

That's all for our explainer of when the Dark and Darker demo ends, and now you have an idea of how long you can play it for.įor more Dark and Darker guides, keep reading GGRecon.
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The game is also expected to launch in full later in the year, though there is no official release date as of writing this. This will add it to your library, where you can download it and play until February 16. Navigate to the game page, and below where it says Dark and Darker Demo, select 'Download'.

If you want to take part before the Dark and Darker demo ends, you can easily sign up on the Steam store page. Here are the other finishing times for various timezones: The developers announced in their official Discord that the demo will finish on February 16 at 8 PM GMT. Normally, the game in question runs at 29.99, so the offer represents an opportunity for considerable savings, but. The drama continues.Dark and Darker is currently in the middle of its fourth playtest, which is open to the public, but the end has been confirmed to be coming soon. 5 hours ago &0183 &32 Between now June 8, all Steam users can download a 2017 strategy game for free. Nexon, on the other hand, stands by its argument that the game concept and execution were stolen from them.Īt this point, all we can do is continue to wait on both the Korean courts for a ruling and now Valve to see if the Ironmace argument changes their minds at all. That last part is, at this point, up to a South Korean court to decide.ĭark and Darker lawyers and devs continue to argue that the only similarities between the two games are those of usual fantasy tropes, such as wizards and barbarians. "While the actual expression of plot, storyline, and characters certainly may be protectable, copyright doesn’t protect concepts." "Nexon claims to have created 'unique concepts, genre, plot, storyline, characters, and plans for the game' - almost none of which is subject to copyright protection," the letter to Valve said. This of course is a response to Nexon's claims that Ironmace made a one-for-one recreation of a game the developers were working on a prototype of while working at Nexon. Now their lawyers are asking Valve to bring the game back to Steam.Īccording to Games Radar, Dark and Darker developer Ironmace says "Nexon's claims relate to a game that Nexon never made and which does not exist". You can imagine the issues that would arise with that. Having been removed from Steam due to legal issues with Nexon, Dark and Darker delivered its latest playtest via torrent.
