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The Long Dark

The Long Dark is a challenging survival game set in a frozen, mountainous wilderness where a geomagnetic disaster took place. Created by Hinterland Studio Inc, The Long Dark puts solo players in charge of exploration, crafting, and surviving against all odds.

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Survival Horror
Released
August 1, 2017
ESRB
T For Teen due to Blood, Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Hinterland Studio
Publisher(s)
Hinterland Studio
Engine
Unity

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?

Welcome to THE LONG DARK, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre".

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.

THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL EDITION brings you the genre-defining Survival Mode, honed after years of open development and frequent updates. Widely considered the paramount Survival game of all time, SURVIVAL EDITION gives you pure focus on THE LONG DARK’s Survival Sandbox -- the experience that started it all!

In THE LONG DARK, you are getting both the genre-defining Survival Mode, honed after years of open development and frequent updates, and the award-winning episodic narrative mode, WINTERMUTE.

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