Dark and Darker Has Been Removed From Steam

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Dark and Darker, a popular hardcore action RPG developed by Ironmace, continues to face legal trouble as the game has been removed from Steam following a cease-and-desist order from Korean publisher Nexon. The DMCA takedown notice issued by Nexon is the latest in a series of legal moves against the embattled indie publisher which began with allegations of former employees using stolen assets and code in Dark and Darker.

Dark and Darker combines elements of classic dungeon crawling with survival extraction gameplay similar to Escape from Tarkov. The gameplay loop of Dark and Darker places players into a competitive dungeon where the goal is to survive until a portal opens, and the players can extract. The game is currently in open beta where it has surged in popularity and had quickly become one of the top games per Steam's charts. This success has not gone unnoticed by the Korean publisher Nexon, however.

Dark and Darker Developer Raided by Police

Nexon has alleged that the Ironmace founders were caught attempting to steal code and assets from the P3 project and used stolen assets to create the hit game Dark and Darker. While Ironmace officially has denied these allegations, the legal battle has escalated to Ironmace headquarters being recently raided by Korean police. On March 24, a cease and desist was issued resulting in the game being removed from Steam, seemingly overnight. Players first noticed that online functionality was removed from the game, assets and screenshots were removed, and as of now there is no trace of the game anywhere on the platform. Steam is one of the largest and perhaps the most important gaming platforms, Dark and Darker delisting is a potentially huge blow to the game still pushing through its