Darksiders Genesis

Darksiders Genesis
Developer(s)Airship Syndicate
Publisher(s)THQ Nordic
Director(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andy Hansen
  • Ron LaJoie
Designer(s)
  • Steve Madureira
  • Clint Bogue
Programmer(s)
  • Christopher S. Brooks
  • DJ Hirko
Artist(s)
  • Jesse Carpenter
  • Grace Liu
  • Baldi Konijn
Writer(s)Frank Barbiere
Composer(s)Gareth Coker
SeriesDarksiders
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
Platform(s)
ReleaseStadia, Windows
  • WW: 5 December 2019
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: 14 February 2020
Genre(s)Hack and slash, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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. The game was released for Stadia and Windows on 5 December 2019, and was released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 14 February 2020.[2][3] It is considered a spin-off prequel game in the Darksiders series and introduces the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife, as the protagonist. Strife can also team up with his brother, War. Upon release, the game received positive reviews, with many reviewers praising the combat.

  1. ^ Kayser, Daniel (3 September 2019). "Players enjoyed more than 100 Unreal Engine games at gamescom 2019". Unreal Engine. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Darksiders Genesis: release dates / CGI trailer / PC preorder". THQ Nordic. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Darksiders Genesis（ダークサイダーズ ジェネシス）". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved 14 February 2020.