Developer Ironmace persisted, going so far as to
Dark And Darker Gold distribute a playtest by torrent, and this morning, Ironmace CEO Terence Park confirmed to PC Gamer that Dark and Darker would release in early access today.
That has now happened: Dark and Darker is available to purchase directly from the developer at. It's also available on a storefront called Chaf Games.
Dark and Darker has not yet returned to Steam, but in an email to PC Gamer, Park said that Ironmace wants to get it back on Valve's platform ASAP. "We cannot ignore the largest PC storefront in the world," he wrote. The early access release is also unavailable in Korea for now.
"As much as it pains us, we won't be able to service the game in Korea because we are still awaiting a rating from the Korean Game Rating Board (GRAC)," said Park in a Discord announcement and blog post today. "We will do everything we can to expedite this process as we have already been granted ratings from other globally recognized game rating boards, including the ESRB, PEGI, and CERO."
In the announcement, Park also noted that in-game VoIP won't be available until Ironmace's legal team has signed off on third-party and user agreements, and said that "many key features are still missing" in this release. Aside from the game itself, Dark and Darker's new launcher, called Blacksmith, is also a work-in-progress.
Dark and Darker's standard edition costs $35, and there's a Founder's Edition with some bonus stuff for $50. I'm having trouble actually purchasing the game from the official site, but that might just be due to high traffic.
There's also an in-game shop, which Park addressed in
Dark And Darker Gold for sale the announcement post.
