Nexon claims that its activity was acclimated as a ancestor for Dark and Darker, which showed “striking similarities with the abstraction for P3 in Dark And Darker Gold aloft gameplay, rules and arts, which could not accept been fabricated independently.” The allegation was allegedly acceptable abundant for authorities to arrest the Dark and Darker developer's offices in aboriginal March 2023 and the game’s consecutive abatement from Steam. Ironmace has now issued a annual acclamation the bearings saying, amidst abounding added things, that Nexon’s allegations are baseless.

In the message, Ironmace insists that it has no adeptness of any aloft P3 activity affiliate possessing or application baseborn assets or added copyrighted material. Dark and Darker is a basal alcove crawler, continues the statement, whose abstraction is “purposely acceptable and generic” and can be activate in abounding fantasy games. To bolster this claim, Ironmace asked ChatGPT to actualize a description for a basal PvP alcove ample game, and the after-effects were complete agnate to the description of Dark and Darker. 

The developer additionally claims to accept acclimated as abounding store-bought assets as attainable to actualize Dark and Darker, which was congenital application Unreal Engines 4 and 5. The ambition was to abate development time because 3D in-game chantry tend to be the best cher in acceding of both money and appointment hours required. This advice was provided to abnegate Nexon’s affirmation that there was no way the admirers adjustment of Dark and Darker could accept been completed aural 10 months of cheapest Dark And Darker Gold the company’s founding. Ironmace has additionally said that it will anon be absolution affirmation that shows absolutely how the bold was congenital "so bound and efficiently."