Darksiders 3 - system requirements Darksiders 3 Guide and Walkthrough

Last update: 09 September 2019

This page of the Darksiders 3 guide lists the system requirements of the game. You will learn what are the minimum and recommended system requirements for PC. We also mention known game bugs and added a Troubleshooting section.

• General information about Darksiders 3
• Minimum system requirements of Darksiders 3 on PC
• Recommended system requirements of Darksiders 3 on PC
• Darksiders 3 on PS4 - system requirements
• Darksiders 3 - what to do in case of stuttering?
• Darksiders 3 - what drivers?
• Other known technical problems with Darksiders 3
• Graphics settings in Darksiders 3

General information about Darksiders 3

The graphics of Darksiders 3, are designed in the same style as the previous parts of the series. The strong point of the Darksiders series is an unique comic-book style with dark undertones. During the game, you will encounter many open locations that may require better hardware to fully enjoy their charm.

Below are the official PC system requirements for Darksiders 3. It is worth noting that the comfort of playing depends largely on the selected graphics settings so that each player must adjust them accordingly for his/her equipment.

Minimum system requirements of Darksiders 3 on PC

1. Operating system - Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
2. CPU - Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz / AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz
3. RAM - 8 GB
4. Graphics card - GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 or better
5. HDD - 25 GB

Recommended system requirements of Darksiders 3 on PC

1. Operating system - Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
2. CPU - Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
3. RAM - 16 GB
4. Graphics card - 4 GB GeForce 970 GTX / Radeon RX 480 or higher
5. HDD - 25 GB
6. In addition, we recommend playing the game using a controller instead of a keyboard + mouse combination.

Darksiders 3 on PS4 - system requirements

1. HDD - 20 GB
2. PS+ subscription is not required, as the game has no multiplayer content.

Darksiders 3 - what to do in case of stuttering?

If you experience discomfort while playing Darksiders 3 and the game just stutters, first of all, check CPU and RAM consumption. Second, try to disable unnecessary programs and services running in the background to lessen the load on your computer.

Darksiders 3 - what drivers?

To ensure that Darksiders 3 will work correctly, you should install the latest graphics drivers. Depending on which video card you are using, check the following pages:

1. https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
2. "https://www.amd.com/en/support"

Other known technical problems with Darksiders 3

1. The animation suddenly lost its fluidity and the game stutters - Restart the game. You can also update your drivers or disable unwanted apps in the background.
2. After one of the cut-scenes, the framerate dropped to constant 30 frames. - Restart the game.
3. White flashes on the screen - this is a known error, which, unfortunately, could not be completely solved. It should not cause the game to freeze completely.
4. Background textures load slowly (especially when rotating the camera) - reduce texture quality, for example, from high to medium.

Graphics settings in Darksiders 3

If you play the PC version, you can change the graphics settings. The most important graphics options:

1. Screen resolution.
2. Display mode (for example, full screen or window).
3. Brightness - fortunately, the game does not contain very dark locations.
4. Vertical sync.
5. Shadows quality - they can put a serious stress on your PC.
6. Anti-aliasing - can seriously influence your FPS.
7. Drawing distance.
8. Texture quality - can reduce FPS if your graphics card has little memory.
9. Effects quality.

Darksiders 3 doesn't have very high requirements and even when choosing high quality graphics everything should run smoothly even on a few years old rig.