14 months after leaving Steam after legal issues, Dark and Darker goes free-to-play - but you'll still need to pay if you want to "experience everything the game has to offer"

Key art for Dark and Darker.

Dark and Darker, which was once one of the most wishlisted games on Steam before it was pulled from the platform, has suddenly introduced free-to-play accounts, allowing players to experience "some" of what the first-person dungeon-crawling PvPvE adventure has to offer.

The news was announced yesterday along with a fresh hotfix, with developer Ironmace explaining that players can now have either a free account or a 'Legendary' one – fans who already bought either the Standard or Founders editions have been automatically upgraded to the latter. Although the game is now being called 'free to play,' Ironmace appears to describe it more like an extended demo, noting that those who "want to experience everything the game has to offer can upgrade their accounts."