Dark and Darker’s developer hasn’t given up hope the game will eventually return to Steam. Ironmace’s lawyers asked Valve to Dark And Darker Gold reinstate Dark and Darker in April, and Park recently indicated that the company would keep trying. Promotional artwork for Dark and Darker

“We cannot ignore the largest PC storefront in the world,” the Ironmace executive wrote in an email to PC Gamer. Its removal from Steam is also the main reason Ironmace delayed Dark and Darker’s early access release until today. Dark and Darker is out now in early access on PC.

Ironmace’s legal predicament stems from Nexon’s accusation that Ironmace’s employees stole assets from a canceled game called P3 before leaving to make Dark and Darker. Ironmace denies using copyrighted material, with the Dark and Darker developer calling Nexon’s allegations baseless.

The studio’s lawyers went so far as accusing Nexon of “anti-competitive bully tactics” and attempting to bankrupt Ironmace. Park reiterated his denials in the letter to PC Gamer, though it’s unlikely that Dark and Darker will return to Steam until the lawsuit is resolved.

Lawyers for Dark and Darker developer Ironmace write to Valve disputing the game’s DMCA takedown notice and asking to be allowed back on Steam. Dark and Darker Devs Ask Valve to Allow the Game Back on Steam

In the latest step in the developer’s ongoing legal fight over its medieval multiplayer game Dark and Darker, lawyers for Ironmace have sent a letter to Dark And Darker Gold for sale Valve asking for the game to be allowed back on Steam. Late last month Dark and Darker was removed from Steam following a DMCA takedown notice issued by Korean publisher Nexon which claimed that the fantasy-themed battle royale title was using stolen assets.