Removing it entirely from libraries.
Update: Ironmace has released a statement on Discord.
The recent decision to remove the game from the library is simply a continuation of the original decision back in March to remove the game from the Epic Game Store platform. The EGS team had notified us that the game would eventually be fully removed from the platform once a date was confirmed. The team recently reached out to us to notify us that a November 1st date was set for the full removal of the game.
To prepare for the possible removal from the platform, Ironmace, in coordination with the EGS team, implemented a migration system that enables an EGS player to transfer their progress over to our Blacksmith platform. Ever since March 12, all EGS players are prompted with the migration dialog upon logging in with their EGS account and need to transfer their progress to Blacksmith. We also want to note that ALL products for Dark and Darker on EGS have already been removed from the Epic Game Store since March 12, so no purchases have been possible since then. Once an EGS player transfers over their progress to Blacksmith, there is no deadline for the use of previously purchased Redstone Shards or other previous purchases.
Once the November 1 deadline passes, EGS players will no longer be able to log in using that platform to initiate the migration process. The recent notification from Epic Games is a reminder that previous EGS players who have not already migrated their progress from EGS have until November 1st to login and do so. Hope this clears up the recent confusion for our Epic Game Store players. Thanks!
Original: If you thought getting purged from the Epic Games Store store was bad enough, Dark and Darker‘s situation on the platform is getting worse. Epic Games is emailing owners of Dark and Darker Legendary Edition (the paid upgrade) to let them know they will be losing the game completely from their libraries come November 1.
The good news is that you’re going to get a refund for your legendary status. The bad news is that you won’t be getting a refund on those Redstone shards.
Dark and Darker developer Ironmace was sued by Nexon over allegations that the game was effectively stolen code based on an unreleased title by ex-employees. While the court ruled that Ironmace had not violated Nexon’s copyright, it did rule that they stole trade secrets.
The whole email is below;
Hi there,
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. On November 1, 2025, we will be removing Dark and Darker from your library, at which point it will no longer be playable via the Epic Games Store.
Effective immediately, players can no longer purchase Redstone Shards or the Legendary Status upgrades via the Epic Games Store. Players can continue to use the Redstone Shards that they have previously purchased until November 1, 2025.
We will issue a refund to all players who have purchased the Legendary Status upgrade. Refunds will be issued to the player’s original payment method, and where that’s not possible, players will receive a refund to their Epic account balance. We are unable to provide refunds on Redstone Shards.
If you have not received a refund by July 1, please contact player support.
Thank you, The Epic Games Store team
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