<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
now	O
developed	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
members	O
of	O
Vigil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
are	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
who	O
are	O
tasked	O
to	O
bring	O
balance	O
to	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warmastered	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
set	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
as	O
Death	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Deathinitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
franchise	O
following	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
parallel	O
sequel	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
prequel	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
follows	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
horseman	O
,	O
Strife	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
brother	O
War	O
,	O
is	O
called	O
upon	O
to	O
save	O
mankind	O
from	O
certain	O
destruction	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Lucifer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
Genesis	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
Battle	B-Application
Chasers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightwar	I-Application
,	O
and	O
comprises	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darksiders	B-Application
games	O
feature	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Death	O
uses	O
two	O
scythes	O
as	O
his	O
signature	O
weapon	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Fury	O
uses	O
a	O
whip	O
and	O
magic	O
to	O
tear	O
down	O
her	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Darksiders	B-Application
games	O
generally	O
have	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
featuring	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
puzzles	O
to	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
the	O
series	O
own	O
gameplay	O
format	O
offers	O
compared	O
to	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
creator	O
Joe	O
Madureira	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
possible	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
and	O
film	O
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Darksiders	B-Application
and	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Abomination	O
Vault	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
digital-first	O
prequel	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Darksiders	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Death	O
's	O
Door	O
,	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunt	B-Application
:	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Darksiders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
