Ironmace was honoured with the '7 Million Dollar Export Tower' at the 2025 Trade Day ceremony, hosted by the Korea International Trade Association on the 4th.

Ironmace has achieved global success by operating independently, bypassing the usual reliance on massive publishers. Given the nuances of the global gaming industry—where player preferences and consumption habits vary across borders—they implemented a bespoke localization strategy, teaming up with local marketing agencies to target the North American and Chinese markets.

They have also focused on community-driven development. By maintaining a real-time feedback loop via Discord and Reddit, they have cultivated a brand image that emphasizes growing the game alongside its player base.

This approach helped Dark and Darker secure the '7 Million Dollar Export Tower'. Dark and Darker is a dungeon-crawling extraction PC game that blends survival mechanics with the thrill of escape, a combination that made it a highly anticipated title upon its global release. Its popularity is well-documented: it reached 2.24 million wishlists on Steam (the second-highest in history) and peaked at 100,000 concurrent players.

An Ironmace representative remarked, "Securing the 7 Million Dollar Export Tower is a meaningful milestone that validates our focus on direct B2B and B2C communication channels alongside strategic localization." They added, "Moving forward, we intend to present a new growth model for K-games by strengthening IP competitiveness, diversifying platforms, and enhancing community-centric global services."