The Long Dark

The Long Dark
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$34.99
Release date
1 August 2017
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The Long Dark is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster. Welcome to the Quiet Apocalypse.

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The Long Dark system requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Dual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
  • Storage: 7 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any on-board chip will work.
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spielgamer
spielgamer

>> I have played this great game for more than 1400 pleasant and exciting hours since 2014.. Now I bought it to remember HINTERLAND with respect and love. Hats off !.

TheSneakySandfish
TheSneakySandfish

A very slow burn survival game, much more deliberate than others I have played. Overall, a refreshing change in pace!

Mr. Polar Bear
Mr. Polar Bear

Cheesy, empty, slow, boring walking simulator. Buy if you love to trudge through miles of snow with nearly nothing of interest in sight.

Tiptoe-san
Tiptoe-san

The keyboard remapping of the controls is busted. I cannot remap any keys to fit what I'm used to using in these type games.
When I attempt to reset a key, I hear a tone that tells me that the game recognized that I hit the new key but the action won't rebind to the key I want. I looked in the forums and online. What I found was that this problem existed 4-5 years ago and, apparently though promised, has never been repaired. I don't think, that in almost twenty years on Steam, that I've ever asked for a refund on a game. This will be my first and that's a bit sad because I really wanted to play it.

U1tri
U1tri

it was on sale and i got it for steam, had it on the preview stage for xbox and its still fun to this day

Ezra
Ezra

IT IS NOT YOUR TRADITIONAL SURVIVAL FULL COMBAT GAME

This is a very much more of a story than a game. By all means you do exploring and 100% struggle to survive (health, hunger, injuries, starvation, dehydration, sleep deprivation), but its very much story focused.

Its very relaxing, as its a slow paced game (unless you go head first into a wolf, moose or bear, then in that case stick your head between your legs and kiss your a_s goodbye)

brrythmpsn
brrythmpsn

My favourite thing was when I realised after 700 hours that I can Ctrl+Alt+Del out of the game during a wolf attack to stop dying on Interloper.

Killer fish from San Diego
Killer fish fr…

i like the game but its very hard for me like i need a auto clicker for wolf attacks and to play on easy difficultys i like it but i just end up dead then dead quicker by bear attack or wolf attack by cold or by fall by injurys or by moose by thirst or by hunger there is alot to keep track of and very hard at times yes i do mostly play on staker whitch explains most of it but its the simplicity of the game that makes theese death threats so avoidable like scare a wolf with a torch or find a soda or eat some chips or avoid meese and bears because they are your kryptonyte and start a fire and the list goes on so yeah hard but the simplicity makes it easy so i will definatly play more and i saved 200kroner while buying it so thats a plus

Shoof_
Shoof_

The story is bad, but i played for the survival mode, which is one of the best ones there are. But! Of course there are some (game ruining) issues with it.

For example, my first long-term survivor died because my character couldn't step on a sheet of ice which was like 30 cm tall, and got eaten by wolves which were chasing him.

Another survivor died because he couldn't fit through a meter gap between two fences, and you guessed it, got mauled by wolves.

My current longest surviving character was moving across ice, on the thick slab of ice right next to the rocky coast, when out of nowhere the ice started cracking, i sprinted like 10-ish meters to the ground (which looked perfectly within vertical reach, was almost level with the ice i was walking on) when i hit an invisible wall, after which the ice cracked and now i have hypothermia and probably will die on the way to camp.

I'm still going to play, but these are some issues that are just criminal to have in a permadeath survival game.

The atmosphere and setting, artstyle, and game feel, otherwise are great.

ForgetfulRiver
ForgetfulRiver

I played 24 hours of this game in three days.
It covers all your bases - there's a story-based game, with heaps of content (I think the description says 5 hours worth per episode - I'm still on Episode 2 at almost thirty hours because I'm taking my time and being completionist.
There's also raw survival - no plot, no quest, just live. Except it's more than that, because you still have tasks - finding all the buildings in an area, uncovering landmarks, gaining skills. You still have a checklist to work off of if you need a focus.
And finally, there's challenges, which I haven't tackled yet because I still call myself 'new' to the game. But they're an additional level of content that takes survival and ramps it up by giving a specific additional goals and hurdles.
There is a ridiculous amount of content in this game and, importantly, it's well executed and fun. There's some great quality of life stuff that shows the devs listened to players all through playtesting. Very worth the asking price, and if you like anything about survival games, then at least one of the modes will appeal to you enough to give you value for money.

BussyPounder9000
BussyPounder9000

Amazing game but as O own rabbits as pets it makes me very sad to kill one by breaking its neck when holding it :( Or kill it at all :(

Lidli Lager
Lidli Lager

The game is really worth the price the story is good and it mixes story with survival really well so its never too easy or hard

Lady Scarlett 🖤
Lady Scarlett 🖤

So far, I haven’t played much, but it was all in one breath with almost no pauses.
The game is atmospheric, with a plot and very cool survival. In my opinion this is the best game in this genre.
I really liked the music, optimization, locations, crafting and all that.
And watercolor graphics

Mitzilfligz
Mitzilfligz

Re-invents the survival genre from the ground up. One of those games you can get attached to, a must-play.

Moggel
Moggel

Very nice game for exploration and survival.
You can really get engrossed and lose track of time.
If I don't find some tools right at the beginning, I restart to spawn in another place.

Shanith
Shanith

Its Dark, the night is long, you have very little food and water and you are are about to freeze to death.
You can hear the wolves howling in the distance and can barely see through the snow storm as you put one foot infront of the other , trying to find some outline of a building or see an opening in the mountains for a cave. You just need to make it to some place you can rest and make a fire.....

The story mode is like a tutorial for you to learn the game and I would advise at least doing one Episode/chapter of the story before trying the challenges or badges or Survival mode.
The thing is, if you have done the story and i mean the whole story (all the episodes/chapters available) , you have a better chance in challenge Mode or Survival , as there is no map in those (there is in story mode).
In the challenges and survival you have to use charcoal everywhere to put location on your map and it does not actually show you where you are on the map.
In story mode you have a map and you learn the locations and what location takes you to what location and where all the nice loot is , which can help you make your decision on where to start when having to choose a starting location.
It also help with the challenges : The 30 Days Storm Stock up on Supplies Challenge (if you know where to go and where the most food would be found and where a gun might spawn , you so much better off)

For Nomad challenge (Surviving at each location for 3 days) - Story mode helps you remember where that tunnel is you must find to go to that other location or what route to take (blind in a snow storm) cause you already remember the way due to playing story mode.

I think the hardest part of the game for me was the steam tunnels puzzle and the bear cave (where i had to find my way to the spear and not get killed or seen by the bear , just so i can try kill him) ...sneak here , go into that hole, sneak here, up that thing, around that corner, run to next hole and crouch , run take spear and turn around getting ready for bear to charge you. Sounds easy , but its not - sometimes i just ended up back where i was already.
The steam puzzle was the most hardest one - after 6 hours turning valves and trying to figure it out - just so i can progress, I googled how to do it - dont judge me , at least i tried it for 6 hours first and only googled when i had no more ideas or strategy how to do it.

The Game is definitely addicting, fun and especially for those that love survival games.

I still would have liked to make a carpet of that Big Old Bear that chased me over the whole episode and not to mention pushed me in a cart off the tracks - he would have made a nice warm carpet.

Now what would i like to be fixed - THE WOLVES !!!
Why is it that after i shot the wolf like 4 times , he still runs to me and attacks me - he should be dead or at least running away dying (Its happened a few times)

Cooper
Cooper

I tried both game types; Story and Survival.

Story:
I made it through two chapters of the story before I got bored. I enjoy survival games a lot, so it takes equal amounts of tedium and emptiness to actually make me feel bored. I initially started the story mode on the easiest difficulty, unaware that it turns the game into an event-less walking simulator. I restarted on medium difficulty, which is still 80% walking through unexciting landscape and 20% gameplay, and made it through the second chapter before I was no longer able to enjoy what little the game was offering me. I would sit through conversations with NPCs, or cutscenes, that seemingly lasted an eternity, and then trudge through an hour of unexciting trekking to get to the next frustratingly long cutscene/conversation. Along the way, maybe I'll see a single wolf and chuck a torch at it. Maybe I'll find a can of beans. Maybe I'll find a ripped up ballcap I don't need. That'll be it, that'll be the most exciting thing that happens during my excruciatingly slow journey through multiple map areas.

Survival:
Imagine taking the only goal pushing you to continue playing the game described above, out of the game, and instead utilizing a progression system that is designed to waste your time. If you're the type of person who can just play an inherently unexciting and unrewarding game for hour upon hour and still feel a sense of accomplishment, awesome. Most players need more than that. If you're going to make a huge, relatively empty survival game.. make it co-op. Give it online features. Trudging through hour after hour of empty landscapes and uneventful discoveries can potentially be made fun by including the ability to enjoy it with a friend or two.
Utilize a character creator. Create a more acute but rewarding progression system per permadeath character. Give the player some way to create some kind of attachment to their character, or at least make it more rogue-like by including a condensed progression system.

My main issues:
1. Dear god the lack of a jump function. It's 2022. No game in this genre and style should lack a jump function. The amount of time I've wasted walking around objects my character could've easily stepped over is ridiculous. This is a basic function of any modern video game. It is baffling and shameful that they've put resources into so many other things while leaving this function absent. Nothing else in the game frustrated me as much as this, and for a game that includes permadeath, I should not be dying to sub-par design in the form of being mauled by a wolf because my hardened survivor can't figure out how to step over part of a fence sticking 3 inches out of the snow.
2. Lack of content. When I say this game is empty, I mean it. There's just .. nothing. In every direction. Making your game map expansive and relatively empty is fine if you're going to include some kind of rapid traversal or fast travel system. It's not fine if you're going to make the player walk through nothing-ness for hours at a time. I should not be spending 45 minutes doing nothing but walking straight forward through featureless snowscapes, stopping once in a blue moon to pick up a stick.
3. Inventory management. You can only hold so much weight, which by itself is a normal RPG element, but this game does it .. just kind bad.
The weight of objects makes no sense, and there's been no common sense balancing done to the conversion/breakdown of items. On more than one occasion, I broke down an item, and ended up with more weight than I started with. I broke the laws of physics and created matter from nothing.
The game is also not ported well to PC, which results in some frustrating and inconsistent menu navigation. This is an issue on its own, however in the case of this game, it's unacceptable considering the game does not pause during menu screens. I'll be slowly freezing to death while attempting to stumble my way through my inventory screen.

Overall, can't recommend. If it was just the lack of eventfulness or content, I'd still give it a thumbs up just for being a decent survival experience. However, given the lack of basic game functions, and the bad port, I can't recommend *most* people play this game with any expectation of enjoying it.

Lops
Lops

If I had did this game, I would be really happy and proud. But to be honest, 2/3 of the game is a very, very boring running simulator. I'm not a gamer type, but I don't remember playing so boring a game for a very long time.

LittleLove
LittleLove

Something to be aware of, without giving any spoilers: this game won't hold your hand or explain things. Expect to need to google or check the wiki for some answers. Also music is sparse, you'll hear forest ambiance and yourself panting most of the time. Further down is spoilers.

Otherwise, it's a great game for those who love exploration, resource/time management, and slight horror. There's no jump scares, but the atmosphere is peak. Also, THE VOICE ACTORS ARE AMAZING-

For spoilers: Some things I had to google because it was never explained
You gotta do the side quests for more crafting recipes.
You gotta go behind the forge to get any forge recipes, it's in a container between the forge and the wall.
You have to drop hides and guts on the ground indoors (Indoors as in you load in) to cure hides/guts.
To get water, select water after placing a can/pot on a fire. You'll always have snow on you for some reason. You'll need to boil it twice to be drinkable, or use the purifying tablets.

Killionaire
Killionaire

OVERRATED!!! This is a very cheaply made Indie game with a low number of features. This game is so sparse in features, it doesn't even let you jump. Unlike most survival games, you cannot build any shelter. You just use the ones you find. People are exaggerating about how good it is. If you prefer to play only the best games, this is not one of them. This is just a mediocre game at best. This is NOT a great game. Also you have to figure out how to do everything, because this game tells you nothing about how to play.

Glorf
Glorf

This is a really neat walking simulator. The 4 available story episodes are very engaging and I'm eagerly awaiting the next.

McColanis
McColanis

Controls are dogshit. Game gives you barely any clues on what to do in the beginning, making for a frustrating start. After it sent me climbing down a wall for the third time trying to loot some berries that I'm aiming at, I gave up. Not gonna waste any more time on this. Spare yourself the frustration and find one of the countless other great survival games in this genre.

dainius200012
dainius200012

I like the concept of this game. As well as game mechanics. Of course, it is far from reality and real survival in the wilderness, but for a game, the realism is quite good.

CØLE
CØLE

Beautiful game with great mechanics which has well-balanced periods of calm and relaxation with tense scenes.

Dman
Dman

A post apocalypse feeling survival game - reminds me of the book/show "The Road" minus the cannibalism (Thank you!). Recommend "story mode" to get a good feel for the game. I'm 6 hours into it and still enjoying it.

Anonymous
Anonymous

I'm assuming this is due to a recent update, but the game is unplayable for mac players. I only have access to a mac computer as of now and I've been wanting to play this game since the BETA testing....and now i just wasted my money on a game i cant even launch. If you are a mac user, do not touch this game or even think about pulling out your wallet until they fix this issue.

beeftoast
beeftoast

Very cool game with a cool story. The only complaint is I be sprainin my ankle on the littlest shit. overall very fun. if you're like me and die 8 times in the first hour then start over and enjoy it after you figure it out. It's unforgiving on your decisions of when you give too much food to the old lady or drop your bedroll and forget to pick it up. I've enjoyed the 2 days I've wasted on it tho. Give'er a shot

Agent_Squid
Agent_Squid

Never been so genuinely scared by a video game, hiding in a farmhouse waiting out a storm with wolves all around me, with no way of sleeping. Don't usually play games like this but its amazing.

MetaPhaze
MetaPhaze

Gave it my best. this game is worthless like most canadians.
Red Green is throwing up in the toilet watching me play.
Your woman won't find you handsome or handy playing this crap.

a stone and a piece of scrap metal, obviously steel since it came from a TRAIN... omg... some sticks and some sticks that (with out the metal) i've turned into "tinder plugs" (has the author ever actually started a fire?) and yet i need to find matches? or a flare? how many times have most people even seen a flare!!!!!???? if you aren't military i doubt you've ever seen a flare. none of this crap is standard survival gear. i break apart sticks that i can break in my back yard and i use them to build the garden and support the beans and the peas and the tomatoes that climb trees, and yet, it takes me 10 minutes to break apart a branch that would take me 3 seconds to break and stab you with? wtf? what the hell kind of game is this?
I can start a fire with a rock, a piece of scrap metal and some sticks... and i'll burn your backpack and your plastic container to stay alive... wtf kind of shit are you pushing.

I've got a "mountaineering rope" some sticks, and some berries... and i can't make a rabbit trap for food? dude... you all need to stop writing survival games... you couldn't survive tomorrow if mommy didn't feed you.

uninstalled.

Like most survival games out there, this one is bad.
Look, don't write a survival game unless you know how to survive. I have spent 10 years homeless in several of the states in the United States of America, from my 23rd birthday until my 33rd birthday. I have slept behind dumpsters, avoiding police and being arrested for vagrancy. I have endured -45 degrees F with -90 degree wind chills with nothing more than a coat. I have provided my own food, sometimes grass, sometimes garbage, sometimes rock hard buns from the homeless shelters, sometimes eating snow for water..
I haven't found a single survival game to date that allows you to use your ingenuity to survive.. they all give you rocks and sticks.. but they don't let you use the rocks and sticks for anything productive.
This game is as lame as any other survival game. they make you follow certain rules that would not apply if it wasn't a game. And it is completely obvious that their mommy raised them.
I'm glad i paid $5 for this game, i wouldn't have wasted $1 if I'd have known this.

What is wrong with you? 3 tries to start a fire with sticks and a flare? are you kidding me? wish i would have had a flare to start my fire in real life... it wouldn't have taken me 3 attempts.

Kona-Ukko
Kona-Ukko

This game is very good and realistic. This is the best surviving simulator i have ever played. I recommend this game to everyone who likes surviving, snow, winter and snowstorms.

Vagaborn
Vagaborn

ultimate survival sim, the challenges are much more fun than the storyline, and survival is even more fun than that.
Very chill with a mixed intensity

Ratt
Ratt

I have been watching this game for a long time. And played it a long time ago. I liked it back then, but the game is... well it is very boring. 60% of the game is spent sitting around and chilling in a building which makes sense, but tbh I don't really find that fun (it is the same reason I don't rate Project Zomboid 10/10 and more of an 8).

I do not like the ai very much if at all, the wolves are so unrealistic I can't suspend my disbelief at all. Wolves ALWAYS run from humans irl. They NEVER try to attack them (unless you run from them like an idiot). Not even in packs. Sure they might eat your dead frozen corpse, but humans are kind of scary to other animals. (we weigh twice a wolf, and we stand on our two legs instead of all fours giving us a towering presence)

The bears are mostly realistic in the game, my main problem is their sense of smell being too weak, irl they could smell a human from miles away, in the game they are blind until you are literally 8 meters in front of them.

The 'peaceful' ai, like rabbits and dear are just stupid, you shoot a gun and they run away for 10 seconds before going back to chilling. (I literally shot a deer 3 times with a revolver and he didn't even care, shot him again and wooo... free food.)

Other than that, Stamina. food, and water are fudged to hell in this game. Humans have some of the best stamina in the world and you can barely run 1 block before having to stop. (EVEN WITHOUT CARRYING ANYTHING) We can survive a month without food and even on the LOWEST hunger setting you need to eat once every day and a half roughly. And water is just a slightly more needy hunger meter (the water meter isn't that bad, but it is still annoyingly too needy.)

Overall 4.9/ 10 I do not care that this is a game and therefore shouldn't equal real life. But come on man, this is a SURVIVAL GAME based on a HUMAN. The cold is the main enemy, but the side characters need to be fleshed out too! Well anyway cya!

Pipe Bomb Crafter
Pipe Bomb Crafter

Boring game. Same boring gameplay loop that does not progress into anything meaningful. I put probably around 200 hours into this game on xbox and the only thing I can say looking back on it is that it was very boring. The exploration of a first time player is a good experience, but it quickly becomes dull. The developers are also extremely scummy which adds to the cake.

Cuvierii
Cuvierii

I mostly enjoyed this game for the first chapter, but trying to get enough food for the first quest giver lady got tedious once the quest got the second part. I'd basically cleared out the town scavenging so all I had left was to spend a while killing rabbits, which was... tedious. I liked how tense it was surviving the first night, huddled next to your fire, bleeding, thirsty and starving. Each move you made had to be purposeful or you could die of cold or hunger. Good stuff.

But, the second chapter lost a lot of that tenseness for me. I'd figured out how to survive properly, and food wasn't an issue anymore now that I wasn't trying to take care of someone else. And the maps just got bigger. Wandering farther and farther for pointless caches full of stuff you already had. Wolves weren't really scary anymore, I had flares, a gun, a flaregun, no problem. I was bundled up well, so I didn't get cold fast, so freezing wasn't a worry.

I was still trudging along but then I got to the second half of chapter two, where I had to trek across an entire map, just to trek across an entire map again to get to my quest location, and then I presume, trek all the way back. Like I know Canada is big, and things are spread out, but it just isn't... interesting. There aren't any other mysteries or dangers or anything, just you trudging along in the snow. Which I'm sure for some people is fine, but I'd really like to do something else rather than walk across an empty map for 30 minutes, occasionally scaring away a wolf.

Like, I put many hours into Pathalogic 2, I know what it is to suffer to play a game and love it anyway, but this game just didn't have that same engagement level for me. So I'm probably going to stop playing here.

snowylemonss
snowylemonss

the entire survival mode is just looting houses and walking extremely slowly with no real progression or ability to improve
i never settled into a base because it felt pointless because you will inevitably run out of supplies and die but walking around with no goal was also not that fun

the story mode is much better in my opinion but it still gets tedious especially when your walking large distances back and forth doing nothing just to progress the story

its not terrible but i think if your not in the niche of people who would like this type of game its not gonna be very enjoyable (aside from story mode potentially)

TiffoziB
TiffoziB

the survival mechanics will satisfy you and the story mode is good. worth it's money 9/10 would bang again

i gave 9/10 because it takes a lot of time to move from one place to another and after some point it becomes annoying.

Fall
Fall

I will admit, I didn't think I would like this game because of the lack of base building, but from the story mode alone its a great game. I love this story. I didn't think I would care so much about the NPCs. Only on Episode 4 atm so I can't wait to continue. Picked this game up when it was on sale. I don't believe spending over $25 for a game so wait for it to be on sale.

Český Tim
Český Tim

Regularly updated, with amazing replayability (is that a word?). Also good for feeling cold on hot days.

Baconistasty
Baconistasty

great game! lots of life or death decision making and so far great story line! Feels almost realistic when it comes to trying to survive and decide what you should take with you and what you should leave. Love it!!

PsychopompParanoia
PsychopompParanoia

Cant skip bear death scene, cant bring up menu during it, big time annoying! Marked a good point to not by ant DLC.

HarunsGames
HarunsGames

Phenomenally structured game, would love to see a bit more graphical fidelity; either way, great gameplay and worth every penny!

UngratefulSwine0
UngratefulSwine0

Great survival game with an ever improving story mode.

SwitchOver18
SwitchOver18

one of the best games I've ever played!!!!

SlOtHy
SlOtHy

Beautiful game yet quite brutal. It will make you pay for your mistakes if you don't prepare enough on each journey. 10/10.

TwoSocks
TwoSocks

A hybrid of survival/craft and walking sim games, the Long Dark stands out from the pack by focusing intensely on a single theme, and explores it to the point that the experience starts to get under your skin.

A seemingly natural global disaster has taken place and it's up to you to survive. You can choose to experience this new Earth either via the story mode or in pure sand box survival mode. Both are excellent, but it's the sand box mode I always come back to. Every where you go things are freezing or frozen; cold, hunger and thirst are your greatest enemies in the game and everything you do will be about keeping all three at bay. A health system is modelled in the game so you can also end up with afflictions, sprains, hypothermia and worse.

The graphical engine, when viewed through screenshots looks really outdated. Once you start playing the game though you realise everything is exactly the way it should be for the elements of this game to just click. If you played this game on a hot day you'd probably end up feeling cold by the time you quit; it really does get to you. There are other things you'll need to watch out for (no spoilers from me), and the map, while fixed, feels huge in relation to how much of a struggle it is just to get around.

If you're looking for a survival craft game that doesn't go over the top in giving the player godlike carpentry skills and treats you more as an ordinary Joe, this is your game. The trend in MP focused survival craft games these days just isn't for me as the 'survival' part never ends up feeling real, especially when many encourage you to set up a base, find regular foraging areas etc etc. The exploration side often takes a dive too, while this game gives you that 'person on a mission' feeling, as if all your answers are waiting just over the next snowy hill. In reality you know they aren't but you keep on pushing. Why? Survival.

SunsetKraken
SunsetKraken

I love this game. I enjoy the atmosphere and game play and honestly could play it endless. I was happy to finally get it on steam so I can start and play all over again

jprefect
jprefect

one of the most beautiful games ever released

Lorfin
Lorfin

If you love sandbox survival games and want a challenge, this is hands down the game for you.

Corvaire
Corvaire

Hard, really hard. Mountain town I found to be the best chance of surviving.. for a bit. ;O)-

Beast
Beast

Threw rock at bunny, did not disappoint.

Dodge_This
Dodge_This

Deer ran right through me for 20 times could not kill it with stones or sticks or punches. Why not? If its not realistic for person to kill deer with stones and sticks and punches, then its not realistic for deer to run through you 20 times on the same route back and forth. Seems clunky. Anyone saying this is best survival game out there is wrong.

BeccaKirby1
BeccaKirby1

Died in the first five minutes of green survivor difficulty, but managed to redo and get through with only that mistake. Not the world's greatest tutorial, but manageable.

Siamese55
Siamese55

A truly lovely game that I just got around to. Do not be fooled by my playtime, I feel like I am still quite early in my time with the Long Dark jut via experience, but I certainly think my 14+ hours is enough to give some accurate praise.

It is one of the epitomes of the PVE survival niche, and for good reason. Rarely do I see games that makes me balance resources in a way quite like this one does. Should I shred those new socks for cloth in case I sprain my ankle or should I save them because my pair is growing ragged and I do not have a sewing kit? This is just one of the many questions you will ask yourself as you learn your style and general optimization when parsing out resources.

That said, it's reputation of brutality is only partially deserved. Yes, it very well can be difficult, even downright cruel, but beyond basic difficulty levels there are even custom games where you can fine tune the settings. (The only drawback is no feat progress.) So even if you are not seeking lessons from the school of hard knocks, you can find fun in the Long Dark.

I will note that I have yet to touch Wintermute, the story mode. From the traces I have seen, it looks very good, but I am waiting for episode 5 to drop before I actually start that story. (Yeah, it still technically isn't done, but it is coming and survival is still getting updates and even DLC in the future.) Therefore, I cannot speak from experience to how compelling it is, but I am very much looking forward to it.

louvinfow
louvinfow

this was a long time favorite of mine for watching game play but now that I have a gaming pc its the first thing I downloaded! lived up to every expectation

anxioushands
anxioushands

An amazingly vast sandbox survival game.

Sneaky Squirrel
Sneaky Squirrel

Been waiting to do a review hopefully giving this game justice but I've come to terms this game is just too good for anything I can write. It is the most beautiful and immersive survival game I've played or seen capturing my time over and over again. This game makes you feel completely alone and lost in the bitter cold Canadian wilderness. You have to learn the game mechanics on your own and you are forced to create your own journey and your own path. No one will be there to hold your hand. Except wolves.

pergolatios
pergolatios

Exceptional game. It sucks you in its calm and intriguing survival world. I would certainly suggest it, its one of my favorite games.

VineFynn
VineFynn

Would recommend if the encounter with the bear wasn't absolute dogshit.

Chimp the Champ
Chimp the Champ

alaska simulator. in other words, not california simulator.

calm |HG
calm |HG

The Long Dark is literally both the most immersive and the most beautiful game I've ever played. Developers are amazing and the value you get once you buy the game is infinite. 10/10

Wendigo
Wendigo

You either die a McCandless, or live long enough to see yourself become Kaczynski

Dr. Novikov
Dr. Novikov

A unique game, not focused just on "loot and XP".

Geo Guy
Geo Guy

Atmospheric, incredibly challenging, and devs release update and fixes consistently. My favorite survival game of all time.

Colonel McDoogle
Colonel McDoogle

This game is brutal. With that said it is an amazing survival game and quite rewarding.

Leia Slaughter Queen
Leia Slaughter Queen

In theory sounds all well and good. but the game is very content empty. everything is gated behind finding sertain things. and a bow. kill and animal. kill an animal find a weapon. in the mean time dont get killed by said animals. oh did i mention they always pin u to the ground? wolf even if u have a axe or crowbar u willtake 40% health away from u everytime and since wolfs usually are 2-3 u can probably guess how thats going to end for u. yes u can throw rocks at them so they maybe run away for a min but will come back eventually. no need to settle somewhere since wolfs will invade the place shortly after....

long story short waste ur money on something else and not this game unless ur really in games where u have to constantly die do to bad game design.

Bigby
Bigby

Worst waste of money made in my life.

Tankred
Tankred

Found a wolf eating a deer carcass. Shot it in the face with a flare gun and butchered and ate them both. 10/10

aifxecial_exe
aifxecial_exe

i love this game ! the sp is never boring and the story mode is excellently written x

themcny
themcny

I love playing a game that doesn't require me to talk to anyone else.

Evergreen
Evergreen

I bought this game way back before the Story mode was even included for like $15 or something I think and in the years since then it has only gotten better. This is a Survival game in a way that other games like Rust or The Forest aren't seeing has how this game forces you to be a nomad. Base building is nonexistent and you can only stay in an area for short amount of time before supplies run so dry that you have to move. The artstyle is great and I love the choice to not go for photo-realism since that seems like a tired choice at this point.

The story is great and I love how even though you don't learn much about each NPC you meet, they still feel like actual people you would encounter in the great white north. The only issues I really noticed during my playthrough was the cutscene at the beginning where Will and Astrid were talking before the actual game begins, it seems very weird and unnatural compared to the convo animations in the rest of the game. (Also I wished the first person view model would change based on your clothing, kinda takes me out of it whenever I'm supposed to be wearing a fancy parka and ski gloves only for my FP model to show the same green sweater and bare hands as my starting character.)

Overall I would Highly Recommend this game, especially to people who used to like "survival-craft" games in the past but are burnt out on them and need something new or different. The Wintermute story is great, and the survival and challenge modes provide plenty of replayability.

Folie
Folie

One of my favourite games ever! I love the story and game play. Its a slow burn but worth the journey. Can't wait to see what this studio creates in the future.

Papi Geerick
Papi Geerick

I will give it a thumbs up even though I haven't finished the game.

I bought this game very very in early access and played here and there during that time ( there wasn't that much to do ).
Now that the game is out officially with actual content, story and survival mode I played it. But I stopped, I was getting kinda bored.
That being said it's a very good game for whoever enjoys the genre and I really recommend it, it's a great experience, very well done and very inmersive.

I will pick it up back again some day.

BaconBurger
BaconBurger

lots of small details that make huge differences

Anonymous
Anonymous

This is not a normal game. It is a meditation and an adrenaline rush. It will make you rethink your decisions in-game and IRL. Ultimately you are faced with two paths, danger or boredom.

Sweet_Tartz
Sweet_Tartz

I've played for 1107 hours. I have frostbite. And I love it.

envrjungle
envrjungle

Fantastic survival game. I have had it and it and played it for years. All of the updates have been great!

Murphy
Murphy

The negative reviews for this game are hilarious

DonkeyWorld
DonkeyWorld

I've played a number of single player survival games over the years. Despite the the proliferation of the genre, this is still the only first person offering where surviving is actually a challenge (and not just a grind to build up Barbie's Island Playhouse).

Tabi
Tabi

This is atmosphere done right.

Rubber Goose
Rubber Goose

I want to like this game so much, but it has been out for 5 years now and it still has game-breaking glitches. I don't recommend this game.

KARL M. FITZGERALD II
KARL M. FITZGE…

Totally Unique game. On survival mode, when you die, you die. It saves. So it makes it a very fun game that actually keeps you paying close attention to even the smallest sounds around you. VERY fun and addictive.

RamenHair
RamenHair

The Long Dark is an incredibly atmospheric survival game that's about purely man versus nature. I'd say my only complaint is the amount of walking you have to do, but when it's accompanied by the beautifully designed maps (and the ever-present stress of feeding yourself while trying to avoid becoming food) it creates a great experience for those who enjoy the genre. The art style of this game is fantastic and fits the game perfectly. Overall you come out of it really feeling like a seasoned survivor.

The story mode is nearly complete, with 4 out of 5 episodes done after years of updates (and I assume the 5th is coming relatively soon). At the time of this review I haven't finished it but I'm really enjoying how intriguing it is so far, so definitely give it a shot. I'd recommend playing Story first to get a grip on the game at least before jumping in to Survival.

Survival mode offers a lot of replayability with increased difficulty if you so choose. The difficulty options themselves for both the story and survival modes are great for people who primarily just want to enjoy the world and gameplay, and for those that want an unforgiving experience where every decision counts.

Overall I'd say absolutely give this game a shot. The people at Hinterland have done a phenomenal job so far and I hope they continue updating the game.

The_Blue_World
The_Blue_World

The Long Dark, if not the greatest, is one of the greatest wilderness sandbox games. The amount of content in game is shocking accounting how simple the idea of the game is. 10/10

Wolfling
Wolfling

This game bodes well, but fails to deliver. Actually, if you listed the five things gamers hate the most, this game has four of them in spades. They call it open world survival, but really, its a walking simulator. And the walking is really slow. To their credit, the developers have created a massive beautiful tundra environment, but sadly, they intend for you to see all of it. And at a snail's pace. Combat is dreary, and unfulfilling and the boss fights are an exercise in keyboard mashing. I mean, really guys, are we still in the 90s playing console games? And unskippable cutscenes? I suspect that the devs might have been out in the cold too long. Give it a miss and move on into the current century.

Incursu
Incursu

Fun game some what hard to play but enjoyable

Anonymous
Anonymous

Very well-balanced game between exploration, survival and adventure. Constantly keeps up on my toes, can be both punishing and rewarding at the same time. Makes you not want to get lost in the Canadian wilderness!

texastoast
texastoast

i cant recommend this game enough, if youve ever debated trying it please do, both the story mode and survival mode are top tier. this checks all my boxes for a singleplayer survival game gameplay wise, but then knocks it out of the park with its art, sound, and music design. plus the aurora borealis is amazing.

nelis
nelis

THE LONG DARK? More like THE LONG WALK
but i still love this game

layers6036
layers6036

Great pacing and atmosphere, nice to play a survival game where everything makes sense and with a UI and inventory management that just works, without frustration.

Really compelling.

delknoah45
delknoah45

this is the best game I have ever played. i mean yeah, the game is like a walking simulator but that teaches you to be cautious and to take in the beauty. The survival of this game is really realistic. And The story of the game is very emotional and I have a crush on Astrid now.

Tarma
Tarma

Este juego es buenisimo para jugarlo en verano con los diez mil millones de grados que te derriten en la silla :) ...ojo! no lo jugues en invierno porque te vas a pegar un fresquete mal, y obvio no comas helado mientras jugas, despues si :) 10/10 tenes que jugarlo

blazingame
blazingame

Its really good game if you like survival games

Bescumber
Bescumber

I swear, I've played more hours on this game than it shows.

10/10

GunnarDude
GunnarDude

Banger game. Good survival experience. Amazing story.

Obvious Waldo
Obvious Waldo

A company you should support. I don't usually care about that kind of thing but I will for sure be purchasing the game soundtracks just to be able to send some money their way.

DankIrishman
DankIrishman

If your stranded in a frozen heck, all things considered.. freezing to death in your sleep ain't the worst way to go.

Its Bear. Thats about the worst. Not fun.

johndavidsayre
johndavidsayre

Amazing game, graphics start to grow on you

doylejacob60
doylejacob60

This is a wonderful, well-made game. I love spending time with this game.

LilBIGlou
LilBIGlou

does not run at all on Macbook Pro 8 hours of just trying to get to the main menu with no real support from the marker or steam . DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME

SEEKER™
SEEKER™

WE WANT COOP!!!

Keep everything. Make it coop.

Martin Nikolai
Martin Nikolai

What a journey this game is. A quiet and atmospheric title which finds you thrust into the middle of an apocalyptic event, and yet the world around you seems to not even care you are there.

Some survival games throw everything they have at you over the course of a few hours, and the threat of wiping your progress is embodied on screen by monsters, or by wildlife, or by the game's own mechanics, forcing you to build up your pool of resources and progress towards a singular goal. You can look up guides to see where ammo is located or how to tackle a certain enemy type. This is not one of those games.

Other survival games allow you to save often, and death is more of a roadblock than a feature. You can retry the same enemy encounter twenty times until you've figured it out where you're dodging an attack before you can see it on your screen. This is not one of those games either.

This game is solitary. There is no guide on the best way to play. There are no bosses except for those you make for yourself. You could play this game like another survival game, looking up where wolves spawn and exact game mechanics and how to best take down a bear, but all of these distort the purpose of this game. If you choose to play this game as though it is an obstacle to be conquered, then be my guest. The world lives on even if you don't. The world does not care that you are playing this game. If you view the world itself as an enemy, you will be frustrated because the world wins eventually, every time.

But if you choose to view this from a truly first-person view, if you choose to join yourself to your character and make his feelings your own, if you choose to see nature not as that which is not your character but rather as something you are a part of, this game will be one of the most satisfyingly chilling and beautiful games you will have ever played.

Every save you make is not a new run, it is the start of a new life, your life. You guard it as best as you can knowing full well that the world will eventually become unlivable. There is a certain amount of food you can reasonably gather. There is an extent to which you can survive in the cold. There is always the present threat that one tiny mistake will permanently end you.

And yet, the drive for survival is why this game is so compelling. You know that you aren't meant to live forever. But that doesn't stop the drive to keep stretching your life further into the future. The rose buds and mushrooms won't come back. The cattails once eaten are gone forever. The few soup cans and sodas and other relics of an age where man could live on this island will dwindle away. Logs become sticks, the nights get colder, and the deer will move on. You will be plagued by the constant reminders of loss; the place where you used to get food is now devoid of life, and the gun you used to rely on has just run out of ammunition to fire.

And the moment you do die, whether it be from a mistaken calculation where you thought you had enough water to last you a blizzard, or from wandering too close to a pack of wolves for the sake of some shelter, you'll know that the timer that was counting down in the background just hit zero.

In this game, death is not unsatisfying. It's not an insult to the way you played. You are meant to die. But there is dying, and there is dying well. After living for 3 months, against all the odds, as your last fire goes out, you can die satisfied.

Because there is no beating this game, just as there is no way to avoid death. Victory in this game is not beating death. It is in living so well that death is not a defeat, but a proper ending to a life well spent.

I highly recommend this game, and I think any fans of survival games should play it. It is well priced for what it offers. I know of no other game that is like it.

I should note that I have not completed, nor am I inclined to complete, the story mode. To me, it seems like an unnecessary mode which distracts from the solitary and silent feel of the game. But if you enjoy it, good on you. I will probably eventually finish it.

Paulie Walnuts
Paulie Walnuts

good game, im gonna play more after i poop

road to garbage
road to garbage

if you're coming home from long day at work and want to relax a bit, fire up this game and hunt a bear, survive the longest time you can. Its great.

forestisconfused
forestisconfused

this game is amazing, truly.

i cant even think of something negative about it, i love the style and all the game mechanics.

ROME
ROME

I love this game. The crafting and survival aspect are perfect and extremely enjoyable. This game also has incredible style. I do however not like that the newer episodes have very strong language. I mean I know we're dealing with prisoners but an option to turn the swearing off, or at least bleep it out, would be nice. Especially since I want my children to play this game some day.

aaron.trozzo
aaron.trozzo

Difficult, spooky, yet fun and rewarding. Staying alive w/o the living dead has never been so fun.

eryut15
eryut15

good story
great mechanics
definitely recommend

WESKER KISS ME <3<3
WESKER KISS ME…

Everything about this game is perfect all around. Both the story mode and survival mode have such nice atmospheres. The characters in story mode are wonderful to play and talk to. Very much recommend this game, you'll play it for hours without even realizing.

SmallFlailnArms
SmallFlailnArms

I had this game on my wishlist for some time before I actually bought it. So far it's been very entertaining and keeps me interested. At first I was unsure about the graphics/artwork, but it really grows on you. I advise you to really pay attention to the survival training in the beginning. So far so good.

PlutoniumElysio
PlutoniumElysio

I've been a fan of this game and its development for a very long time it feels-- as far back as mid-2015. As soon as I was able to persuade my parents to get it for myself, I was glued to its universe and still find it such a fascinating world even as an adult-- perhaps moreso, because I'm older now and can appreciate its production quality/timeline. It's also incredibly refreshing to be able to play a game that beautifully harnesses natural fear and tension instead of cheap jumpscares or loud noises for the sake of just startling; not only does this game cleverly harness my anxieties in a rather positive and cathartic way, but the psychological terror of fighting every step to survive in a vast open world of snowy regions long since abandoned by their former rulers is absolutely riveting.

And every time I hear the music or see the art style of this game, I am swept back up into the cool windy embrace of those howling lands: The somber yet hopeful cello, the taut apprehensive violin, the flowing ivories of the piano... All of the sound design and art of this game feels so unique and has been such an impact on me growing up, so much so that I'll probably never truly realize just how much its very existence has inspired me and my work/love of creating.

The concept of surviving as long as you can in the quiet apocalypse is simple, yet expertly executed in my eyes. Everything from scavenging to exploring feels balanced, or like actually trying to survive in the wild, even in the later stages of the game-- my dying to a wolf just before reaching 100 Days is certainly proof of that (and I haven't even tried for 500 yet!). The first time I succumbed to the long dark is also memorable, though reflective of my earlier naivety when I accidentally over-corrected my balance and fell off of the train tracks traversing between Coastal Highway and Mystery Lake. But, as embarrassing as my fatal noob mistake was, I hopped right back into another save to begin anew! And that cycle has certainly continued, with the spirit of open-world survival being loyally and consistently kindled through the game's incredibly immersive atmosphere and passionate well-combined mechanics. It always perfectly scratches that itch I get whenever I need to disconnect my brain from reality and enjoy living in a virtual open world, navigating the copious yet unique regions and exploring what all they have to offer my hoarder side.

I've never had another game enrapture my mind in such an intensely beautiful way like The Long Dark does. Any time a friend even remotely reminds me of this game, I encourage them to get it for themselves if able, in the hopes that they experience even a sliver of the sheer wonder this game has faithfully provided me through the years. It is absolutely worth the purchase in my book, and I don't plan on stopping that hours-on-record count any time soon! I'll get the rest of those achievements too-- mark my words, haha-- but until then I've truly enjoyed savouring the incredible experience that Hinterland provides. Thank you.

RodoxxGamer555
RodoxxGamer555

I do like it, but a starter i opted to play the story and the cinematics are superr long and make it so much worse, i ciuld give the game a 9 but for the cinematics that take up to 10 min of just characters talking i give it a 7

vladimir.pavlovskiy.dax
vladimir.pavlo…

this is a very interesting game about survival.

Cmd_Line
Cmd_Line

Eat 2lbs of cooked meat and only be 1/3 full, good game!

therussianlicker
therussianlicker

I love this game alot and I have had a good time with it but Im at this game breaking glitch in the story mode to where I cant progress and it really has killed the whole game for me.

Lysfear
Lysfear

Survival mode is enough, all you need is survival.

FeLoNiouS
FeLoNiouS

Not sure why this game has so many positive reviews, I guess my flavor of survival game must be different. This is more like a story lined RPG with survival elements. Game is very linear. I would recommend this to RPG players, but not to standard survival game players that like to build their bases or whatever. If you like linear story line RPG type play, then yes. If you like sandbox/open world type play, definitely not.

Viking
Viking

Finally, someone did something original with a survival game: NO ZOMBIES!! with 1030hrs under my belt I guess you can say, yeah I LOVE this game. The choice you have to follow a story or just go do things on your own terms. I love the freedom of being able to play with or without a story.

Mikaxler
Mikaxler

this game is great buy it

the cold calls to me, I need to become one with the wolves

SgtStuka
SgtStuka

"...what kind of survivor where you? ... how did you keep breathing after it took everything from you?..." -ELEGY - A Visual Poem of The Long Dark

Hardcore rouge survival game like no other. When you do well, the hardest part is fighting boredom for boredom can make you take risks that may end your whole career. But the boredom isn't bad, it's immersion! Waiting out that blizzard for the 5th day with good supplies will lead to you to be bored, but that's better than being on day 5 of a blizzard and being out of food and water for over a day questioning if it'll end in time for you to desperately race to fine something to eat or risk everything getting lost in a total white out to blindly stumble on something you could use. The longer your game goes on, the more on edge but bold you become. This is Man vs Nature story at it's strongest. And story mode? just is dessert on top of an already amazing game.

If you want a hardcore survival game, this is one of the best.

Marcelinho
Marcelinho

Amazing game. Really addictive.

Cazmik
Cazmik

Once you get a hold of how to craft and understand the basics my god what a game!!!

PiaEdinburgh1
PiaEdinburgh1

The Long Dark is an entertaining survival game with survival modes and a story mode with differing difficulties. Survive in the Canadian North after an apocalyptic event causes quakes and blackouts. The wolves are vicious, the weather brutal.

O Canada!

8/10

IDK
IDK

great game broke at certain part of story but hopfuilly it fixed

djshep1973
djshep1973

It's a bit of a walking simulator, but so peaceful and relaxing. Some interesting crafting elements go well with the isolation of the Canadian northern wilderness.

ebs
ebs

For full immersion, play in mid-winter during a power failure.

This is THE best survival game I have played. While to some the graphics may seem a little minimalist, I think they fit in perfectly. This is not a fast-paced FPS with an attention to graphic detail, this is a storybook relating one person's fight against Mother Nature and her furry minions, and Mother Nature is a bitch.

The storyline is just there to give you that little push of purpose - it doesn't need to be complicated, because even without it, every day is a constant battle against the elements. Forgot to collect firewood to see you through the night? Die. Too little food? Die. No water? Die. Wolves? Die painfully later, if not careful.

Every sunrise achieved with full health and things more or less intact generates a mental sigh of relief. But don't get complacent, staying in one area too long means you will exhaust resources and have to move on.

This is also a game that lends itself to replay, over and over. Try the Survivalist challenges, for example.

Buy the game, you will not regret it.

Monoceros
Monoceros

Vote with your wallet, if companies go out of their way to pander to hate filled, terrorist organisations that support destroying peoples business because they like virtue signalling then you should no longer play their game. As much as I used to like it, I won't be touching it again and anyone with standards should do the same.

Temet No$ce
Temet No$ce

To win this game, you need only conquer yourself

Sizzle_My_Grizzle
Sizzle_My_Grizzle

This game is amazing. I've played part of wintermute, and survived at max 3 days of sandbox. I know it's not much, but I'm already loving it. One game-day, I was researching Wilderness Kitchen in the Camp Office at Mystery Lake, and started to see the lights flicker. I went outside and looked up into the sky to see the aurora borealis. It was amazing, and so beautiful. I took some screenshots with HUD disabled, and looked around at the streetlights as they flickered. It's just such a beautiful, dangerous, and fun game that I think almost everyone can enjoy in a way.

SuperDoomz
SuperDoomz

(I originally got this game from Epic games for free, but I wanted to support the developers by buing the steam version, hence the low playtime. I have clocked more than 120 hours while on Epic)

This game became one of my all time favorites very quickly. I feel like this game is made just for me. Or people like me at least. I have always had a fascination with survival games, but nothing ever sucked me in like The Long Dark did. This game has all that I've ever hoped (and didn't even think to hope) for in a survival game.

First off, the ambiance is incredible, helped by the gorgeous graphics, detailed and dynamic sound design and the gameplay. The "cartoony" graphics work surprisingly well, having just the right amount of detail. The weather effects make for a lot of variation. Regions look and feel totally different in different weather conditions. The weather affects the game even inside a building. During daytime the sun shines through the windows while moving, like in real life.

The sound design is one of my favorite things about this game. All the little creaks and noises that come from buildings, trees, the backpack, your feet on the snow. The higher the wind is outside, the more creaky a building gets. If you have a lot of water in your backpack, you will hear it slosh around.

The level of detail is noticeable in the gameplay too. Your clothing wears accordingly with the weather conditions. Wet clothes make you even colder than usual, heavier clothes, supplies and the wind slows you down, materials give specific bonuses. You have many ways of gathering food, cooking it, storing it. This is what makes The Long Dark an individual experience. The list of choices and details goes on.

There is also something to be said about the mentality the developers want you to have when playing this game. Survival is permadeath. You die, that's it. All you have left is your experience. But that's great. That's what it is, an experience. This forces you to think things through. Risk of losing progress makes wildlife feel actually dangerous. A sudden wolf bark makes my heart beat faster than many of the horror games I've played.

The story is good and I have enjoyed it, but the bugs have broken the mood a few times. The story is a nice prepper for survival, giving you the basic mechanics of the game. It also helps set the mood by giving the backstory of living on Great Bear Island.

Zaku
Zaku

I sadly can't recommend this
It had lots of promise but the disjointed single player story design really drove the point home for me that this game is just not fun

INFOWARS.COM
INFOWARS.COM

I like the game, it's different and fun, at first I could get very into playing. A lot has been added but what puts me off re-playing it is the idea of searching all the kitchen cupboards, the filing cabinets, the draws. You end up spending hours clicking on the same cupboards, draws, filing cabinets in the same identical cabins, its boring. A simple thing like (search whole house option) would solve this. I feel like the game lacks something when I'm hiding in a cabin getting cabin fever with my bottles of water and random junk. Really I want a bigfoot yetti monster to come and smash all the windows and force me to run away and find a new base. Something scary like in Alien isolation. Maybe you could throw rotten meat at it and hope it goes away, try and hide or shoot it and it drags you off to a random place and breaks all your bones. The safe cracking is also quite boring once you have played a few times. Maybe if it was something that you could fail at and have to use gunpowder to blow up the safe or something. Its a good game but some elements are tedious.

W4R_PuNk
W4R_PuNk

How have I not written a review for this game!? It's fucking amazing and a must have for (nearly) everyone! People that do not like survival games frequently mention this game is the exception. It's true survival without gimmicks. I played it on Xbox 360 or One when it first came out in early access back in 2012/13. I put many, many hours into it before building a PC and getting sidetracked with its capabilities. I noticed it on Steam and re-bought it immediately. I still fiddled with other games for a awhile, but after giving it a shot when I got bored.. I'm hooked all over again. It's so tranquil and you really feel alone. They've added so much free content to the game over the years.. I'm overwhelmed. By all means, don't rush to play this game if you're not sold, but throw it on your wish list and grab it on the next sale. You won't regret it.

Androme
Androme

Story mode is terribly designed - not engaging, you walk from point A to B and watch the cutscenes thats it, no elements of survival.

Suaco
Suaco

I really cant recommend any game that forces you to sway around like a drunken fool when you need precision most. Nothing like being unable to control my character well enough to grab the damn soda thats right next to him without stumbling down a hill six times. Not to mention the sheer utter frustration that comes from being forced to wait to die as a result of this lack of control preventing me from saving myself.

WinterCharm
WinterCharm

It is an absolutely amazing survival game.
Although the style isn't my person taste, it's a truly stunning game.
The graphics are great, my game has never been slow or lagged, and the actual survival aspect it just amazing.
Its just so immersive and interesting. I don't personally like the story aspect but the sandbox is great.
I have never ran out of things to do on this game.
I own it on my PC and PS4 and all together have 59 hours.
The game is absolutely fantastic and if you like survival games I highly recommend The Long Dark.

Nemesis T03
Nemesis T03

Never been so bored playing a survival game in all my life. Story was written for teenagers who can't follow a plot, and as for the actual survival part of it all the only thing your fighting against is cold, wolves, and wondering why there making you throw rocks at rabbits. Very disappointing.

TheRichardOmega
TheRichardOmega

Just very open survival sandbox games. This one was always on my radar...Glad I got it.

Gregory V.Diehl
Gregory V.Diehl

The game seems promising, but I will never know because it failed to explain the basic survival mechanics required to play it, so I kept dying of starvation very early on. When I finally realized what I was supposed to do, I wanted to go back and play from the beginning with the required knowledge to make the game playable. But I didn't do that because it's full of long cutscenes I can't skip. I wasn't willing to waste my time on fundamental issues that game developers in the current year should know better about. Can't recommend.

Kjia
Kjia

So good but the 'field of view' absolutely ruins it. Even at furthest it like your walking with your face three feet from the ground, and especially while investigating things.

Bossy
Bossy

I absolutely love this game. The atmosphere is unparalleled. I could play this in a heatwave and still feel a bit chilly.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Love this game highly recommend to all who like survival type games.

I Feel Fantastic
I Feel Fantastic

The quintessential survival experience.

็The DarkSide
็The DarkSide

Well ballanced game ! I hope they will continue adding new maps and things to the game even if they are in a form of DLC to buy I would be glad to buy DLC or maybe a new game/simmilar game with simmilar mechanics ! I love it .... The Long Dark is a game I love since I saw it at my favourite youtuber : Splattercatgaming !

I would like to say thanks to everybody involved in the game, developers, director everyone ! Great game !

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abbiebxndsbvb

Brilliant survival game - the atmosphere and immersion are immaculate.

Actorboialex
Actorboialex

One of the best survival games I've ever played

KingCoon
KingCoon

V fun, just remember to eat and drink before you sleep >:(

gavincoleb98
gavincoleb98

a difficult yet very fun survival game with challenge modes a story mode and a horror themed challenge mode. i couldn't ask for more

Kleen
Kleen

Bought it years ago, Seems everytime i try it there is new maps,items and other goodies.

Deebo
Deebo

This is such an amazing game. everything from the graphics, to the story line, and the huge open world play to do whatever you want as long as you don' freeze to death. Great Great game

Pyro
Pyro

A survival game that actually puts survival as the main drive of the game. The game does have "battle" or "fighting" but it is a side note. You will spend most of your time and energy gathering resources and staving off the cold. You typically only see fighting depending on your game settings and how you interact with nature.

Blink
Blink

Excellent survival game with every element of survival well implemented and not a tremendous amount of grinding required. Story is good and side-quests are well implemented to blend in the overall main story without requiring you to play a completely different game for it. Also the level design is good and doesn't leave to fight the elements solo without any help at all for huge amounts of time (although playing on the highest difficulty is a very hard challenge).

I can't wait for the last main story episode (4/5 episodes are implemented atm) to sum everything up.
Excellent survival game. Well worth the money.

Captprice11
Captprice11

Relatively fun with a vibrant artstyle and relatively decent story. So far I have not had a bad experience with this game.

Anonymous
Anonymous

If you love survival and hunting this is your game!

Chapel
Chapel

Its a beautiful game, Im Canadian and its nice its made by Canadians. nice that donations go to save trees and to help Doctors without borders. Such a beautiful game and goes to a great cause also.

Kornelius Bartolomeus Bingus
Kornelius Bart…

It takes some time to get into but its a wonderful game and i recommend it

veloth60
veloth60

The game is a great survival game, my only complaint is the long intro to each chapter.

Vinyl
Vinyl

wouldn't have bought if I knew what I knew now having played through most of the campaign.

ItadoriTanji
ItadoriTanji

İlk oyun açılıcak mı diye girdim 3 saat oynamışım. Yürüyüş simulasyonu sevenler oynayabilirler.

/Kiki/
/Kiki/

The game has a really good storyline,realistic survival experience,beautiful graphics and awesome cinematics whit heart touching music,all that gives the game that cold quiet apocalypse fealing that we love,i would suggest it to everyone the game is a masterpiece.Wonderful job hinterland team

Rayzuma
Rayzuma

Great game with good difficulty for all people. Plus it's got an amazing story line :)

AlexElemental51
AlexElemental51

The game is usually fun with the exception of encountering wolves early to mid game. The wolves are so stupidly hard or I am so stupidly autistic that its not fun at that point. I wish that they would at least show furry porn so you can see a wolf getting fucked while a wolf fucks you. 7/10

Roouwu
Roouwu

the second episode made me cry so hard over the walking distances, feeling like my dad going to school. and when the wolves start howling OH BOY you know you're screwed. Then when they're finished T-bagging your body they leave you to rot with no bandages and you have to go hide in a cave all night LMFAOOO. Overall this game is really great, i'm just too impatient to walk the long ass distances

i personally love just fucking with the wolves and killing the wildlife because one time i got STOMPED BY A FUCKING MOOSE??? THEY CAN DO THAT????

Normanic
Normanic

games really fun but starts to break sometimes when you mod it since there are many mods that are outdated and such. but otherwise the game and story is great and i really like the priest.

Bus'yotoof
Bus'yotoof

If you're looking for a chill (no pun intended), yet challenging survival experience and enjoy walking in the woods, then The Long Dark is for you.

If you wait for games to have descent content before you buy and have some kinks worked out, then The Long Dark is for you.

If you want to support a small studio who has put out constant, free updates for almost 8 years, then The Long Dark is for you.