Dark and Darker - Known Bugs, Crashes & Community Fixes
7 August 2023
About this game
Dark and Darker is a ruthless fantasy first person dungeon crawler that mixes PvP and PvE in a high risk extraction style adventure. You and up to two allies explore a ruined underground citadel in a dark medieval world, choosing from classic fantasy roles to form a three person party. Using careful teamwork, sharp awareness, and mastery of varied melee weapons, ranged attacks, and powerful but demanding magic, you hunt for legendary loot while outmaneuvering rival treasure seekers and deadly monsters. Darkness itself becomes a tactical tool for ambushes or escape, but every delve only matters if you find rare portals and escape before the spreading gloom claims both your spoils and your life.
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Return all party members to the main lobby and reform the group before queuing again.
Recast Radiant Blade or re-equip the weapon if the holy sword visual effects remain after the buff expires.
Use a wired Ethernet connection instead of Wi‑Fi to reduce network-related stutter.
Enable Windows Game Mode and adjust graphics settings to use the high performance GPU for the game.
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Disable Xbox background recording and Steam Overlay to reduce stuttering and input lag.
Related guideHow to Disable Overlays That Cause Crashes (Steam, Discord, NVIDIA, AMD, Xbox Game Bar)
Switch the DirectX version used by the game, then fully restart the client to test which option reduces stutter on your system.
Related guideHow to Force DirectX 11 (DX11) for a Game on PC
Cap the frame rate a few FPS below your monitor's refresh rate and experiment with V‑Sync on or off to smooth frame pacing.
Update your graphics driver to the newest version.
Related guideHow to Update Your GPU Drivers for Gaming
Turn off cloth simulation in the in-game graphics options to improve frame rate and stability.
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System requirements
Minimum
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 11
- Processor: 3.0 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 with 3GB of video RAM or Radeon RX 580 with 4GB of video RAM or Intel Arc A380
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10, 11
- Processor: 3.6 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX or Radeon RX5600 or Intel Arc A580 or above
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 15 GB available space
