THQ

Darksiders

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2010

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • PlayStation 3*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation 3*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Darksiders

Localized titles

  • Darksiders

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*

Community tags · historical

  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    596*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    439*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    424*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    319*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    256*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
    Votes · historical
    240*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    220*
  • Controller*
    Votes · historical
    154*
  • Action RPG*
    Votes · historical
    142*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    124*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    124*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    111*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    108*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    101*
  • Spectacle fighter*
    Votes · historical
    92*
  • Beat 'em up*
    Votes · historical
    86*
  • 3D Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    86*
  • Metroidvania*
    Votes · historical
    79*
  • Character Action Game*
    Votes · historical
    70*
  • Platformer*
    Votes · historical
    43*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better*
    Memory
    1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    2 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    80*
    Community confidence
    strong*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Vigil Games

Publishers

  • THQ
  • THQ Nordic*

Release history

  • 2010-01-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2010-09-23 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2010-09-23*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*
  • 2010-01-05 · PlayStation 3*
    Release date
    2010-01-05*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation 3*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 23, 2010*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Unsupported*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Specifications 2 · 10 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
1* GB
Name
Darksiders*
Windows recommended processor requirement
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz*
Windows recommended memory requirement
2* GB
Release year
2,010*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
1 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Developers · PlayStation 3
Vigil Games
Vigil Games*
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Vigil Games
Vigil Games*
ESRB classification · PlayStation 3
ESRB · PlayStation 3
Classification
M - Mature*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · PlayStation 3
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
role-playing video game
role-playing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · PlayStation 3
THQ
THQ*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
THQ
THQ*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2010-09-23 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2010-09-23*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Release date · PlayStation 3
2010-01-05 · PlayStation 3
Release date
2010-01-05*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation 3*
Specifications 4 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
43*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,582* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
590* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Vigil Games*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2000000 - 5000000*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,582* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
152* min
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Darksiders™*
Negative reviews · historical
1,328*
Peak ccu
9*
Positive reviews · historical
11,074*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations
8,275*
Store release date · historical
Sep 23, 2010*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Game website · historical
http://www.darksiders.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Vigil Games
Vigil Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 23, 2010*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
687* min
Ccu
9*
Developer
Vigil Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
157* min
Name
Darksiders*
Negative reviews · historical
1,328*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
2,000,000 .. 5,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
11,074*
Historical US price
1,999* US cents
Publisher
THQ Nordic*
Community tags · historical
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Third Person*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
  • Fantasy*
  • Controller*
  • Action RPG*
  • Puzzle*
  • Action-Adventure*
  • Gore*
  • Open World*
  • RPG*
  • Spectacle fighter*
  • Beat 'em up*
  • 3D Platformer*
  • Metroidvania*
  • Character Action Game*
  • Platformer*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Community tags · historical
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Third Person
Third Person*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Post-apocalyptic
Post-apocalyptic*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Controller
Controller*
Action RPG
Action RPG*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Gore
Gore*
Open World
Open World*
RPG
RPG*
Spectacle fighter
Spectacle fighter*
Beat 'em up
Beat 'em up*
3D Platformer
3D Platformer*
Metroidvania
Metroidvania*
Character Action Game
Character Action Game*
Platformer
Platformer*
Tags votes
Action
Votes · historical
596*
Adventure
Votes · historical
439*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
424*
Third Person
Votes · historical
319*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
256*
Post-apocalyptic
Votes · historical
240*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
220*
Controller
Votes · historical
154*
Action RPG
Votes · historical
142*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
124*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
124*
Gore
Votes · historical
111*
Open World
Votes · historical
108*
RPG
Votes · historical
101*
Spectacle fighter
Votes · historical
92*
Beat 'em up
Votes · historical
86*
3D Platformer
Votes · historical
86*
Metroidvania
Votes · historical
79*
Character Action Game
Votes · historical
70*
Platformer
Votes · historical
43*
Specifications 6 · 46 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Vigil Games*
Developers
  • Vigil Games*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
83*
Metacritic score
83*
Name
Darksiders™*
Name
Darksiders™*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better Memory: 1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 ) *
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better Memory: 1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 ) *
Platforms
  • windows*
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations total
8,252*
Recommendations total
8,252*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 23, 2010*
Store release date · historical
Sep 23, 2010*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian*
Interface languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Russian*
Type
game*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Vigil Games
Vigil Games*
Developers
Vigil Games
Vigil Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c*
Processor alternatives
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better*
Memory
1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1, Windows 7, DirectX 9.0c*
Processor alternatives
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better*
Memory
1GB XP, 2GB Vista / Windows 7 Hard Disk Space: 12GB Video Card: NVIDIA (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220) 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better ( must support pixel shader 3 )*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 23, 2010*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 23, 2010*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Japanese*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Specifications 7 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
138*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
80*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
2* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,010*
Title
Darksiders*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
80*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
2 GB*

* Provisional data