

The Long Dark isn't the sort of game for players looking for a tidy, guaranteed resolution. A story mode that expands upon the calamity that destroyed civilization and features additional characters will be available once the game is complete. Currently, The Long Dark is in an "early access" phase where players can purchase and play in the sandbox mode, even though it's not yet finished. It's simply a test to see how long you can survive. There's no happy ending, no return to civilization. But eventually your character will sprain an ankle, run out of supplies, or get trapped by wolves without a weapon - and die. If you're lucky, you may make it through the night or even a few days. Through experimentation you learn how to make fires and create clean water. So you become a scavenger, searching for cabins and huts that could contain matches and accelerant, beef jerky and energy bars, winter parkas and hats, perhaps even a rifle to fend off the salivating canines. Any of these issues can prove fatal if not quickly and properly dealt with.


Ravenous wolves lurk in the trees and roam icy lakes. You'll start the game dumped into a snowy world with little more than the clothes on your back. You take on the role of a bush pilot whose plane has crashed in rough country, trying to live as long as you can. A geomagnetic event has left the world without power. How long could you live in the frozen wilderness without electricity or any hope of rescue? That's the question in THE LONG DARK, a survival simulation game set in the freezing wilds of northern Canada.

