Dark And Darker Fans Are Pleasantly Surprised With The Playtest So Far

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You probably don't need me to tell you the Dark And Darker situation is one big mess right now. However, despite the takedowns and ongoing legal issues, Ironmace is determined to make sure Dark And Darker fans can continue to play its game. Just as important, those players appear to still be enjoying it, sharing what they love about the latest playtest even though actually finding a way to access it involves jumping through various hoops and, for some, learning how to use somewhat outdated tech.

Ironmace was forced to remove Dark And Darker from Steam last month. In an attempt to keep the game available, the studio proceeded to share a torrent with its players last week. That torrent was then hit with a separate copyright claim. That means people who want to try out the most recent Dark And Darker playtest have to rely on other players to share the torrent with them, and those players doing the sharing are themselves facing potential consequences for doing so.

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Nevertheless, some love the game enough to carefully walk through the proverbial minefield that is the Dark And Darker situation, and most appear to be happy with what they've discovered on the other side. FunLogical7735 has led the praise on Reddit, writing that the new content added to the game amid everything the studio currently has to deal with is nothing short of impressive. They sign off by clarifying they have no interest in talking about the negative regarding the playtest, presumably because Ironmace has enough of that to deal with in other arenas right now.

While most of the praise is being heaped on the development team for managing to make any changes at all considering the