DarkerDB: Our Dark and Darker Companion

Every extraction run in Dark and Darker asks the same three questions before you've even opened a door: what's behind it, what's it worth, and is the server even worth queuing into right now. Wikis go stale, price checks in Discord take longer than the raid itself, and nobody has the full perk tree memorized at 2am. That's the gap DarkerDB was built to close.

One Database, Every Patch

DarkerDB is the newest project out of the KATFORGE Workshop, and it starts with the database. 4,000+ entries cover every blade, beast, hall and errand beneath the surface: 2,400+ item variants, 416 monsters, 32 maps, 506 quests, plus merchants, classes, skills, spells, perks, patches, and yes, every bard song. It's populated straight from the DarkerDB API and refreshed automatically with each game update, so it can't go stale the way a wiki does.

The DarkerDB database overview showing 4,028 entries across items, monsters, maps, quests, patches, and merchants — The database overview at patch

Everything is searchable and cross-linked, so "what does this scroll do" leads to "what drops it" in two clicks. The item browser alone filters by type, slot, rarity, class, and material, down to "new this season" and "changed this patch."

The DarkerDB item browser with filters for type, slot, rarity, and class — 2,400+ item variants, filterable down to "changed this patch." Every entry opens a full stat breakdown.

The same data powers live item tooltips you can embed on any website. Hover the links below: that's not a screenshot, it's the real thing.

Straight from the Game, Not Steam

Most player-count trackers read Steam. DarkerDB reads the game: population is captured from the in-game player list every minute, so it counts everyone actually playing, including everyone on the IRONMACE launcher that Steam-based trackers like SteamDB never see. The feed splits lobby and dungeon and keeps 24-hour, 30-day and all-time peaks. On top of it sit season report cards with launch spikes and retention, and a weekly rhythm heatmap showing the busiest hours to find a match.

DarkerDB server population dashboard with live player counts and a one-year history chart across seasons — A year of player counts at one-minute resolution, with season boundaries and patch markers overlaid.

Prove It on the Board

Season leaderboards cover every Early Access season, Hall of Fame run, and Arena preseason: four disciplines (Boss Slayer, Escape Artist, Killer Outlaw, Treasure Collector) across solo, duo, and trio, filterable by class, 1,000 entries deep, and refreshed daily while a season runs.

The DarkerDB leaderboard for EA Season 9 Hall of Fame Boss Slayer Duo with class filters — Every season back to EA Preseason 1, four disciplines, three party sizes, filterable by class.

The Market, In Your Game

Sitting alongside the site is GrimVault, a lightweight overlay that puts real-time market pricing on screen while you play. Ultra-fast screen reading only, no DLL injection, no game hooks. And with trading now back in the game, the site's live marketplace and trade-chat feed is on its way back too, opening soon.

Built to Be Built On

Everything above rides the public DarkerDB API: documented, free to start, and the same source the site itself runs on. A web tooltip SDK (the live demo above is it) lets any community site embed hover tooltips, and a streamer directory tracks who's in the dungeon on Twitch right now.

Before You Descend

DarkerDB is live now, free, and doesn't require an account to browse the database, watch the player counts, or climb the boards.

Visit DarkerDB API Documentation The Workshop Page

About KATFORGE

DarkerDB is built by KATFORGE, an independent Redmond-based studio. We make games and tools across genres - from casual puzzles to addons for hardcore Classic players to full companion sites for extraction shooters - with the same obsession for making the thing actually good.