<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Airship	O
Syndicate	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
5	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
14	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spin-off	O
prequel	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
series	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
fourth	O
Horseman	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
Strife	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
declare	O
whoever	O
breaks	O
the	O
treaty	O
shall	O
suffer	O
the	O
wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Horsemen	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
future	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Darksiders	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	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
</s>
<s>
This	O
studio	O
consists	O
of	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
defunct	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Darksiders	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genesis	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
whereas	O
unlike	O
its	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
on	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
looter	O
game	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darksiders	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
77/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
78/100	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Darksiders	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
may	O
lack	O
the	O
polish	O
and	O
flair	O
of	O
its	O
numbered	O
brethren	O
,	O
but	O
make	O
no	O
mistake	O
:	O
this	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
Darksiders	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
a	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lars	O
Wingefors	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
,	O
Darksiders	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
is	O
as	O
of	O
2020	O
still	O
selling	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
