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Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

The ultimate DARKSIDERS II experience! 1080p native resolution. Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution. Improved Graphic Render Engine for even higher visual quality, lighting and shadows. Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics.

What works

  • Engaging combat and skill system
  • Large open worlds with exploration and puzzles
  • Deep character customization and loot system
  • Immersive fantasy story and atmosphere
  • Includes all dlc and replayability features

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and crashes reported
  • Some repetitive fetch quests and puzzles
  • Camera and control issues in combat
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Performance issues on some pc setups

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Darksiders™

  • Stray Blade

  • Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

  • Darksiders III

Less expressive

Games that feels like Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition but with less self-expression and customization

  • Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition

  • Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™

  • ELDERBORN

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Darksiders III

  • AquaNox 2: Revelation

  • AquaNox

  • SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026