A system where players or organizations capture, hold, and use parts of the game world with lasting consequences.

Assessed with methodology module 0.3. The dimensions are independent and do not produce a single score.

The whole game

Unknown

research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026 · Product line described by the cited official Steam material; server availability and unsupported platforms were not inferred; observed on 2026-09-02.

Official-source search did not resolve transferable, contestable ownership that persists beyond one session for this product boundary. Silence was not treated as absence.

Assessment scope

Access cost:: Unknown
Product horizon:: Unknown

Independent dimensions

Depth:: Unknown
Core experience relevance:: Unknown
Observed adoption:: Unknown— Adoption reach is unmeasured: primary sources provide neither unique participants nor a compatible active-audience denominator.
Structural expectation:: Unknown
Player dependency:: Unknown
Change direction:: Unknown
Assessment type:: Unknown
Confidence:: Insufficient data— On 2026-09-02, official-domain mechanic-specific searches for Dark and Darker did not yield indexed primary evidence resolving Presence. Secondary sources were excluded.

Evidence

presence
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: IRONMACE · Accessed September 2, 2026
Players will also gain full access to the marketplace where they can trade with other adventurers
The excerpt is used only to classify Presence within the stated product boundary; silence does not establish absence. The source exposes no stable publication date; source_published_on is null.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2016590/
scope
Qualifies · Catalog mechanics research · Publisher: IRONMACE · Accessed September 2, 2026
Players will also gain full access to the marketplace where they can trade with other adventurers
This primary source bounds the assessed product implementation; adjacent modes and platforms were not inferred. The source exposes no stable publication date; source_published_on is null.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2016590/

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