Ironmace doesn't outright say that Nexon is to blame, but it does say the decision was 'based on claims made by opposing parties in an ongoing legal dispute.'

Dark and Darker’s legal issues came to a head back in March 2023 when it was removed from online storefronts for the first time following a DMCA takedown notice from Nexon. Earlier that month, Ironmace was raided by South Korean police based on allegations from Nexon that the game was developed using stolen assets and staff after the leader of a project known as “P3” leaked assets,

Dark and Darker has once again been pulled from the Epic Games Store due to an "ongoing legal dispute." "Epic Games has decided to delist Dark and Darker from the Epic Games Store," developer Ironmace writes via a new Discord post.