General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
Microtransactions
| Type |
Notes |
| Time-limited
| Armament of Divinity armor was available only as a preorder bonus. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Digital Extras |
Includes the Soundtrack and the DLCs The Crucible and Keepers of the Void. |
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| Fury Exclusive Armor |
Cosmetic recolor for Fury's armor, included with preorders. Not currently available for purchase. |
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| The Crucible |
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| Keepers of the Void. |
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Version differences
Deluxe Edition
- Includes the Digital Extras which contains the soundtrack and both paid DLCs.
Collector's Edition
- Includes the game in a steelbook, the soundtrack on a disc, a physical artbook, the Exclusive Armor DLC and a statue of Fury.
Apocalypse Edition
- Includes the content of the Collector's Edition as well as a wallscroll, an amulet and statues of Death, War and Vulgrim.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Darksiders3\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| Microsoft Store |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\NordicGames.DarksidersIII_46xc33nm0q0f8\LocalCache\Local\Darksiders3\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/606280/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
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Custom frame rate cap[3]
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- 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.
- If you can't see the above mentioned command, then add the following along with the desired frame rate cap and save the file.
[/script/darksiders3.darksiders3usersettings]
FrameRateLimit=
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Motion blur
Sharpening
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Increase/Decrease Sharpening[3]
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- 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.
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Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game controller layout overview.
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX and voice. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Arabic |
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| Simplified Chinese |
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| Czech |
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Fan translation; download. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Hungarian |
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Fan translation; download. |
| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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| Korean |
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| Polish |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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| Russian |
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| Spanish |
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| Ukrainian |
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Fan translation; download. |
VR support
Issues fixed
Blurry graphics
Blurry Graphics on IGPU or Laptops
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Modify Engine.ini[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini.
- Check if
[SystemSettings] is present if not add it.
- Add the following values,
r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=0 and r.Streaming.PoolSize=512
- Save the file and launch the game.
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Some characters speak in the wrong language
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Restart the game after setting the language in the game's settings[7]
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Vulgrim not offering DLC quest after receiving Flame Hollow
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Change Darksiders3.exe properties
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- Find the game in your Steam Library
- Right-click on Darksiders III
- Go to Manage
- Click Browse Local Files
- Right-click
Darksiders3.exe
- Go to
Properties
- Go to
Compatibility tab
- Make sure
Run this program as an administrator is unchecked
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
DX12 can be forced with -dx12 and improves performance significantly, but causes crashing on every boss cutscene. No known fix. Skip cutscenes to avoid crashing. |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
PhysX |
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Launch options
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Change graphics API to DirectX 12[8]
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- Find the game in your Steam Library
- Right-click the game name
- Select
Properties
- Add
-dx12 to the launch options
- Can significantly improve performance in CPU limited scenarios, but might slightly reduce performance in some GPU limited scenarios and can also cause gfx glitches like all-black 3D models without textures. Causes crashing to desktop during cutscenes, skip cutscenes to avoid this.
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Fullscreen issue at launch
The game starts in full window borderless regardless of the saved settings saying fullscreen (exclusive). You have to change screen mode and then go back to fullscreen to actually set the game in real fullscreen exclusive. Forcing DX12 mode (see above) will workaround this issue.
System requirements
| Windows |
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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) |
8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
25 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R7 370
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon RX 480
4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
