Best-in-class realistic survival mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The survival mode of long dark is hands down the best survival game I have ever played.”
Steam review · 309 h played ↗
The Long Dark
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Hinterland Studio Inc.2017Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Adventure
The verdict
A slow, brutal, atmospheric winter survival sandbox that is superb in survival mode, but the Wintermute story's final episode is widely hated. Skip it if you want a good story or fast action.
Great for
Patient players who like slow, tense, realistic solo survival and atmosphere
Main risk
Story mode's Episode 5 is a buggy, linear, disappointing finale
What changed in the last 30 days
117 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly come from players who just finished Episode 5 and found it disappointing, linear, and buggy, with some complaints about devs. Fairly confident.
117 recent reviews
What players love
Immersive atmosphere and isolation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The emptiness, the sound of the wind, and the endless stretches of snow create an atmosphere that's both beautiful and unsettling.”
Steam review · 165.7 h played ↗
Huge replayability and hours of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“easily a 100 hours of gameplay, and thrice the amount when you get the dlc”
Steam review · 169.2 h played ↗
Beautiful art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
Developers who listen and keep updating
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The developer continues to add new chapters for free, without locking them behind paid DLC.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Disappointing, rushed Episode 5 and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Episode 5 is probably the most single piece of embarrassing game content I have ever played.”
Steam review · 76 h played ↗
Slow, boring, and unforgiving for newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No tutorial or guidance at all - you just get thrown in and expected to figure out what to do.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Episode 5 is a linear, on-rails walking sim
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“You just walk from one spot to another. The point of surviving or scavenging is gone.”
Steam review · 318.7 h played ↗
Decade-long development and paid DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I have owned this game for almost 10 years and it is still unfinished. Devs release paid DLC rather than finishing the main game.”
Steam review · 210.5 h played ↗
Bugs and softlocks in the final episode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Sat through an unskippable 20 min cutscene only to fall through world then get trapped in a room on a save load.”
Steam review · 148.1 h played ↗
Developers ban critics and moderate harshly
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Though I love the game, for this reason, I can not give it a thumbs up since the developer team is outright dictatorial.”
Steam review · 111.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8
ProcessorDual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
Storage7 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i7 CPU @ 2.6GHz or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GTX 555 w/ 1GB VRAM or better
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows 8
ProcessorDual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
Storage7 GB available space
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