementimmigrant @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 12, 2023

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    Demon, Limbo Grinner, Nephilim, and War's Abyssal Armor from Darksiders Genesis by artists Baldi Konijn (designs) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7792Steam reviews · Jan 15, 2026 · 17 h played

    First positive things about game ... story, characters and conversations ... that is all, game mechanics are very broken sometimes does not work at all. You are getting stucked all the time in terrain and models, I would not buy this game again even on sale ... really sad, Darksiders 1 and 2 great games ... this one was flop in terms of gameplay

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Shield Demon and Gatling Demon from Darksiders Genesis by artists Baldi Konijn (designs & line art) and Carlos Ruiz (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • caut_R @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 15, 2025

    Mainly Celeste, Darksiders Genesis co-op, and Eiyuden Chronicle Rising. Celeste and Eiyuden are great, Darksiders is fine, it feels a bit generic. I was way too scared of Celeste, it‘s not as hard as I feared it would be without assist mode.

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  • Dr. Moose @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 3, 2024

    so they've covered all 4 horsemen in the last 4 games: - Darksiders 1 - War - Darksiders 2 - Death - Darksiders 3 - Fury - Darksiders Genesis - Strife (+War) What do you think is next?

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  • Ekky @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 11, 2024

    Couch co-op, split-screen, hotseat; Kingdom Two Crowns is nice. So is Darksiders Genesis, For The King, Moon Hunters, Trine, etc. Always on the lookout for other good co-op couch games, especially with a good story, but I feel that they are few and far between. :(

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Fleamag, Nephilim Caster, Angel Archer, and Angel Lancer from Darksiders Genesis by artists Baldi Konijn (designs) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Box art and Splash art from Darksiders Genesis by artists Joe Madureira (designs & line art) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7092Steam reviews · Apr 26, 2026 · 2 h played

    Seems like a pretty standard action game, I guess? Got off to a bad start with co-op, with one player's spontaneously lost progress rendering us unable to continue together after the first couple hours. Others online are reporting similar issues online; if you're hoping for a smooth online co-op experience from this, maybe give it a pass.

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  • The Artbook Collector @theartbookguy.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2025

    The Art of Darksiders Genesis ISBN: 978-1772941302 Pages: 200 Publisher: @udonentertainment.bsky.social The fourth game brought with it another artbook, again presented by Joe Madureira. Fans can get a look at the early designs, illustrations and more for the game. #artbook #darksiders #conceptart

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2026

    Moloch, Moloch's Sword, Leviathan, and Grub from Darksiders Genesis by artists Baldi Konijn (designs) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2026

    Strife, Mayhem, and War from Darksiders Genesis by artists Joe Madureira (designs & line art) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Steam user Steam user …5709Steam reviews · Jan 7, 2026 · 25 h played

    Easily the best Darksiders game. Thanks Fez (War)

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  • Steam user Steam user …3062Steam reviews · Dec 12, 2025 · 17 h played

    Feels like old GOW and lil bit of diablo with double jump n dash, slash and shoot. lol. They should make another one with all 4 characters. NEED MORE GAMES like this. Cant wait to play Darksiders 4

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  • Creative Uncut @creativeuncut.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    Hellhound, Mammon, Limbo Tusker, and Dagon from Darksiders Genesis by artists Baldi Konijn (designs) and Grace Liu (color). More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_darkside...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7331Steam reviews · Oct 29, 2025 · 12 h played

    Well why Strife didn't got his own solo game is still a mystery ....buget or never planned or something else ...we don't know for sure yet ...but even so this game still let you play as Strife and explore his own charisma and a bit of his background. This game is happening before events of the first game ...events that will lead to the Apocalypse ..the story is kind of short and builded a dialogue instead of cutscenes and boxes like in comics but is still good and very fun because of Strife.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8543Steam reviews · Mar 30, 2026 · 37 h played

    Well, everything is mid. No gamebreaking things but a lot of stuff which feels like a beta before playtest. Yes, I finished it because I was in mood for something like this and I like the universe but it is realy just ok. eg: getting stuck here and there, cannot jump over this obstacle but 10 meters besides it is ok, skills show empty - go in the menu again now they show, descriptions are sometimes wrong, gameplay loop is very straight, arena is always the same 2 circle spawns in a circle…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3758Steam reviews · Mar 14, 2026 · 27 h played

    ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0567Steam reviews · Dec 29, 2025 · 2 h played

    It's garbage, but it's somewhat fun. It's a pretty boilderplate ARPG in most respects. More focus on the gameplay than the loot fountains we have come to expect of the genre however. Gameplay is very dull. Enemies are uninteresting. Abilities are uninteresting. The game does very little with either. I find that, when playing the ranged character, the vast majority of the gameplay consists of just holding lmb and walking backwards. It's a little embarassing. The game was clearly meant for co-op,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2382Steam reviews · Dec 14, 2025 · 19 h played

    such a fantastic game! in 2019 i didn't give it the credit it deserves. but now, after finishing all the main Darksiders games, i have to say: this one is a gem. they took the best from the second game and Battle Chasers and mixed it. so much style and love in the details, a masterclass in the art of light. great expansion of the world. fun combat, though aiming can be frustrating. i hope Airship and Madureira will get a chance to come back to this world someday.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2252Steam reviews · Sep 29, 2026 · 31 h played

    Darksiders Genesis is honestly such a damn good time. It’s a different take on the series, but it still has that classic Darksiders vibe and I had a blast with it. Now I just want to see anything from Darksiders 4 already a gameplay clip, a little story tease, whatever. I just wanna know what they’re cooking. 😭🔥

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  • Steam user Steam user …9464Steam reviews · Jul 23, 2026 · 8 h played

    Wanted to like this game as I'm a fan of the series but this game is just annoying. The camera is just ♥♥♥♥ and feels like its done on purpose. Platforming is more about fighting the stupid camera and being fooled by its perspective and then being forced to start all over than anything. The puzzles are often deliberately grindy and not skills based. For example having to run back and forth across the whole map to grab an object needed for a puzzle only for it to go wrong because again the…

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  • The Price of Reason @priceofreason.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2026

    Finished Darksiders Genesis. Really enjoyable little game. Too bad they didn't add Death and Fury as playable characters, but I sank about 30hrs into it and had a blast the whole time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0369Steam reviews · Feb 23, 2026 · 10 h played

    I did not finish this game and do not recommend it. (at least as a single player experience, though i dont see how making this co-op makes it better) on my third play session i was falling asleep and got myself on a treadmill to stay awake to play it out of stubbornness to progress through the game. I really found very little fun in this game. Finishers did not feel as cool from the third person action rpg angle, even as spammable they were. Puzzles were a lot of running around struggling with…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4796Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2026 · 48 h played

    "Darksiders Genesis" is a pretty straightforward dungeon crawler; as someone who hasn't played a dungeon crawler since the old "Gauntlet" arcade game they used to have at Dave & Busters, I found myself in the mood for one, as well as a simple game that I wouldn't have to think too hard about. And so I bought this game for the low during the Winter Sale, sped through it, and realized that I probably only scratched the surface of what the game had to offer - so I replayed it on the hardest…

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  • Mini_Moonpie @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 4, 2023

    A lot of great games have already been mentioned. Here are some options that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet: * **Assault Android Cactus** - twin stick shooter (to access the start menu, you must be inside of a stage, not in the map) * **Jamestown** - bullet hell (get original game, Jamestown+ does not work on Steam Deck) * **Broforce** - 2D side scrolling action game (there's a free version, Expendabros, that you can try out) * **Gauntlet** - dungeon crawler * **Guns, Gore &…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0599Steam reviews · Oct 17, 2026 · 35 h played

    ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3091Steam reviews · Sep 22, 2026 · 36 h played

    Darksiders Genesis is a mediocre experience with a completely forgettable story. The absolute worst part of the game is the character movement. The characters constantly snag on environmental geometry. You are always getting stuck on random rocks or invisible corners. When you're just exploring, it's annoying, but when it happens in the middle of a fight, it will genuinely cost you a few nerve cells. This clumsiness directly ruins the platforming sections, too. There are moments in the game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9574Steam reviews · Aug 28, 2026 · 17 h played

    This game feels like Mario and Darksiders had a baby, as you’re constantly collecting coins, souls, and keys while solving puzzles. Co-op was fun, and being able to swap between characters is nice. Strife uses a lot of modern language and cosplays Cayde-6 from Destiny. The camera can be awkward at times, and enemy variety is fairly limited. I'd recommend it only on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4464Steam reviews · Aug 22, 2026

    It’s a shame to have to trash a game that is actually fun, simply because it is riddled with bugs. That is exactly the case with Darksiders Genesis: I’m playing it in local coop; the combat system is very satisfying, and the challenge posed by the various enemy types is engaging. Aside from the truly terrible Italian voice acting, the game suffers from serious bug-related issues: I was forced to replay various levels multiple times because a lever failed to activate when it should have, or…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9672Steam reviews · May 18, 2026 · 28 h played

    The Game is just, "okay"? Combat gets pretty repetitive pretty quickly. I highly dislike the dash "locking" your movement inputs until the full animation is finished which results in a janky feeling after dashing. The game also has platforming but the game isn't built for it whatsoever, it becomes more of an annoyance then anything. It isn't bad by any means but it's not great either, grab it on sale if you're thinking of getting.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4782Steam reviews · Apr 27, 2026 · 6 h played

    I love the gameplay, personally. I switched from keyboard to controller very soon into the game and I definitely recommend playing this with a controller if you want to give this game a try. The story is really interesting. I haven't finished the game yet at the time of writing this review but gosh, this is my type of game. Everything about it is simply great!

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  • Steam user Steam user …9970Steam reviews · Mar 31, 2026 · 5 h played

    Darksiders Genesis is a fun fast paced game with cool combat and awesome co op vibes feels different from the old games but still got that darksiders style and honestly its pretty enjoyable

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  • Steam user Steam user …9015Steam reviews · Feb 15, 2026 · 2 h played

    I'm not sure why people keep calling this an ARPG (like Diablo) in the reviews. It is not. It doesn't claim to be, either. It's a twin stick shooter, which also features melee attacks, puzzles, platforming, and a few upgrades. But you do not develop your character, you do not make choices, you do not find gear, you find upgrades for more health/wrath (mana) and new abilities you can freely switch between. Unfortunately, that doesn't make Genesis any good. Quite the opposite. I really do like…

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  • 🦈ACIDXSHARK🦈 READ WICKED GAME!! @acidxshark.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2025

    LATER TODAY: At long last, we reach the end of our Road to Genesis as we check out what is as of today, 7/31, the latest game in the Darksiders series! It's time to dive into Darksiders Genesis on the Sharkstream, hope to see you there! (🎨 @teamcatple.bsky.social) #Vtuber #ENVtuber

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  • ✨ Mono ✨️ @nesstolgia.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    Hey yall!! In less than 2 hrs (4pm EST) I'll be live and playing more Darksiders Genesis with @bajanshinobi.bsky.social ! So feel free to stop by and check out the shenanigans 🥳 www.twitch.tv/monotoned_en... [ #blackstreamer #twitch ]

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  • Steam user Steam user …6265Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2026 · 1 h played

    Darksiders Genesis is pretty crap. It should tell you all you need to know that IGN scored it high. We are talking "journalism-level" difficulty here - honestly, you will breeze through this even on the harder settings. It is just a button-masher where you don’t have to really think about much you do at all; the game pretty much plays itself. The only people loving this game are the skill-less noobs and beginners out there, who get a dopamine rush from the simplicity of pressing a button and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7216Steam reviews · May 4, 2026 · 3 h played

    Wish I had read more reviews before buying this. The controls are awful and the platforming is a joke. Unfortunately I played it just a bit too much to get the refund.

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  • Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    Today's painting soundtrack: Darksiders Genesis OST by Gareth Coker. I know the game itself didn't get a lot of love, but damn if this score doesn't bring it in terms of "epic."

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  • Emmett Watkins Jr @ejsponge61.comBluesky · Jul 31, 2025

    My ★★★½ review of Darksiders Genesis (2019) on @backloggd.com: bckl.gg/nwU5

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  • Silly Draggo(NSFW) @sillydraggo.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    Been thinking about a MMBN style game that plays like isometric games like Hades or Darksiders Genesis with zelda dungeon. Been in my brain like brain worms

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  • caut_R @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 21, 2024

    Catching up on Vampire Survivors updates when solo. It Takes Two with gf. Really dislike the story, we’re just skipping the cutscenes now. But great diverse gameplay and visual setpieces. Gonna start Darksiders Genesis with a friend this weekend now that our run through Quake II remastered is done. I liked Quake II 64 (lol) the most out of the lot tbh. The levels were way less confusing. The Nightdive-made DLC was also great.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7197Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 5 h played

    Movement in this game is atrocious. Prepare to be constantly stuck on nothing, and have your character not respond the way to expect.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1618Steam reviews · Jul 5, 2026 · 14 h played

    What actually surprises me is how different each Darksiders game are, not just by what character you play, but because how each entry is a different genre. The first game is a stylish action game, the third is a soulslike and Genesis is a top down action game with metroidvania elements, I had a lot of fun exploring the world and returning to earlier locations to explore with new abilities, I liked the core system that gives not only stat upgrades but also grants us with passive skills that also…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4155Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2026 · 50 h played

    One of the best coop experiences. While it doesn't really need to be the coop game. Hope other studios can learn the way: make a cool game but also make it coop friendly. On the downside it's very short. Criminally so.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1259Steam reviews · Jun 14, 2026 · 33 h played

    Great game, worthy of the franchise. Different camera view first irritates a bit, but then you get used to it, and it has all the things that makes Darksiders great. Items, quite tricky puzzles sometimes, cool cores which you can lv up to improve stats, and many good chapters. Vulgrim, Samael, Arena... all there. Made we replay the 1st Warsiders game as I wanted more! 9/10.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6226Steam reviews · May 4, 2026 · 9 h played

    This is a fun game, especially if you are playing co-op. There is local co-op splitscreen as well, which I greatly appreciate, and you can do everything with another player. While the game does have a top down camera, the combat and everything feels more akin to hack and slash (e.g., God of War 1-3) with Metroidvania elements thrown in as well, which adds some replayability. There are some glaring flaws. The camera can be horrendous. If you're fighting a boss in a corner, good luck. The…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3364Steam reviews · Apr 19, 2026 · 31 h played

    Enjoyable conclusion to the story, but I'd prefer the other three main stories to the isometric style of this one. Not bad, but the others are better.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6566Steam reviews · Apr 3, 2026 · 33 h played

    Genesis plays like the rest of the series with the main difference being the top-down camera view. It's an overall fun experience whether you're new or a fan of the series. Did Genesis need to exist? Honestly, I don't think so. It doesn't add anything to the series lore except for the very end of the game.

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