The Long Dark

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 484 Ratings

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  1. Laneramorte
    Jan 11, 2021
    8
    Güzel bir hayatta kalma oyunu atmosfere sizi iyi sokabiliyorlar.Hatta oyunu oynadıktan sonra gerçek hayatta yatarken hep donuyormuş gıbı hıssettım
  2. mami65
    Jan 19, 2021
    9
    oyun survivor sevenler için harika ama keşif duygusu malesef çok az. bu konuda daha fazla çalışma yapılmalı
  3. 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 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 isHorrible, 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
  4. inmirt
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    игра топ за свои деньги что только стоит режим выживания наиграл 62,2 чеса в стиме это мало ( НО так-же там есть сюжет еароч игра топ
  5. Izoeros
    Apr 30, 2022
    6
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  6. Hensin
    May 4, 2022
    9
    The Long Dark - это «Любовь к жизни» Джека Лондона от мира видеоигр. Прекрасная игра для холодных зимних вечеров. Eсть лишь вы, ваши физиологические потребности и Мать-природа, которая может быть как беспощадна по отношению к вам, так и оказаться для вас самым лучшим учителем в этом путешествии под названием "жизнь". Атмосфера зимы и дикой природы здесь просто непередаваемая. Если выThe Long Dark - это «Любовь к жизни» Джека Лондона от мира видеоигр. Прекрасная игра для холодных зимних вечеров. Eсть лишь вы, ваши физиологические потребности и Мать-природа, которая может быть как беспощадна по отношению к вам, так и оказаться для вас самым лучшим учителем в этом путешествии под названием "жизнь". Атмосфера зимы и дикой природы здесь просто непередаваемая. Если вы любите горы, пешие прогулки, холод и уединенность, то вам данная игра, скорее всего, понравится.

    P.S. Не хватает кооператива. Я бы побегала в ней с другом. Надеюсь кооператив добавят когда-нибудь.    … Expand
  7. SpectreOCD
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    Ignore all the negative reviews made by one person with multiple fake accounts. This game is an interactive piece of art
  8. CoreGamer1408
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    The art style didn't really do it for me. It looked last decade or is that last two decades ago? People who made this game never have even gone camping like once in winter weather. I can't see anything redeeming or realistic in this "S U R V I V A L" game.
  9. Hawfar
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game, i played about 200 hours and I can't stop, this game is very addictive, please we need the next chapter. this is a real survivor game.… Expand
  10. D4nilf
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Очень качественная игра про выживание. Интересная рисовка. Несколько режимов. Неплохой сюжет. Одна из самых атмосферных игр в которые я играл. Зимний холодок прямо чувствуется во время всего геймплея.
  11. Inny74
    Feb 21, 2021
    5
    Great game. However, on Story mode, you screw up once and dont even realize it and fix it right away, at one point, you WILL NOT progress, just stuck at a death loop. I recommend trying out other modes though!
  12. ViSCrAL
    May 12, 2023
    9
    have felt the cold and loneliness in this game. Setting of ten, a unique game of its kind that if you are a lover of extreme survivals you have to try. Recommended on high difficulties for an extreme challenge.
  13. rezo_21
    May 30, 2022
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 76 IIIIIIIIII====================
  14. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    3
    Yani, survival bu mu cidden????????????????????????????????????????????????
  15. ChumaGG
    Jul 6, 2021
    5
    si quisiera jugar un juego de supervivencia con sistemas de cfrafteo que no se entienden y malos graficos jugaria ARK
  16. Skringlord
    Sep 19, 2021
    7
    This review will be about the plot mode of the game.
    In my case plot takes like 50-55 hours of playing, mostly takes for the first 2 parts because you don't know about mechanics and losing a lot of time to do some stuff that is not really necessary. But I can't say that was a grind or something like this, game mechanics are easy to learn, you don't get angry. I think if you rush, you can    This review will be about the plot mode of the game.
    In my case plot takes like 50-55 hours of playing, mostly takes for the first 2 parts because you don't know about mechanics and losing a lot of time to do some stuff that is not really necessary. But I can't say that was a grind or something like this, game mechanics are easy to learn, you don't get angry. I think if you rush, you can finish the plot in 30+ hours in your first game finishing. That took more time for me because I was interested in looking for something funny in-game world and the game give me some side quests and funny stuff.
    Gameplay is different in every part because of locations, equipment and weapon changing, you have progression. I think it is the most powerful side of the game. Developers give you different challenges, change your tools and possible solutions, they give your different aims with different gameplay, so I really enjoyed how they create difficulty and other stuff for you. Side quests are not so interesting as the main one, but they are not necessary and you can do most of them when you completing the main one. Они как дополнение к геймплею и немного помогают преодолевать трудности или забавляют вас. Some of the game mechanics like shooting are not ideal, but they looking good in this game type.
    About graphic and optimization: it's no big deal for any modern pc to launch this game on high setting, Graphics don't give you a wow effect, but it's good enough to give you deep into gameplay, so it works and it has some unique style. Maybe you will don't like it but it's not a disappointing thing. Also, I don't have problems with optimization and I think everything is ok and sometimes good for this stuff which the game gives you. I don't have lags and fps drops, the gameplay is smooth. Sometimes you will take beautiful or impressive moments.
    One of the lowest sides of the game is the plot. He is bad sometimes and broke gameplay. The worst feeling I had with the second part especially with the bear. They don't give you a big reason to use other stuff than you have and fighting with him was really bad produced and non-interesting. Sometimes characters with which you communicate are braindead and don't have good reasons enough, so you don't want to believe them. The plot is boring most of the time and badly written.
    You will have a feeling that they should work more on this side of the game.
    Second lowes side of the game - Dialogue. Dialogues are just ordinary, sometimes boring. They don't give you funny stuff or something like this. As I said earlier characters in most cases can't impress you and don't give you the feeling that they have a lot of understandable motivation for tasks that they give.
    I think that game will be nice for survival mode because mechanics are good enough, and you can take a lot of hard, challenging situations that will be regardless for you, also the atmosphere in the game is good enough.
    The plot mode of the game will take 72 points from 100 from me. You will take some fun and will be exciting most of the time, but it's don't leave you impressed. They should save gameplay which we have and improve the story, re-work characters and dialogues. After this work game can take more than 80.
    72/100, thanks for your attention!    … Expand
  17. mako_
    May 18, 2021
    9
    This is strictly a review of the Survival Mode, as I haven't tried the Wintermute Mode yet. This is my favourite survival game. The maps are varied and fascinating, with a lot of level-delivered narrative. The mechanics are polished and engaging with a gameplay loop I've sunk more than 200 hours into. The different difficulties are well-balanced and the custom mode is a lot of fun. TheThis is strictly a review of the Survival Mode, as I haven't tried the Wintermute Mode yet. This is my favourite survival game. The maps are varied and fascinating, with a lot of level-delivered narrative. The mechanics are polished and engaging with a gameplay loop I've sunk more than 200 hours into. The different difficulties are well-balanced and the custom mode is a lot of fun. The challenges are all very different and incredibly fun in their variety and difficulty. I like the badge mechanic and what it incentives in-game. There are a lot of playstyles you can adopt, making the game a new experience with each playthrough. To me, graphics/visuals and music are the real winners here, though. The experience delivered is perfect to the detail, bringing you into its world perfectly. It helps that I live in a similarly snowed-in area so I feel right at home. My only criticism, which takes off a point from the score, is the bugs that appear whenever a new map is implemented (which, by the way, are all a delightful surprise given that every update so far came for free with the base game, so in my 2+ years of owning it, its size has gone up almost a third of its entirety). I lost a 305-day playthrough to a death caused by a texture collision bug, which are the most common type of bug I've experienced so far. But they're rare enough to not impact the experience much, and I can't recommend The Long Dark enough.… Expand
  18. hj54
    Dec 5, 2022
    0
    The game has potential, but is ruined by the lazy devs. They haven´t even fullfilled promises made over 6 years ago. Updates are few and far between, but they sure ramp up their posts in time for a nice steam sale. Just another reminder to not buy early access games.
  19. Salador2606
    Oct 10, 2021
    7
    The game is very interesting, but it comes out extremely rarely (1 chapter every 2 years) - disrespect for the target audience. It is clear that the studio is small. But after the deafening success of the first part, it was possible to increase the staff. If Hinterland released a chapter at least once a year, the score would be 9-10.
    Игра очень интересная, но выходит крайне редко (1 глава    The game is very interesting, but it comes out extremely rarely (1 chapter every 2 years) - disrespect for the target audience. It is clear that the studio is small. But after the deafening success of the first part, it was possible to increase the staff. If Hinterland released a chapter at least once a year, the score would be 9-10.
    Игра очень интересная, но выходит крайне редко (1 глава раз в 2 года) - неуважение к целевой аудитории. Понятно, что студия маленькая. Но после оглушительного успеха первой части можно было увеличить штат сотрудников. Если бы Hinterland выпускали главу хотябы 1 раз в год - оценка была бы 9-10.    … Expand
  20. tommydlbass
    Aug 16, 2020
    6
    This could have been much better. The devs gave up on the story updates, and I'm going to be honest, walking to A to B when you don't know the map it's pretty impossible. But when you know the map the mystery goes away and this turns into a walking simulator, and the maps look pretty small after that. It's pretty hard, but also boring at (most) times. As a survival game it's fine, butThis could have been much better. The devs gave up on the story updates, and I'm going to be honest, walking to A to B when you don't know the map it's pretty impossible. But when you know the map the mystery goes away and this turns into a walking simulator, and the maps look pretty small after that. It's pretty hard, but also boring at (most) times. As a survival game it's fine, but other games did it way better and are more realistic. This game needs more animals, more real situations, more everything. I would only buy this when the story mode it's over, and it will not be anytime soon, or ever.… Expand
  21. MagioM
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    I haven't enjoyed a game so much in a very long time. Art design is mesmerizing, music flawless and the fact we get continuous updates even in 2020 it means that somebody still cares about this work of art. I enjoy the events as well and it keeps bringing me back to the game. I enjoyed all my 150+ hours (so far ) of game time. Is my favorite survival game with you vs nature I ever played.I haven't enjoyed a game so much in a very long time. Art design is mesmerizing, music flawless and the fact we get continuous updates even in 2020 it means that somebody still cares about this work of art. I enjoy the events as well and it keeps bringing me back to the game. I enjoyed all my 150+ hours (so far ) of game time. Is my favorite survival game with you vs nature I ever played. I'm still waiting for more quests lines Hinterland :)… Expand
  22. kpgkffd
    Aug 23, 2020
    8
    The Long Dark - one of the best games in the genre of survival. Now I will explain why this is so. The first reason for this is a large amount of content and a variety of game mechanics. The game stands out in the gaming market thanks to a well-designed world and is rich in graphics. The game gives us a lot of difficulties and duration of the game. The most significant advantage will beThe Long Dark - one of the best games in the genre of survival. Now I will explain why this is so. The first reason for this is a large amount of content and a variety of game mechanics. The game stands out in the gaming market thanks to a well-designed world and is rich in graphics. The game gives us a lot of difficulties and duration of the game. The most significant advantage will be the gameplay.Which is extremely responsive for players of all genres. As for beginners in this genre, so for true connoisseurs of survival.And the game never ceases to please with rare, but good updates. But everything has its drawbacks, just like in this game. The main thing is a long wait for game updates and variety.Although the game provides many different game structures, it does not show many variations in gameplay.But the game will give you everything you need to survive.A conclusion and not without drawbacks but, and has many positive sides… Expand
  23. Kobrakon
    May 12, 2021
    8
    I think its an alright survival game with fairly in-depth survival mechanics that are a good mix of forgiving realism that's also simultaneously unforgiving as well, its got good gameplay and a pretty good soundtrack as well, however, my main problems with the game is that it can be a little buggy at times and the wildlife is a bit too hyperaggressive, even on the Stalker (Hard)I think its an alright survival game with fairly in-depth survival mechanics that are a good mix of forgiving realism that's also simultaneously unforgiving as well, its got good gameplay and a pretty good soundtrack as well, however, my main problems with the game is that it can be a little buggy at times and the wildlife is a bit too hyperaggressive, even on the Stalker (Hard) difficulty. However, the main problem with this game is that after the first few tens of hours it just gets boring. I still think it's worth a try as it is still a pretty good game but don't expect to continue playing after about 80 hours or so until the devs make some more updates to increase replay value and make it more entertaining in the long run.… Expand
  24. bar0yka
    Nov 6, 2022
    10
    aşırı güzel bi atmosferi var canadanın soğuğunu yaz sıcağında bile hissettirebilen bir oyun ayrıca mekanikler de iyi seviyede sıkılmadan 50 saat gömülür.
  25. FlenzyFL
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    "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. H
  26. FaTOdd
    Dec 16, 2020
    9
    putting the devs' problem aside, the game itself is pretty good, it has an amazing soundtrack and a great story, the survival content is very immersive, and there are different modes and updates coming.
  27. HamsiliPilav
    May 8, 2021
    10
    Please don't just play the story mode. Sandbox is the part that the game becomes a masterpiece.
  28. Tabbou
    Dec 20, 2021
    5
    Just average :
    -Survival craft game well made, you have to struggle for your life
    -Basic story
    -Map too big, character too slow
    -A bit hard imo
    -Late quests are not fun, you spend most of time walking from point A to B
  29. Bushido95
    Sep 28, 2021
    5
    Я конечно всё понимаю, но прошло неоправданно много лет и игра до сих пор не готова.
  30. HotsauceHuncho
    Jul 4, 2021
    9
    This is a review of the survival mode only.
    If you're looking for a challenging survival game, this is it. This game has a serious learning curve but once you get some hours under your belt you will be having a blast. This game is the epitome of a survival game in my opinion. The land is unforgiving, the enemies are a constant threat, resources are scarce, and things can turn in a second.    This is a review of the survival mode only.
    If you're looking for a challenging survival game, this is it. This game has a serious learning curve but once you get some hours under your belt you will be having a blast. This game is the epitome of a survival game in my opinion. The land is unforgiving, the enemies are a constant threat, resources are scarce, and things can turn in a second. Getting lost in a whiteout is one of the most frightening things i have every experienced in my 15+ years of gaming. It is all too easy to get absolutely engrossed in this game and the sense of adventure and discovery keeps the game fresh through multiple survival attempts. Unlike some survival games, hunkering down long term is not an option and you always have to risk your very life in order to continue surviving in the cold, inhospitable world of The Long Dark. For fans of the survival genre this game is an absolute must own, especially since the developers are constantly providing new updates at no extra charge. The art style of this game also gives it a certain charm and uniqueness that I have yet to see another game in this genre reproduce; it may not be the nicest looking game but the art direction is so good and consistent that I don't even notice small imperfections since as a whole it is so well presented.
    Bottom line, if you're looking for an engaging, challenging, hardcore survival game The Long Dark is a no-brainer; and at a very reasonable price point. It's not perfect but i can confidently give this game a solid 9+.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Shacknews
    Oct 13, 2021
    90
    The 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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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 20, 2017
    70
    The 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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  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.
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