{"id":42709,"date":"2023-02-13T16:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/playtest-end"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:18:06","slug":"playtest-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/playtest-end","title":{"rendered":"When Does Dark and Darker Playtest End? Dates, Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mce-toc\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1gt8spnf73\">When Is The End Date For The Dark and Darker Playtest?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1gt8spnf74\">What Time Does The Dark and Darker Playtest End?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mcetoc_1gt8spnf75\">Dark and Darker Playtest End Time Countdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><pre><em><strong>April 2023 UPDATE - <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\/next-playtest\">Dark and Darker Playtest 5<\/a> has begun admist developers' ongoing legal battle; the playtest is available via torrent from <strong>14 April 2023<\/strong> til <strong>21 April 2023. <\/strong><\/em><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Story Follows &#8211; <\/strong>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dark-and-darker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dark and Darker<\/strong><\/a> had already amassed plenty of fans from previous playtests, it&#8217;s safe to say the current 4th demo for the game has proved to be a revelation, akin to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valheim&#8217;s<\/a> meteoric rise in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have likely seen the news and hype surrounding this D&amp;D co-op <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/rpg\">RPG<\/a>, as it swiftly climbed the Steam charts this month, combing elements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/escape-from-tarkov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escape From Tarkov<\/a> with an old-school Dungeon Master.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the game is still in Alpha and will require plenty more testing and fixing before it&#8217;s ready for a full release. The current demo is due to end later this week, but for anyone who has been gripped by the first-person PvPvE, and wants to know precisely when the playtest ends, read on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rsp-embed-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.5%;\"><iframe style=\"border: 0px; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ckK2F6KReAk?feature=oembed\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ckK2F6KReAk?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ckK2F6KReAk\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gt8spnf73\">When Is The End Date For The Dark and Darker Playtest?<\/h2>\n<p>Initially, the Alpha #4 Dark and Darker Playtest was scheduled to end on February 13. This was in line with the dates for Steam Next Fest.<\/p>\n<p>However, the end date of the Alpha #4 playtest was extended. Writing on a Steam blogpost, the developers told fans:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the earlier downtime with the trading post, matchmaking, and lost playtime for players that were falsely banned, we have decided to extend the playtest until Feb 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, barring any further pushbacks, <strong>the Alpha #4 Dark and Darker Playtest will end on February 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rsp-embed-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1624720798945619970&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F25717%23elf_l1_ZGFya19kYXJrZXI&amp;sessionId=e30a06706f01ef6b4b27f4bfcd0d7d81bbbf074c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; 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Dark and Darker (@DarkandDarkerEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarkandDarkerEN\/status\/1624720798945619970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gt8spnf74\">What Time Does The Dark and Darker Playtest End?<\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing the developers, IRONMACE have not announced&nbsp;the exact ending times for the playtest on Steam.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you do some digging around the Dark and Darker Discord channel, you&#8217;ll find more precise details which explain what time the Dark and Darker playtest will end.<\/p>\n<p>According to the developers, the <strong>Dark and Darker playtest is set to end <\/strong><strong>at 08:00 UTC +0 on Thursday February 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gt8spnf75\"><strong>Dark and Darker Playtest End Time Countdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know how long you have left to play the game, take a look at the countdown clock below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cd-564dxwohckg\" class=\"rsp-countdown-container\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-date=\"1676534400000\">\n<div class=\"rsp-countdown-header\">Time Until Dark and Darker Playtest Ends<\/div>\n<div class=\"rsp-countdown-time\">00:00:00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents When Is The End Date For The Dark and Darker Playtest? 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