Dark and Darker

2023 - 3 - 25

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Dark and Darker delisted on Steam following legal action from Nexon (PC Gamer)

Up and coming fantasy extraction game Dark and Darker has been taken down from Steam following a cease and desist as well as DMCA claim by publisher Nexon.

Employees at Ironmace were formerly working at Nexon on a project called P3, cancelled in 2021, that Nexon alleges bears similarity to Dark and Darker, seemingly implying that Ironmace used stolen assets and code to create its game. Due to the sensitive legal nature of this issue we must be careful with our statements so as not to jeopardize our position. [earlier this month](https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-and-darker-studio-raided-by-police-following-stolen-code-allegations/) (opens in new tab) of Ironmace's offices, where police seized materials related to the game project.

Dark and Darker Gets Taken Down by Cease and Desist (Comicbook.com)

Dark and Darker, the extraction-style game where players control fantasy characters and pillage dungeons while trying to escape relatively unscathed, ...

Nexon, the publisher of games like the MapleStory series, has allegedly hit Dark and Darker creators Ironmace Games with a cease and desist letter which resulted in the game being pulled (for now) from Steam. We ask for your understanding as we work to get the game back up as quickly as possible. Due to the sensitive legal nature of this issue we must be careful with our statements so as to not jeopardize our position. If you've been keeping up with Dark and Darker only to learn of the dates for the next playtest and haven't looked beyond that, it's reasonable to assume you may not have heard of the heated conversations around the game as far as the two companies are concerned. Things got complicated when Nexon suggested that Dark and Darker looked a whole lot like P3, a canceled game Nexon once had in development. [0comments](#)

Dark and Darker has been pulled from Steam (Yahoo Entertainment)

Ironmace has reportedly received a cease and desist request from publisher Nexon.

Dark and Darker has been removed from Steam following a cease ... (Eurogamer.net)

Then they realised that online co-op and PvP had stopped working, followed by the complete removal of all traces of the game. Now, if you attempt to load the ...

"We are currently working with our legal team to remedy this issue in the best manner possible. Since then, half of the 20-person P3 team quit Nexon and joined Ironmace to work on Dark and Darker. This employee - known as Leader A - was heading up development of a project dubbed "P3".

Dark and Darker Removed From Steam Following DMCA Takedown ... (IGN)

The dungeon-crawling PvPvE game Dark and Darker has been delisted from Steam after developer Ironmace was served with a cease and desist order and ...

However, its [community message board still appears to be active](https://steamcommunity.com/app/2016590/discussions/), with many fans confused by the sudden delisting. [Ironmace had its offices searched by Korean officials](https://www.eurogamer.net/dark-and-darker-developer-denies-stolen-code-allegations-following-police-raid) on speculation that it might be in posession of stolen code and assets as nearly half of Ironmace's 20-person team is made up of former Nexon employees. Due to the sensitive legal nature of this issue we must be careful with our statements so as to not jeopardize our position," the Discord post read. "We ask for your understanding as we work to get the game back up as quickly as possible. Although, [Ironmace's official statement](https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/dark-and-darker-developers-office-searched-by-police-over-allegations-of-code-theft-3410189) regarding the matter was that the search was a "quick process" and "nothing was found." "We are currently working with our legal team to remedy this issue in the best manner possible.

Dark and Darker pulled from Steam due to cease and desist from ... (VG247)

Ironmace, the developer of fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure Dark and Darker, have pulled the game's page off Steam due to ongoing legal issues with ...

Due to the sensitive legal nature of this issue, we must be careful with our statements so as to not jeopardize our position. Two weeks ago, Ironmace was served a search warrant by Korean police, who searched the offices and seized material related to the game. The developers have run into issues of late with industry giant Nexon going after the studio.

Dark And Darker Has Been Completely Removed From Steam (DualShockers)

Dark and Darker has been removed from Steam following game publishing company Nexon's cease and desist letter and a DMCA takedown notice.

Nexon also shared that the former lead suggested their teammates quit the company and develop a game that is similar to project P3. The Korea-based developer has shared an announcement with fans, saying that they have been served "a cease and desist letter and DMCA takedown by Nexon regarding Dark and Darker based on distorted claims." The developer Ironmace has issued an announcement on its Discord server and shared that their title has been removed from Valve's storefront because of a series of "distorted claims."

Dark And Darker Removed From Steam Amid Allegations Of Theft (GINX Esports TV)

This action later led to Nexon Games filing a DMCA claim against IRONMACE despite a statement on the studio's Discord server that the game was "built from ...

In light of the game’s popularity, it’s worth noting that Dark And Darker likely had a profitable future, given how its competitor, Escape From Tarkov, had been plagued by growing numbers of hackers. This action later led to Nexon Games filing a DMCA claim against IRONMACE despite a statement on the studio’s Discord server that the game was "built from scratch." [Insider Gaming](https://insider-gaming.com/dark-and-darker-removed-steam/) subsequently reported on the news of the Dark And Darker being pulled from Steam on 25th March 2023. While the leaker was subsequently fired, they pleaded with their former colleagues to leave Nexon and start developing a project akin to “P3,” which ultimately became Dark And Darker. [Dark And Darker](https://www.ginx.tv/en/dark-and-darker/how-to-play) recently had its listing and any relations to the game removed from Steam following allegations of theft by the Japanese/South Korean studio Nexon Games. Accordingly, the studio reportedly claimed that IRONMACE had stolen assets and source code from them, which resulted in [their offices being raided by South Korean police](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/dark-and-darker-developer-ironmace-raided-by-korean-police).

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