A yr after it debuted on Epic Games Store in March 2024, the free-to-play mannequin of Darkish and Darker has as quickly as as soon as extra been delisted.
Developer Ironmace claims the game has been withdrawn because of its on-going copyright approved dispute with Nexon Video video games.
Every editions of the game – the free-to-play Darkish and Darkish, and premium Darkish and Darker: Legendary Standing – keep on Steam. The latter could be nonetheless on the market on Epic Video video games Retailer.
“Epic Video video games has decided to delist Darkish and Darker from the Epic Video video games Retailer,” Ironmace suggested avid gamers via Discord (thanks, PCGN).
“The selection appears to be primarily based totally on claims made by opposing occasions in an ongoing approved dispute. We’re at current working to know the exact reasoning behind this eradicating.
“It seems that evidently the eradicating course of simply is not however completely full, as Darkish and Darker is just not listed, nonetheless Darkish and Darker: Legendary Standing stays to be on the market for purchase. Please think about this potential confusion.
“In preparation for the possibility that Darkish and Darker may not be playable on Epic Video video games, we’re engaged on totally different choices to guarantee that avid gamers can proceed having enjoyable with the game,” Ironmace concluded, sooner than apologizing for any “inconvenienced” introduced on and promising to will share additional particulars as shortly as potential.
Darkish and Darker launched on Steam in February 2023, nonetheless was delisted after Nexon alleged that the game began as its own prototype project P3. Ironmace consists of former Nexon workers, and Nexon alleged that “stolen” code and property had been utilized by the workforce to make Darker and Darker.
In March 2023, Ironmace was raided by the Korean police who seized supplies related to Darkish and Darker, nonetheless in January 2024, a South Korean court docket docket dismissed Nexon’s preliminary injunction against Ironmace.