Darksiders Genesis
- Developer
- Airship Syndicate
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- 05 December 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £26.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure
In this Action RPG spin-off, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Strife is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer. True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis will feature intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell. The game marks the first, full-scale Darksiders adventure played from the top-down perspective.
Best gaming PC for Darksiders Genesis in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Darksiders Genesis today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / Windows 10 (64 bit) | Windows 7 / 8 / Windows 10 (64 bit) |
| CPU | AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) or better | Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Darksiders Genesis?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.