After weeks of radio silence, the developers of Dark and Darker have announced that a fourth playtest previously scheduled to start today is indeed happening, but fans will need to go the extra mile in order to play.
Due to a DMCA takedown from Korean gaming giant Nexon, the fantasy-themed extraction shooter Dark and Darker is no longer available on Steam, where all previous playtests have taken place. Instead, developer Iron Mace has posted a download for the game client via a torrent site in the official Dark and Darker Discord server.
Plan Z- Release the playtest on torrent.
Please check our Discord.
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:dbef5dea789992fc174f245e1c4df4a1ef34d1f1&dn=Dark%20and%20Darker%20A5%20Installer&tr=udp%3A%2F%https://t.co/bEqpcDcFhE%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%https://t.co/lYQumRvCDn%3A1337%2Fannounce— IRONMACE (@IronmaceGames) April 14, 2023
“Rest assured that we are working around the clock to safeguard the continuance of Dark and Darker,” Iron Mace writes in an announcement. “Unfortunately, due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans we’ve had to go old school this time.”