Darksiders Genesis

Darksiders Genesis

Developers
	Airship Syndicate
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 5, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Darksiders

Darksiders
Darksiders	2010
Darksiders II	2012
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	2015
Darksiders Warmastered Edition	2016
Darksiders III	2018
Darksiders Genesis	2019
Darksiders IV	TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store
GamersGate
GOG.com		GOG Galaxy required for online multiplayer.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
EA app (unavailable)
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Extras	Includes soundtrack and artbook.

Version differences

Darksiders Genesis Collector's Edition

Includes the game in a steelbook case, a physical artbook, the soundtrack on CD, stickers and a figurine of Strife.

Darksiders Genesis Nephilim Edition

Contains everything from the Collector's Edition in addition to a boardgame called Darksiders: The Forbidden Land.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/Rename video files
Go to <path-to-game>\ProjectMayhem\Content\Movies\. Delete, rename or move the files THQ_LogoBasic.mp4 and AS_LogoBasic.mp4. Go to <path-to-game>\ProjectMayhem\Content\Movies\VideoCutsceneMedia\Final_Movies\Final_Full. Delete, rename or move CG_Intro_LowVi.mp4.

Game data

Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ Nordic\Darksiders Genesis\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710920/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ Nordic\Darksiders Genesis\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\NordicGames.60987E91223DD_46xc33nm0q0f8\LocalCache\Local\THQ Nordic\Darksiders Genesis\Saved\SaveGames\user\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710920/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- gameplay, stretched FMVs, rendered cutscenes pillarboxed to 16:9. Use either of these tools as a workaround.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- gameplay, stretched FMVs, rendered cutscenes pillarboxed to 16:9. Use either of these tools as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Changes with texture quality setting. For manual adjustment force in GPU control panel or see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA only. Game has four presets: "Low", "Mid", "High", and "Ultra", The "Low" setting disables it. For FXAA see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate is uncapped and dependent on the monitor's refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Field of view (FOV)

Use the FOV trainer

Use Universal Unreal Engine 4 Console Unlocker
Use the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Console Unlocker to access the developer console of the game. Enter FOV X where X is the desired value.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Adjust AF samples
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Switch to FXAA
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

Enable AA sharpening
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following and save the file. [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1 This will sharpen the image to offset the blur caused by FXAA and TAA. A value between 0.5-1.0 is recommended, 10 is the maximum. It has no performance impact. The default value is 0.

Adjust r.ScreenPercentage for downsampling

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini with a text editor. Add [SystemSettings] to the bottom of the file, if that section doesn't already exist. Inside that section, add r.ScreenPercentage=100 where 100 is the desired resolution percentage. Notes Decreasing the value allows for upscaling/upsampling from lower resolutions while running UI elements at the native screen resolution, which might be helpful for lower-end configurations. Increasing the value results in downscaling.

High frame rate

Custom frame rate cap
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change FrameRateLimit=0 to the desired frame rate cap (e.g. 144). Notes The line already exists in the file and needs to be changed accordingly. Adding it again with a different value will not work.

Input

Gamepad bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Uses system cursor settings.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Only applicable to Void Bomb aiming. Dead zone of both sticks can be adjusted.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See DualShock 4 for potential workarounds or use Steam input. Dualshock button prompts available.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Can be disabled.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Keyboard bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.

Screenshot showing subtitles during FMVs, gameplay and dialogues (top to bottom).

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master Volume, Music, Sound Effects, and Voice.
Surround sound		Plays up to 7.1.
Subtitles		Subtitles can be toggled independently for cutscenes and gameplay segments. Speaker names/icons displayed and separated by color during cutscenes. Audio and UI language can be set separately. Font size adjustable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Always enabled by default. See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Despite being listed as supported, the language is not available in-game.
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Mute on focus lost

Disable mute on focus lost
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change bKeepAudioWhenUnfocused from False to True.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play		2	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game crashes at chapter 16 boss fight

The game may crash after the FMV and the following in-game cutscene has played out.

Enter the pause menu after the FMV cutscene, during the short in-game cutscene, then resume after waiting a few seconds

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Ogg Vorbis
Multiplayer	Steamworks, GOG Galaxy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz		Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

A 64-bit operating system is required.