It's possible that the Epic Games Store takedown is related to that, in the same way the legal dispute forced Dark and Darker off of Steam in 2023—although for now, Dark and Darker remains ...

"We removed Dark and Darker from sale on the Epic Games Store on March 5 in consideration of a court decision in Korea between Nexon and the game's publisher, Ironmace," the message states. "On ...

Given that Ironmace recently relented on offering a Dark and Darker PvE mode, there's clearly a desire for games that focus more on taking down deadly creatures than fighting other players. That ...

The result? Dark and Darker's daily peak player counts on Steam have fallen to around 3,000 - prior to the update, they were hovering around 5,000 - 6,000.