Darksiders Genesis

Two players team up as the Horsemen War and Strife to fight through a demonic conspiracy, online or on one screen.

Airship Syndicate · published by THQ Nordic

Playing together

Online co-op
Confirmed
Players in online co-op
Confirmed
How co-op works
1 source
Local co-op
Confirmed
Free to play
1 source
Not known yet
Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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How you talk

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Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

About the game

DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
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Why we rate it this way

  • 82% positive from 13,826 Steam reviews.
  • Critics rate it 75/100 from 11 reviews.
Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 11291Total negative: 2535Total reviews: 13826{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":11291,"total_negative":2535,"total_reviews":13826}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 119244Name: Darksiders GenesisUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/darksiders-genesisCreated at: 1559829772First release date: 1575504000Total rating: 72.36425717803651Total rating count: 102Aggregated rating: 74.63636363636364Aggregated rating count: 11Hypes: 8Release dates: [{"id":567740,"date":1575504000,"human":"Dec 05, 2019","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567742,"date":1575504000,"human":"Dec 05, 2019","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567743,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567741,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567744,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":624563,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":10075,"name":"THQ Nordic"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":6542,"name":"Airship Syndicate"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":119244,"name":"Darksiders Genesis","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/darksiders-genesis","created_at":1559829772,"first_release_date":1575504000,"total_rating":72.36425717803651,"total_rating_count":102,"aggregated_rating":74.63636363636364,"aggregated_rating_count":11,"hypes":8,"release_dates":[{"id":567740,"date":1575504000,"human":"Dec 05, 2019","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567742,"date":1575504000,"human":"Dec 05, 2019","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567743,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567741,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":567744,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":624563,"date":1581638400,"human":"Feb 14, 2020"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":10075,"name":"THQ Nordic"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":6542,"name":"Airship Syndicate"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

Sources

First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.