The Long Dark

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  • Summary: Imagine the lights go out, never to return. Bright aurora flare across the sky, and all humanity’s technological might is laid to waste, neutralized in a kind of quiet apocalypse. Everything that has shielded humanity from the disinterested power of Mother Nature is suddenly wrenched fromImagine the lights go out, never to return. Bright aurora flare across the sky, and all humanity’s technological might is laid to waste, neutralized in a kind of quiet apocalypse. Everything that has shielded humanity from the disinterested power of Mother Nature is suddenly wrenched from us, dropping us a few links down the food chain. Food and water are scarce. The roads are no longer safe. And winter approaches... Features immersive first-person exploration gameplay featuring an original art style. Take on the role of bush pilot Will Mackenzie, and navigate the savage beauty of the Northern Wilderness while you face the hazards of the new “post-digital” frontier. In addition to playing Mackenzie in Survival Story mode, experience potentially hundreds of hours of free-form Survival Sandbox gameplay. Push yourself and your skill to last as long as possible in a variety of survival scenarios. [Hinterland Games]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 29, 2017
    100
    An essential survival game keeps the perfect balance between playability and realism, which drags you in and won’t let you out. The game’s cold atmosphere couldn’t ruin even a few little mistakes and a slightly weaker story. [Issue#278]
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  2. Post Arcade (National Post)
    Aug 4, 2017
    85
    The Long Dark‘s long-in-the-making story mode was worth the wait. And with an eventual total of five episodes each looking to last between seven and ten hours, it looks like it may well prove a truly epic survival experience.
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2017
    80
    The Long Dark is a survival game, one of many some will say, but with its interesting story and a touch of mystery, we’ve got a very good game before us.
  4. Gamer.nl
    Aug 17, 2017
    75
    The art and the well-thought-through presentation make The Long Dark an excellent survival genre. The cold, the hunger and the danger of the Canadian countryside leave a big impression. It is too bad the story is not as well made.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Aug 6, 2017
    72
    The Long Dark: Wintermute is a great survival, but the campaign does not convince.
  6. games(TM)
    Oct 6, 2017
    70
    A beautiful simulation of wilderness survival. [Issue#192, p.76]
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  7. GameSpot
    Aug 16, 2017
    60
    It's important to remember that The Long Dark is just waking up from early access. It's cold, hungry, and huddled somewhere under a rock face, but it's just gotten the fire started. Another three story episodes are still due, so there is time to turn things around for Will and Astrid. However, because the best parts of The Long Dark are already alive and well in survival mode, perhaps Wintermute's weak beginning is reason enough to stick to what's worked for the game all along, blemishes and all.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 147
  3. Negative: 65 out of 147
  1. GhostSniper189
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    The Long Dark, so far, is an amazing survival game. Survival games have been all about zombies or similar creatures, never the pure realisticThe Long Dark, so far, is an amazing survival game. Survival games have been all about zombies or similar creatures, never the pure realistic struggle against nature. That's where The Long Dark comes in. It's not a friendly game despite it's soft art style, you will starve to death, freeze to death or die to exhaustion (not to mention wolves). It uses this kind of cell shading graphics yet it impresses for how much it feels real. The sense of clinging to life is always present when you constantly find new places, train tracks, trailers, a dam, makes you hold on to hope, for a better day tomorrow. It may sound easy, but believe me - it's not. There are a lot of different ways of dying and you never know what will kill you this time, so the game itself makes you feel nervous...… Expand
  2. HamsiliPilav
    May 8, 2021
    10
    Please don't just play the story mode. Sandbox is the part that the game becomes a masterpiece.
  4. moistcake123
    May 2, 2018
    9
    The Long Dark is a slow burn. One moment you might be appreciating the beautifully crafted frozen tundra, and the next you are struggling forThe Long Dark is a slow burn. One moment you might be appreciating the beautifully crafted frozen tundra, and the next you are struggling for your life with a pack of wolves. Every moment feels important, like a fight for survival. The smallest decisions can have lasting impact. One mistake can end your life. It is survival game like no other.… Expand
  5. Izoeros
    Apr 30, 2022
    6
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  6. utkapa
    Aug 5, 2022
    2
    I loved the first chapter... but then... what the hell? Why did you go from a fair size map to a HUGE map... I mean I tried to stream thisI loved the first chapter... but then... what the hell? Why did you go from a fair size map to a HUGE map... I mean I tried to stream this game and I got bored.... 2 hours only walking from one place to the other and getting back to the same place...… Expand
  7. Terox
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    Horrible, greedy, and overall stupid devs. Denying free publicity that will give their game more attention. Ironic that a small indie companyHorrible, greedy, and overall stupid devs. Denying free publicity that will give their game more attention. Ironic that a small indie company thinks they will survive if they do stuff like this. They won’t. The game it self is also extremely boring and for a game that is branded as a “realistic survival experience” it’s one of the most unrealistic survival games I have played. It is atrocious. Game is literally a walking simulator 3/4ths of the time. Very clunky ai and mechanics as well. Overall do not buy this game to not support the horrible devs and for the extreme boredom you will get while playing it… Expand
  8. L337FOOL
    Mar 2, 2020
    0
    Game by a greedy developer who publicly outed himself online. Boring game not compatible with GeForce Now.

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