- Publisher: Hinterland
- Release Date: Aug 1, 2017
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One
User Score
Mixed or average reviews- based on 484 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 279 out of 484
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Mixed: 92 out of 484
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Negative: 113 out of 484
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Sep 23, 2014
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Aug 15, 2020The game generally boring. The maps are too big and you walked a lot. In this game you are doing same things again and again and again. The same foods same drinks etc. Everything is same.
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Feb 25, 2021Story:
+ Literally refreshing Story
+ Nice Atmosphere
+ Sounds
- Can't change Difficulty during or between Levels
- Far Walks (Time Killer) but it's kind of okay, because you are even more happy when you reach the Target
- Sometimes Gameplay/Quests felt repetitive, especially in Chapter 3 -
Jun 6, 2020I would wait until all 5 episodes are out. I really like the survival + campaign combibation. Atmosphere and art are great. Downsides are, that it often feels like a boring walking Simulator and the bizarre times he needs to do simple tasks. Non campaign mode seemed boring and pointless to me.
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Jan 25, 2021
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Mar 29, 2021
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Mar 2, 2020
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Aug 3, 2017
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Mar 2, 2020Bought it for nvidia now, but greedy dev f-cks want more money and power to decide where I should play. Got refund, never buy anything from them again.
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Mar 2, 2020One of the worst games. Really boring. And greedy developer. If you can, try to avoid this game and save money for some better indie game - which you can play where you want to, even on GFN
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Mar 3, 2020
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Mar 2, 2020Bought it to play on Geforce Now. Yesterday the greedy developer pulled it out of the service. Refunded and **** every dev and publisher that does this.
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Mar 1, 2020The game is ok, the devs are not. Indie devs caring about where I play their game. They're just stupid
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Jan 5, 2018
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Feb 12, 2016The time i died ...After about 250 days of surviving ( for a bad strike of misfortunes ), was the most painful death of all my video games life . If they nail the story mode it will be an awesome game . And please i will like a The Long Dark 2 with The Vanishing of Ethan Carter graphic !!
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Oct 3, 2015
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Mar 5, 2020why did you remove your game from Geforce now I can no longer play when I am on a business trip, my laptop does not support pc games it is not powerful enough, I signed up for Geforce now because it allows me to play without having to buy a new laptop when I'm traveling !!! Mr Dev, you are stupid !! I ban your game for now !!
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Mar 2, 2020Very unhappy with the developers decision to pull this from GFN. Absolutely childish and greedy behaviour. I would refund the game if I could!
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Mar 4, 2020the developer said that I have no right to play the game until I buy a new computer from him. already sued for extortion. Now I demand a refund for the game.
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Mar 2, 2020Game by a greedy developer who publicly outed himself online. Boring game not compatible with GeForce Now.
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Mar 2, 2020The developers behind this game are restricting users on how their customers play the games they PURCHASED from them by refusing to let them stream on Geforce Now. Shame on them.
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Mar 4, 2020Anti-consumer dev. Wants you to buy the game multiple times. Dont support this dev.
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Mar 3, 2020
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Mar 2, 2020I don't know how this game is, because the devs don't like the brand of my mouse. So I cannot play it.
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Mar 3, 2020I want to be able to sell you my game multiple times. 1 copy for every room in your home you wish to play it in. Only reason to pull from GFN..
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Mar 5, 2020
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Oct 9, 2015
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Mar 7, 2020How dare you?! (c) Greta T.
Seriously, guys. You have no rights to make such decisions. -
May 23, 2020
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Oct 8, 2016Is this a computer game or a work of art?
Whatever it is, it is so in a brilliant way. The experience is truly immersive, the scenic views are like beautiful paintings and the atmosphere takes you in all the way.
The Long Dark is by far the best survival game out there even though it features no zombies. -
Aug 23, 2017
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Aug 12, 2017Hardcore game with less interesting storyline, and fun game play .
The developers released an amusing story campaign, almost not playable. Release the game? No this is beta 1.0.x -
Mar 3, 2020Bought the game because I could play it on Geforce Now, and the developer removed the game from the service a couple days ago.
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Mar 4, 2020
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Mar 4, 2020Entitled Game Developer..
Apparently I don't own the game I bought, I can only play it on those PC's that the developer allows me to even if it's in my library. -
Mar 3, 2020Awful developer, anti consumer never give them your cash. I am boycotting them for life, a disappointing addition to indie devs.
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Mar 2, 2020They removed their product from GeForce Now. Developer is greedy, doesn't want their customers to do what they please with their own purchase. Never buy a game again from this developer, this is all clearly money driven. We can't let evil like this win. We can't drown Activision/Blizzard, but we can drown you.
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Mar 3, 2020Anti consumer and a greedy developer while at the same time acting high and mighty.
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Mar 3, 2020
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Mar 6, 2020I purchased The Long Dark on Steam, I should have the right to play it on any hardware or service that supports Steam. I bought your game, how do you have the right to tell me I can’t play it? What if my PC broke down and instead of buying a new one I started using GeForce Now exclusively? Now, because of arbitrary decisions by the developer, I can’t access the games I paid for.
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Mar 2, 2020Removing the game from GeForce now only because the devs are greedy as fck, is what mas me make an account here and give 0 rating. Deserved.
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Mar 3, 2020Game is not compatible with geforce now, do not waste your money on this. Buy from customer friendly devs instead.
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Mar 3, 2020The developers of this game being incredibly anti-consumer and just greedy. They removed this game from Geforce Now. I'm giving this game a 0 not whether or not it is actually bad to hopefully send a message that this is not okay.
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Aug 5, 2015
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May 6, 2020I can't honestly recommend and support a developer and their games who act like entitled kindergarten children, extorting companies who rent PC hardware to gamers who already won the game out of nothing else than greed.
The developer's attitude towards its community and customers is pretentious, entitled and reeks of "god syndrome." Vote with your wallet. -
Mar 8, 2020
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Mar 6, 2020
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Mar 8, 2020What a shame they didn't ban the game on Parsec as well.
What about youtube? Did they ask for your permission for the gameplay? -
Mar 15, 2020Unfortunately this developer showed its greedy colors by restricting the consumers ability to actually PLAY the game on whatever machine they want to use. I support games that allow GEFORCE NOW support
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May 6, 2020The developer blocks this game from being played on GeForce Now after you purchase it on Steam from pure GREED. Valve should pull this game from the store completely and refund everyone who bought it. This is worse than loot boxes and microtransactions.
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Mar 2, 2020
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Mar 2, 2020Why did you remove this game from GFN? Now i just can't play and enjoy your game.
Thanks.. -
Mar 2, 2020Devs are greedy, keep away from this game, it's also boring and poor executed, play snake rather than this
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Mar 5, 2020Boring game, and crappy dev, can't even play on GFNow, wants me to pay my games a 2nd time.
Not worth a peanut -
Mar 6, 2020Got the game from beta. Its a good game. Unfortunately developers became greedy so i wont be playing it on GN or any other platform for consistency purposes
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Mar 9, 2020Thank you so much for removing the game from GeForce Now. Even indie devs are greedy nowadays
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Mar 4, 2020Greedy devs want more money from you to stream the game to yourself. Do not support them, the game sucks anyway.
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Mar 2, 2020
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Jan 9, 2016
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Mar 15, 2020Bad graphics, weird and clunky gameplay, no source of story at all. This game has a good premise and poor execution. The cut scenes do have a nice artistic touch, although they majorly lack any depth.
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Aug 26, 2017Pro's
Great idea
Cons
Lazy development, lots of loading screens instead of animations.
Unrealistic (even 2 kilo's of meat a day wont keep you from going hungry)
Sooo much walking
Dying of the cold with furniture and blankets al arround you (static items)
Game feels verry arcade like, absolutly not a realistic survival game
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Nov 26, 2015
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Aug 6, 2017
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Nov 29, 2016
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Jun 5, 2016just keep calm and play the best early access that ever made !
the long dark is just great and it getting better every update.
it's not about zombie or nuclear war or ....
just you and mother nature !!!!! -
May 28, 2020Anti-consumer developer. I wish I had never given him any money. You can bet I won't make that mistake EVER again.
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Jan 15, 2020
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Aug 27, 2017
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Aug 9, 2020Incredibility greedy and stupid dev. Removed game from GE Force so that people can pay twice for the game they already own.
Many people bought the game on steam only so that they can play it on GFN. -
Apr 4, 2020I had about 200 hours in this game on Steam, I bought it when it was in beta stage, now it's to unoptimized for my ol' PC so I jumped on Geforce NOW it was my last hope, but I didn't find the game there, so I went into the Internet and read that it was removed the day before, fascinating!, I just want to play the game where I want to play it.
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Apr 16, 2020
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Mar 4, 2020Game isn't really good, plus dev anti consumer
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Oct 21, 2016
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Aug 8, 2017
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May 2, 2018The 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.
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Jun 22, 2016
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Apr 9, 2017Like one of THE best survival games ever. And it's even interesting before the story mode is completed. Played it at my friend's pc. But eventually decided to purchase for myself. Lot's of love)
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Jan 26, 2021dünyanın en kötü oyunu olmaya aday hayatımda böyle kötü bir oyun daha oynamamıştım
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Jun 3, 2020Mediocre game, bored, a bit ridiculous, but devs are the problem here. They ban you from forums if you write any criticism
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Nov 3, 2019
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Feb 20, 2018A different type of survival game, out in the wilderness with nothing to survive with it really tests your patience. Has a new story mode which is ok, but the main survival mode is a good challenge. Is a hardcore mode style game so perma death can be really frustrating but well worth it.
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May 27, 2020An original approach to survival games and really enjoyed the mechanics and the atmosphere a lot. The story was rather dull in my opinion and some parts of the game -you'll know when you play it- were rather useless and didn't fit the overall atmosphere but just seemed to be there in order to prolong the game.
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Feb 11, 2019Very unique graphics and awesome gameplay. Spend hour and hours and hours trying to survive. Haven't played the story mode, it wasn't out when I played the game, but sandbox is highly recommended!
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Dec 10, 2018
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Jun 23, 2018The Long Dark is an ambitious survival-against-nature game that did its concepts, mechanics and storytelling right, but painfully fails to design the controls and overall navigation friendly enough without its players accidentally blurting out a swear.
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Dec 20, 2020Best survival game I ever played. Amazing atmosphere. It's just an experience to play it.
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Apr 24, 2018Was kinda disappointed when Wintermute (Story mode) came. The atmosphere is amazing, musics are great, graphics are not bad, not sure about gameplay, story is garbage.
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Jun 26, 2018esto es hermoso solo puedo decir que pasar un día es todo un reto y lo mejor es que recibe actualizaciones muy seguido eso es bueno y es divertido y todo muy bien pensado.
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Nov 21, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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Jan 22, 2019
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Feb 6, 2019
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Mar 21, 2019
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Apr 11, 2019The Long Dark is best survival game ever i love this soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
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Nov 8, 2019Finally I found a realistic game about survival without zombies and mutants. Here you struggle with nature and try to survive. The game is very difficult.
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Jan 18, 2021One of the best survival games out there, gives you the right immersion to keep going and keep playing. The only part I dont I like is quite recent, I don't the like the timberwolf mechanic, I think it breaks this immersion, but other than that I would give this game a try.
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Sep 7, 2021The 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
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Dec 20, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 20, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 7, 2021Amazing the game has a feeling of melancholy and it has a beautiful story that has nothin left to be desired
Awards & Rankings
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Oct 13, 2021The Quiet Apocalypse isn’t without problems, but Hinterland's commitment to adding new content, while refining the experience over the years, has positioned The Long Dark at the top of the survival genre’s pecking order. The Long Dark is a must-play for anyone who is even remotely intrigued by it.
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Oct 20, 2017The Long Dark is a masterful survival game that manages to craft a rich and emotional experience but lacks in providing objectives and narrative hooks to keep the game interesting and meaningful.
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Oct 12, 2017The 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.