Dark and Darker Playtest Date: Date of the next test phase

The next playtest for Dark and Darker will take place on this date.

Dark and Darker – Date of the next playtest (April 2023) at a glance:

• Meeting: From April 14th to 19th, 2023
• Platform: On Steam

During the last playtest from February 6th to 16th, 2023, Dark and Darker met with great enthusiasm in the Steam community: According to developer Ironmace, over 2 million players jumped in (via gamerant) in these ten days into the dark dungeons of the fantasy game, which is currently still in development.

The maximum number of simultaneously active Dark and Darker players during this period was full 108,000.

What is known about the next playtest

Mid-April (from April 14th to 19th, 2023) the next playtest for Dark and Darker will take place, as the developer studio announced on Discord. Thanks to the February playtest, the team was able to gain important insights into how they plan to proceed with the development of the dungeon crawler.

In April, the team plans to add “significant innovations” to Dark and Darker, which take a little more development time, so the next test phase is scheduled for April. What exactly awaits us is not yet known.

A specific release date By the way, Dark and Darker doesn’t have it yet.

That’s behind Dark and Darker

Dark and Darker is a mix of dungeon crawlers and titles like Escape from Tarkov. However, the surprise hit is aimed at everyone who is tired of machine guns, pistols and the like. Instead, the game puts you in a medieval fantasy setting in which you defend yourself with swords, shields and magic.

The game principle: You plunge into dark dungeons with up to two other comrades-in-arms and loot everything there that isn’t nailed down.

At the core of the dungeon crawler is not just looting, but also PvP. The crux is that in the dungeons you not only encounter monsters to fight, but also other players. If you lose out against the other dungeon looters, you will lose all of the loot that you had previously laboriously bagged.

Have you tried Dark and Darker yet? If yes: What is your impression of the dungeon crawler so far?