{"id":42393,"date":"2023-02-07T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/how-to-play-2"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:07:00","slug":"how-to-play-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/how-to-play","title":{"rendered":"How To Play Dark And Darker PlayTest &#8211; Steam&#8217;s Hottest New Action RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dark and Darker is an upcoming dungeon crawler game by IRONMACE Games, and there&#8217;s been a lot of hype surrounding the game in online communities since the studio announced the title. As such, hopeful players all over the web are wondering how to play Dark and Darker during the game&#8217;s Steam playtests.You&#8217;re in luck if you want to get in on the fun, as we&#8217;ll explain how to play Dark and Darker in this guide.<\/p>\n<p><pre><strong><em>7 June 2023 Update - <\/em><\/strong><em>We've updated this article with any changes on how to play Dark and Darker.<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mce-toc\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1gt8sleld1\">How To Play Dark And Darker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1gt8snbec8\">How To Get Started In Dark And Darker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/BdjTd3AZdm7LrOZJCfkJo97yKqFcdLmjra9c01P3fkQ\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9kYXJrX2Rhcmtlci9TY3JlZW5zaG90XzQwMC5qcGc\" alt=\"Screenshot_400.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Click the Download Demo button to access Dark and Darker during the playtest. (Picture: IRONMACE Games\/Screenshot by GiNX.TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gt8sleld1\">How To Play Dark And Darker<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to play Dark and Darker right now, you&#8217;ll need to get in on the Steam playtest. The Steam playtest is available as a demo, meaning that you can download the game directly from Steam and play it on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps you&#8217;ll need to follow to download the Dark and Darker Steam playtest:<\/p>\n<section>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you&#8217;ll need to go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2016590\/Dark_and_Darker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dark and Darker Steam page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down the page until you see the large &#8220;Download Demo&#8221; button in green.<\/li>\n<li>Click the button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You&#8217;ll then need to wait for the game to download onto your device. This might take a little time, so kick back and wait.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/KbYyvDuIOPPOYgVWFiGbkbvyodILZJuGcAIIWJcuvGE\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9kYXJrX2Rhcmtlci9kZDYuanBn\" alt=\"dark and darker playtest\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Dark and Darker is available before its release on Steam during the playtest. (Picture: IRONMACE Games)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gt8snbec8\">How To Get Started In Dark And Darker<\/h2>\n<p>Once the game is downloaded, open it up and follow the prompts on the screen. From here, you&#8217;ll be met with the character creation screen, allowing you to customize your appearance in the game, as well as the class selection screen.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re done creating your character, all you need to do is pick a map &#8211; as a beginner, we recommend choosing the Forgotten Castle, since this map is designed to be the game&#8217;s basic dungeon and is the best introductory experience. You can play this map yourself or with friends. Once you&#8217;re a little more experienced, you can try out The Goblin Caves.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve decided on a map, just click &#8216;Start&#8217; and you&#8217;re ready to go. Once you&#8217;re matched up with other players, the match will begin. Good luck!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>That&#8217;s all you need to know about how to play Dark and Darker right now. If any of this information changes prior to the game&#8217;s official full release, we&#8217;ll be sure to update this article with the updated information!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark and Darker is an upcoming dungeon crawler game by IRONMACE Games, and there&#8217;s been a lot of hype surrounding the game in online communities&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12834,"featured_media":42394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dark-and-darker","genre-action-adventure","content_type-guide-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How To Play Dark And Darker PlayTest - Steam&#039;s Hottest New Action RPG - GINX TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here&#039;s how to play the new game Dark and Darker for yourself.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42393\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Play Dark And Darker PlayTest - Steam&#039;s Hottest New Action RPG - GINX TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here&#039;s how to play the new game Dark and Darker for yourself.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/how-to-play\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GINX TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-07T17:22:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-19T10:07:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/dd2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cole Podany\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColePodany\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cole Podany\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/how-to-play#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/how-to-play\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cole Podany\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/487fdee4917a99a94ae59dcd52bfe04c\"},\"headline\":\"How To Play Dark And Darker PlayTest &#8211; 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