The answer to the question is humans don’t really know what Dark Matter and Energy truly are!
This is wonderful as it allows science fiction games including Zhiva Legacy and movies to use artistic liberties related to Dark Matter and Dark Energy. This shared in creating Zhiva thought it might be interesting to learn about such concepts.
One such video I came across from a content creator, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell:
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, has created numerous interesting youtube videos on space and science. What I like about them is they are understandable, providing just enough information but not too much.