The Long Dark

 Switch
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 5 out of 14

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  1. der2
    Nov 25, 2022
    0
    These professional reviewers are a bunch shilling tirds. This game sucks. The 1st person controls are horrendous. It's unbearable! I bought this game on a super cheat sale & I still got scammed BIGTIME. Shoulda got a bottle a vasoline with this... You can't just. The lack of 3rd person perspective makes it impossible to see what you're doing. The viewing axis is horribly non-intuitive.These professional reviewers are a bunch shilling tirds. This game sucks. The 1st person controls are horrendous. It's unbearable! I bought this game on a super cheat sale & I still got scammed BIGTIME. Shoulda got a bottle a vasoline with this... You can't just. The lack of 3rd person perspective makes it impossible to see what you're doing. The viewing axis is horribly non-intuitive. It's not a challenge to figure out what to do or where to go. It's a challenge just to walk. Any movement or object interaction is unnatural and painfully frustrating!!!… Expand
  2. spartan246
    Sep 24, 2020
    3
    Imagine stumbling around in the dark, drunk, trying to find your keys...that is what this game is. Unnecessarily difficult for the sake of being difficult. To the point where you have to look everything up or you die constantly. Mediocre at best...
  3. hj54
    Aug 23, 2021
    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.
  4. Leeroy1337
    Mar 29, 2021
    3
    Игра достаточно интересная, но геймплей очень сильно подкачал, надоедает часа через 3. В плане стилизации и графики к игре вопросов нет, ну или почти нет. Достаточно большая карта, но опять же, наполнена она не очень интересным контентом.Игра достаточно интересная, но геймплей очень сильно подкачал, надоедает часа через 3. В плане стилизации и графики к игре вопросов нет, ну или почти нет. Достаточно большая карта, но опять же, наполнена она не очень интересным контентом.
  5. iskendersoysal
    Apr 17, 2023
    0
    Overrated boring so-called survival game from a trashy developer called Raphael van Lierop.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Starbit
    Nov 6, 2020
    70
    The Long Dark is a survival game that does a very good job at conveying an experience mired in solitude and bitter loneliness, all while keeping a pleasant-looking art style. Even though the visual quality was a bit compromised when the game was ported over to the Nintendo Switch, fans of survival games will find many resources to work with, a healthy variety of game modes, and a plot that's truly immersing.
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  2. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 16, 2020
    85
    The Long Dark is a title that successfully uses the classic plot device of man vs. nature. With so much detail put into the gameplay, it can be easy to feel as cold as your player in this freezing Canadian wilderness. The endlessly entertaining survival mode lets you explore Great Bear Island to your heart’s desire.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Oct 12, 2020
    70
    There is a very good game in the center of an overall experience that ends up less than the sum of its parts at first glance, but one that if you are willing to put in the struggle and slog through to the other side can reward you with one of the better survival simulations there is.
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