THQ Nordic

Darksiders III

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2018

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

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

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Darksiders

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

  • Darksiders III

Steam version platforms

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

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Persian*

Community tags · historical

  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    252*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    225*
  • Female Protagonist*
    Votes · historical
    219*
  • Souls-like*
    Votes · historical
    196*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    193*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    191*
  • RPG*
    Votes · historical
    159*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    153*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    132*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    116*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    113*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    100*
  • Dark Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    99*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    98*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
    Votes · historical
    94*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    77*
  • Fantasy*
    Votes · historical
    74*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    71*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    68*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    56*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    25 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 4 GB VRAM*
    Memory
    16 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*
    Video memory
    4 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    71*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Gunfire Games

Publishers

  • THQ Nordic

Release history

  • 2018-11-27
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    worldwide
  • 2018-11-26 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2018-11-26*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Nov 27, 2018*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
Darksiders III*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 4 GB VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,018*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with 4 GB VRAM*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Gunfire Games
Gunfire Games*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2018-11-26 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2018-11-26*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
64*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
622* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
780* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Gunfire Games*
DLC count · historical
3*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Persian*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
633* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
311* min
Metacritic score
70*
Name
Darksiders III*
Negative reviews · historical
3,571*
Peak ccu
52*
Positive reviews · historical
11,626*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.99*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations
11,276*
Store release date · historical
Nov 27, 2018*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*
Game website · historical
http://www.darksiders.com*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Phone*
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on Tablet*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Gunfire Games
Gunfire Games*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Persian*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 27, 2018*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
847* min
Ccu
52*
Developer
Gunfire Games*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Historical US original list price
3,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
425* min
Name
Darksiders III*
Negative reviews · historical
3,571*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
11,626*
Historical US price
3,999* US cents
Publisher
THQ Nordic*
Community tags · historical
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Action*
  • Female Protagonist*
  • Souls-like*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
  • Action-Adventure*
  • Open World*
  • Violent*
  • Third Person*
  • Story Rich*
  • Dark Fantasy*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Post-apocalyptic*
  • Puzzle*
  • Fantasy*
  • Gore*
  • Difficult*
  • Dark*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*
Community tags · historical
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Action
Action*
Female Protagonist
Female Protagonist*
Souls-like
Souls-like*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Open World
Open World*
Violent
Violent*
Third Person
Third Person*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Dark Fantasy
Dark Fantasy*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Post-apocalyptic
Post-apocalyptic*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Fantasy
Fantasy*
Gore
Gore*
Difficult
Difficult*
Dark
Dark*
Tags votes
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
252*
Action
Votes · historical
225*
Female Protagonist
Votes · historical
219*
Souls-like
Votes · historical
196*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
193*
Adventure
Votes · historical
191*
RPG
Votes · historical
159*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
153*
Open World
Votes · historical
132*
Violent
Votes · historical
116*
Third Person
Votes · historical
113*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
100*
Dark Fantasy
Votes · historical
99*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
98*
Post-apocalyptic
Votes · historical
94*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
77*
Fantasy
Votes · historical
74*
Gore
Votes · historical
71*
Difficult
Votes · historical
68*
Dark
Votes · historical
56*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play on Phone*
  • Remote Play on Tablet*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Gunfire Games*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • RPG*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Metacritic score
70*
Name
Darksiders III*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$39.99*
Publishers
  • THQ Nordic*
Recommendations total
11,055*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Nov 27, 2018*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish (full audio), Russian (full audio), Czech, Persian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Phone*
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on Tablet*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Gunfire Games
Gunfire Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit*
Processor alternatives
AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM*
Graphics API
Version 11*
Storage
25 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Nov 27, 2018*
Interface languages
  • Arabic*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Persian*
Specifications 6 · 20 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Action|Adventure|RPG*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
634*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
71*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
4* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,018*
Title
Darksiders III*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
RPG
RPG*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
71*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*
Video memory
4 GB*

* Provisional data