One would hope the bot will eventually be replaced by a more robust cheat reporting mechanism, ideally one not located entirely within the game's Discord. Perhaps that explains the bot's 30-day time limit Dark And Darker Gold; I've reached out to Ironmace to find out, and I'll update this piece if I get a reply.

Dark and Darker has had a rocky ride ever since it became the darling of the February Steam Next Fest. After those high highs, it was brought low by accusations of asset theft by publisher Nexon, accusations which saw Ironmace's offices raided by police and the game itself booted from Steam. Ironmace denies the accusations and has, at least, managed to push out an early access version of the game since then, but the future still seems uncertain for this one.

Surprise! PvP dungeon crawler Dark and Darker is out in early access now

Ironmace is selling Dark and Darker directly for now, but wants to get back on Steam ASAP.

Dark and Darker concept art - a character opens a chest of gold loot while two others celebrate
(Image credit: Ironmace)
This morning, developer Ironmace confirmed that Dark and Darker would release today, and now it has—this article has been updated with the latest info.

The demo for PvP extraction dungeon crawler Dark and Darker was a hit earlier this year, but then Nexon alleged copyright infringement, it got booted off Steam, and its early access release was pushed back. Developer Ironmace persisted buy Dark And Darker Gold Coins, going so far as to distribute a playtest by torrent, and this morning, Ironmace CEO Terence Park confirmed to PC Gamer that Dark and Darker would release in early access today.