Dark and Darker

Dark and Darker

IRONMACE · June 7, 2024 · Dungeon Crawler, Multiplayer, Loot, Medieval, Extraction Shooter

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About Dark and Darker

An Unforgiving Hardcore First-Person Fantasy Dungeon Adventure.
Unfathomable fortunes await the brave and the foolish willing to delve into the devastated depths of an ancient citadel. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters. Once you’ve plundered your riches, now comes the hard part, getting out alive. Find the hidden escape routes before the ever-expanding darkness reclaims your riches and your corpse to her irresistible hoard.
Irresistibly Classic
Dark and Darker aims to capture the wonder and awe of classic fantasy adventure games. We stand on the shoulders of giants and strive to pay respects to the traditions of the genre. We hearken back to the old worlds where danger lurks around each corner, but where courage and adventure are rewarded with untold riches.

Choose a role, party up!
Team up with friends and assemble a party to increase your chances of survival. Choose from a wide array of timeless fantasy roles and build the perfect three-person squad. Play as a brawny barbarian holding the frontlines while your sharp-eyed ranger friend fires arrows from afar and your merry bard sustains morale with a lively tune.
Unforgivingly Hardcore
Dark and Darker is a world of high risks and high returns. Explore a mystical underground fortress where the dangers are unrelenting and even the smallest misstep can result in death. Sound judgement reaps huge rewards, but death carries a heavy penalty with the loss of all your loot.

A focus on First-Person Combat
Dark and Darker strives for high immersion. Adventurers must use their eyes and ears like you would in the real world. Players must target, track, and aim against the countless challenges they encounter. We supply a wide array of close combat weapons that each have unique patterns to learn and master. Strikes to the head and back do critical damage. Knowing how to properly wield each weapon gives the player an edge to survive in this harsh world.
Old Magic
Magic is a powerful but unwieldy force in the world of Dark and Darker. Mastery requires long incantations, special skills, the right channeling equipment, and a tactical eye. Spells must be timed and aimed for maximum effect. For the magically uninclined, tinkering, knowledge of special equipment, and a little foresight can help level the field.

Comfort in the Shadows
The darkness is your friend in this unrelenting setting. Turn off lights and use the darkness to hide from foes or set up ambushes. If the tides of battles take a turn for the worse, blending into the darkness can lead to a stealthy retreat.
Escape!
Discover hidden portals to delve deeper and deeper underground and uncover the most hideous monsters and invaluable artifacts. All the riches you collect are for naught if you can’t make it out alive. Find a rare exit before the dark swarm comes to collect your soul.

Dark and Darker — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

Dark and Darker in the rankings

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 28, 2026
great game great game, but i got too cocky and ended upo losing my epic cool loot
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
pvp is fun once you learn how to play there is a skill curve with people who know what they are doing and and dont and it is pretty big but if you can get over that lump then it is really fun !
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
The game is awesome, but even though i am a fair player and have never cheated, i have to go through the process of activating secure boot and ♥♥♥♥, my PC doesnt even meet the requirements to activate these anti cheat settings, and now i cant even play the game that i payed for. so as of right now for me personally this game just isnt it anymore
Not recommended Sep 27, 2026
I've been playing about 2 months-ish? I've spent waaayyy too many hours on it for someone that WAS supposed to be looking for a job lol. That said, here's my honest review. So I'm torn with this game. Firstly, I don't feel as though the servers are "Dead" which to me is just sweaty palms complaining because they keep getting killed and aren't getting enough kills. I can always find a fight. The "Normal" version of the game can be somewhat sparsely populated, but in 10 minutes of play you can easily find 1-2 fights on the post unpopulated servers. But that is the low end. That out the way, I'll say this game hits a bit of nostalgia in me. Being a big fan of Everquest and magestorm on AOL and all that, the graphics and gameplay kind spoke to me. I really enjoyed the experience of discovering this game, and there's a PVE mode on every map so you you can definitely have a great newbie experience. However, once you do actually get accustomed to the game the glaring flaws stick out like a sore thumb, and the devs seem to be almost brazen about their lack of expertise. One post from a dev stated the stash guy left, so they aren't able to create stash sorting. This is a 3ish? old year ga…
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
Dark and Darker is a tense fantasy extraction game that blends dungeon crawling, PvPvE combat, and high-risk loot hunting. Every run feels meaningful because death can cost you everything, while a successful escape delivers a huge adrenaline rush. The combat is slow and deliberate, rewarding positioning and teamwork, though it can feel clunky at times and has a steep learning curve for newcomers. Game also runs well at 4K Maxed out with a clean 120 FPS Score: 8.5/10
Not recommended Sep 27, 2026
this game is not what it used to be when it was popular, the servers feel very dead and the entire game just feels bland and empty

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