Darksiders (video game)
| Darksiders | |
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North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Vigil Games Kaiko (Remastered) |
| Publisher(s) | THQ THQ Nordic (Remastered) |
| Director(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Timothy Bell |
| Designer(s) | Haydn Dalton Ryan Stefanelli |
| Programmer(s) | Colin Bonstead Tony Bennett |
| Artist(s) | Han Randhawa |
| Writer(s) | Joe Madureira |
| Composer(s) | Cris Velasco Mike Reagan Scott Morton |
| Series | Darksiders |
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| Release | January 5, 2010
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| Genre(s) | Hack and slash, action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Darksiders is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ. The game's inspiration is from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the player taking the role of the horseman War. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 5, 2010, in North America, January 7 in Australia, January 8 in Europe, and March 18 in Japan. The Microsoft Windows version was released in North America and Australia on September 23, and in Europe on September 24. A parallel sequel, Darksiders II, was released on August 14, 2012.
A remastered version of the game named Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was released on November 22, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on November 29, 2016, for Microsoft Windows. A Wii U version was released on May 23, 2017, and a Nintendo Switch version was released on April 2, 2019.