Darksiders Warmastered Edition for PC Gets Impressive Update 10 Years After Launch

Despite launching nearly a decade ago, Darksiders Warmastered Edition has only just made it to PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S consoles, and alongside those updated console versions, an updated version of Darksiders Warmastered Edition was pushed to Steam, too. The biggest updates to Darksiders War mastered Edition come by way of an updated render engine, better controller support, and bug fixes and quality of life updates. The new update requires a 64-bit CPU, and, because of the addition of Vulkan, any hardware running the Warmastered Edition will now need to be compatible with the Vulkan API version 1.3, which is supported as far back as AMD’s Radeon R9 series GPUs and NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 700 series GPUs.

The new Vulkan API should improve game performance and compatibility on Linux and SteamOS using Valve’s Proton translation layer, but the game already has a silver rating on ProtonDB, with the only major hiccups coming from media codecs for cutscenes that need to be installed. In addition to the new rendering API, Darksiders Warmastered Edition received a new photo mode that can be accessed from the pause menu. The intended use case is to use photo mode to set up your shot and then use the Steam or Windows built-in screenshot tools to capture the screenshot. Improved Steam Input settings also mean that controllers with motion control or built-in gyros or IMUs, like the new Steam Controller, are now supported by the game. It also features various bug fixes, one of which is a fixed reticule at lower resolutions—no doubt a fix sorely wanted by Steam Deck gamers and others playing on handheld devices.