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Dark and Darker

Developer
IRONMACE
Publisher
IRONMACE
Released
07 August 2023
Age rating
PEGI 16

Platforms: PC

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , tactical , adventure

An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.

Best gaming PC for Dark and Darker in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dark and Darker today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by IRONMACE on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS 64-bit Windows 10 / 11 64-bit Windows 10 / 11
CPU 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU 3.6 GHz Quad Core CPU
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU GeForce GTX 1060 with 3GB of video RAM or Radeon RX 580 with 4GB of video RAM or Intel Arc A380 GeForce RTX or Radeon RX5600 or Intel Arc A580 or above
Storage 15 GB 15 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Dark and Darker?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.6 GHz Quad Core CPU and your GPU is at or above GeForce RTX, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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