It was in February that the game hit an all-time peak viewer count of more than 265,000 users.Īs a hardcore PvPvE game, Dark and Darker pits players against an unforgiving range of environments, with one key goal: survive. On TwitchTracker, figures show consistently rising viewership numbers across the early access playtests that took place in October, November, January, and February. Dark and Darker Removed and Gone Darkįor the most part, Dark and Darker was enjoying steady growth with each successive playtest. Following scathing claims that the developer had stolen code from Nexon, IRONMACE’s studios were raided by police, and that’s where the issues kicked off in earnest. Since the tail end of 2022, Dark and Darker has been transitioning through testing phases, but following some remarkably bad press, the game’s developer, IRONMACE, has stripped all traces of the title from Steam, the only platform that was hosting it.ĭark and Darker, which was offering a unique spin on the ‘extraction shooter’ genre popularised by the likes of Escape From Tarkov, has suffered immeasurably under the weight of negative news in recent weeks. And as for its progress on reaching a resolution with Nexon, it merely added, "Rest assured that we are working around the clock to safeguard the continuance of Dark and Darker."ĭark and Darker's current playtest will run from today, 14th April to Wednesday, 19th April.For the gamers that were hungry for a (deep breath) ‘hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure’, Dark and Darker was the perfect game. With no obvious end in sight for its legal issues, Ironmace says "all future patches will be distributed in this manner". "Do not get the torrent from any other sources," it warns, "as we cannot guarantee the integrity of any other links". More specifically, players wishing to get in on the playtest will need to download the latest Dark and Darker game client using a torrent link provided by the developer. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans we've had to go old school this time."
Its legal troubles don't appear to have dissuaded Ironmace from continuing its work, however, and the studio has now released its fifth Dark and Darker playtest - which was previously expected to be one of the final playtests before the game went into Steam Early Access proper - albeit through rather unconventional means.Īs Ironmace announced on its Dark and Darker Discord channel, "Due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation. Watch on YouTube Dark and Darker alpha playtest teaser trailer.
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