5 months after getting pulled from Steam, Dark and Darker finally hits Early Access through a website you've probably never heard of
Dark and Darker, the long-awaited PvP dungeon crawler that's faced some big uncertainties due to legal disputes, is finally coming to Early Access today through a website called Chaf Games.
If you've not previously heard of Chaf Games, you're not alone. It's a pretty small indie gaming storefront whose primary business model seems to be based on a $7 USD monthly subscription similar to Xbox Game Pass. The service hosts some notable indie games - you'll probably recognize games like Overcooked 2, Blasphemous, and Yoku's Island Express from at least one of the 50 indie bundles you've bought in the last few years - but it's not exactly the kind of place you'd expect a game like Dark and Darker to be distributed.
Dark and Darker itself is going to be available as a purchase separate from that subscription. You can either pick up the Standard Edition for $35 or spend $50 on the Founder's Edition to get exclusive access to the skeleton race, blue torch item skin, and hold the line emote, as well as some sort of special access to test dungeons. The game's not yet available as of this writing, but the store page is currently up for your perusal - at least for now, as the site's been going up and down under the weight of all the curious fans.
If you prefer a direct download, Dark and Darker is also available through developer Ironmace's official website. Either way, there's an in-game store you can spend real money in, which isn't a shocker for an online game in 2023, but is a notable announcement given how unclear the game's monetization plans have been.
"Our assumption when we started this company was that you could still build a lucrative business while being true to your fans," the devs say on Discord. "The in-game shop is
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