If you didn’t hear, one of the most-played games on Steam last week was actually a demo. Today would have been the end of the latest alpha for PvP dungeon crawling extraction game Dark and Darker but the developers have extended the playtest another three days.

“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,” Ironmace says in a news post. “We also plan to use the time to address issues that are inconveniencing players and to continuously improve the game.” So far, Ironmace has pushed out a total of five hotfixes since the alpha began last week, including lots of bug fixes and a nerf to wizard casting limits. 

It’s worth giving a shot if you’re keen to be on the cutting edge of what could be a rather popular battle royale-adjacent game when it eventually launches. I’ve long enjoyed the PvP tactical thrill of royales and extractio…