Choose Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Choose Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,879 Steam reviews back the pick.
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition vs Darksiders III
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and Darksiders III both land in Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (2015) is 3 years older than Darksiders III (2018). Both sit near 76% positive on Steam (Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition: 4,879 reviews, Darksiders III: 4,533). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Darksiders III
Choose Darksiders III if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,533 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and Darksiders III sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75.4% vs 76.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition |  Darksiders III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.49 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75.4% positive (4,879 reviews) | 76.3% positive (4,533 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gunfire Games, Vigil Games, THQ Nordic | Gunfire Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (2015) is 3 years older than Darksiders III (2018).
- Both sit near 76% positive on Steam (Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition: 4,879 reviews, Darksiders III: 4,533).
- Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Darksiders III (4.49 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition is Deck Verified, Darksiders III is Deck Playable.
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition vs Darksiders III — FAQ
- Which is better, Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition or Darksiders III?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition sits at 75.4% positive (4,879 reviews), Darksiders III at 76.3% (4,533). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition or Darksiders III first?
- If you want chronology, Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (2015) came out before Darksiders III (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition and Darksiders III similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.