Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game 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 but only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster. Bright lights flare across the night sky. The wind rages outside the thin walls of your wooden cabin. A wolf howls in the distance. You look at the meager supplies in your pack, and wish for the days before the power mysteriously went out. How much longer will you survive?
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemplative and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Hinterland Studio Inc.
- Publisher
- Hinterland Studio Inc.
- Released
- August 1, 2017
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 22 h rushed · 48 h main story · 235 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 204 ratings.
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