Action · November 5, 2015

Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (2015)

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Become the terrifying force which everything fears but nothing can escape. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to redeem his brother's name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation. Death lives! Deathinitive Edition Features: Darksiders 2 with all DLC included and integrated into the game which offers a total playtime of more than 30 hours Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution Improved Graphic Render Engine for higher visual quality especially in terms of lighting and shadows Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics Running in native 1080p resolution Steam Trading Cards Features: Play Death : Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond Heaven and Hell. Epic Universe : Unlike anything the player has seen before, delivered in the unique style of Joe Mad. Player Choice & Customization : Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and Skill Trees allowing players to create their own Death. Replay-ability : Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, Skill Trees and endless equipment combinations. Traversal : Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before.

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146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume18.1k Steam reviewsTop 27% in Action
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 72%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 37% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 314
  • Hack and Slash · 293
  • Adventure · 261
  • RPG · 234
  • Open World · 217
  • Singleplayer · 186
  • Third Person · 144
  • Fantasy · 130
  • Puzzle · 119
  • Story Rich · 119
  • Great Soundtrack · 110
  • Action RPG · 94
  • Dark Fantasy · 88
  • Parkour · 73
  • Loot · 71

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

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  • Dutch
  • Polish
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Full audio (6)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 18.1k reviews

14.3k positive · 3.8k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

15.0k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 5, 2015
DeveloperGunfire Games, Vigil Games, THQ Nordic
PublisherTHQ Nordic
Base price$7.49 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External links[email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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