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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.

Release DateDec 5, 2019
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.5% (positive) / 83%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.3% Top 20% / 81%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)8.5K  Top 3% / 11.3K  Top 3%
Curators192 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time21.7 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar43 minutes
Followers60.9K  Top 2%
Owners± 1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 556.1K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 9.9M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Darksiders Genesis steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Darksiders Genesis's Steam rating and reviews between December 2019 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 87.6% (December 2019) to 82.9% (December 2023).

With 11.3K reviews Top 3%, Darksiders Genesis is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Darksiders Genesis and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Darksiders Genesis's reviewers. The most popular language is English (36%), followed by Simplified Chinese (26%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Darksiders Genesis percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Darksiders Genesis depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is very good, reaching 36 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 9 hours) could mean that Darksiders Genesis crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun combat style
  • Great character designs and abilities
  • Satisfying combat
  • Enjoyable co-op
  • Nice story
  • Great graphics
  • Great music
  • Fun platforming puzzles
  • Collecting upgrades and keys
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Camera issues
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Unbalanced stats
  • Bugs/glitches
  • Disappointing ending
  • Less engaging dungeon puzzles
  • Limited functionality due to camera
  • Generic gameplay
  • Less interesting enemies
  • Stale combat mechanics

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 83.5% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Darksiders Genesis's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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