Publisher Nexon filed a lawsuit against Dark and Darker developer on April 14. The game was removed from Steam after a cease and desist, but developer Ironmace held a play test through torrents.

Nexon filed suit against Ironmace in 2021 - years before Dark and Darker had become a breakout hit on Steam - accusing the studio of both copyright infringement and trade secret infringement.

Ironmace didn't specify who the "opposing parties" might be, but there's one easy guess. The studio has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Nexon over Dark and Darker pretty much since the game ...