Which: Ironmace
March 19, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. – After Dark and Darker was banned from Steam, it now finds a new home in the Epic Games Store.
It was one of the smaller surprise hits of the past few years and was able to gather hundreds of thousands of players in the playtests on Steam – the fantasy MMO Dark and Darker. The atypical mix of genres, the battle royal with a classic dungeon crawler, was definitely convincing.
However, Dark and Darker was quickly removed from Steam – due to legal disputes surrounding allegedly stolen data. There were interim injunctions that were challenged in court and a legal dispute arose. Valve found this all too sensitive and Dark and Darker was quickly banned from Steam. Despite expensive lawyers, developer Ironmace has not yet been able to secure a return to Steam – now the game is coming to the market in a different way.
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Now the developers could a way out got out of their misery and joined Epic Games. Dark and Darker will now be sold there via the Epic Store. Apparently they have fewer concerns there than on Steam and allow Ironmace to distribute the game in Early Access.
But when that will happen is not yet entirely clear. The game is already available in the Epic Store. The release date is only stated as “Coming soon”.
The developer also calls on fans to quickly add the game to their wishlist in the Epic Store so that Epic can see how many fans are waiting for it.
If you want to know what we think of Dark and Darker, check out our preview from last year's open playtest.
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Dark and Darker: Das Fantasy-Tarkov
We're not only excited to see whether Dark and Darker on the Epic Store can repeat its success on Steam, but also to see what the future holds for the game. The legal dispute is far from finally resolved and Ironmace could still face consequences. But above all, we are of course happy to finally be able to play Dark and Darker easily again.