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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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.