Dark and Darker

Dark and Darker

Skip · Multiplayer · 2024 · Early Access

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

SKIP IT.

The reviews do not carry it. What it costs you is time.

PriceS
Free to play
Reviews▼
61% of 89,367
Genre rank
Top 91% Multiplayer

Holding it back: Reviews, Early access

Recent reviews trending down: 10% over the last 30 days against 61% all-time.

Time and effort

Typical playtime
1.1h

Players and genre

Online
2,509 now
Recent reviews
10% 30 days
Better reviewed
13% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

It is less well reviewed than 87 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, 九劫曲:诅咒之地 NINE TRIALS (free, scores 6) beats it on value, while it beats SMITE 2 (free, scores 0).

It is still busy. 2.5K players were online when we last checked, on Nov 6, 09:45 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks. Free to start. It takes its money later, through boost and currency.

More about Dark and Darker

Players rate it 61 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 10 percent. Something recent has soured the room.

Buy now or wait

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

What we assumed
  • Player count is unknown. We assumed a small player base, about 500 owners.
Raising the score
Cost per hourFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
MonetizationBoost, Currency
In-game spending, a moderate drag
AI contentDisclosed
The developer disclosed AI-generated content on Steam, so the score takes a heavy dock
Early accessUnfinished
Still in development, a small confidence discount until 1.0
Recent reviews10% (30 days)
Trending down vs lifetime, a small dip
For context
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
In-app purchasesBoost, CurrencyPCGamingWiki

About the game

An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. 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.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, 15 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Dark and Darker scores 2/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. Player count is unknown, so the score assumes a small player base; Steam shows 89,367 reviews, so it has at least that many owners. The developer disclosed AI-generated content on Steam, so the score is docked. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2016590/dark-and-darker
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperIRONMACE
PublisherIRONMACE
GenreMultiplayer
Released2024