Is Dark and Darker on Steam? Following a stellar reaction from fans of the team extraction and RPG genre during the initial playtesting of Dark and Darker on Steam, the creators at Ironmace came under legal fire due to copyright issues which left the game on temporary hiatus since April 2023 and pulled from the Steam storefront. Thankfully, as of August 7, the devs were happy to announce that they had found a new means of distribution for their multiplayer hit, immediately launching the game into early access and making it available for purchase.
Ironmace has found a partnership with distributor Chaf Games who are delivering Dark and Darker through online storefronts, while also making the dungeon crawler available to purchase on Ironmace’s own dedicated Dark and Darker website. Due to an explosive volume of interest hitting the DaD website upon news of the game’s availability, Ironmace was forced to issue an apology to players who had suffered immediate double charges while attempting to purchase a broken game that was failing to launch for many, promising refunds to dissatisfied customers. Whether you’ve already decided which of the Dark and Darker classes to play, or you’re just preparing by checking your system requirements, you might still be curious about whether DaD is on Steam.
Is Dark and Darker on Steam?
Dark and Darker is available to download for free on Steam. Previously unavailable, the game was added back to the storefront in June 2024 following changes to the game’s structure.
The ‘free-to-play’ tag given to the game is slightly misleading, as only part of Dark and Darker is now free. These ‘normal’ dungeons are slightly easier and, thus, feature less powerful loot, but you can still enjoy the full concept of the game with friends entirely for free. If you want to increase the difficulty and experience absolutely everything Dark and Darker has to offer, though, there is a one-time fee of $30. This is unavailable to purchase in Steam or Epic Games Store, but can be unlocked in-game with the in-game currency, Redstone shards.
This paid-for version of Dark and Darker then gives players access to harder dungeons and more loot in the High-Roller mode. As this is purchased in the in-game store front, your game is still fully accessible via Steam.
If you’re still on the fence about diving into the game, know that, despite complaints about the free-to-play claim, there are still plenty of Dark and Darker players to join in the multiplayer game. The Steam reviews also rapidly increased from an initial slump, sitting at “mostly positive” at the time of writing.