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The Long Dark

by Hinterland Studio Inc.

Released Aug 1, 2017
$19.99
22 h to beat
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S

89%positive reviews

110,654 positive13,889 negative

What players say

Pros

Beautiful, harsh survival in a Canadian wilderness
Great atmosphere and tension

Cons

Early access story was unfinished for years
Developer bans on criticism criticised

Mixed

Some call it their best survival game, others feel it has stalled

Media

E3 Xbox One Announcement Trailer (YouTube)

Trailer (YouTube)

System requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS: Windows 10

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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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…

Ratings

76IGDB players199 ratings
82Critics5 reviews
79Overall204 scores

Time to beat

22 hStory onlyto the credits
48 hStory and extraswith side content
235 hCompletionist100%

Languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English
English (UK)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

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