An interior shot from The Long Dark, showcasing a dark, dimly lit setting with industrial elements.

A snowy landscape from the game The Long Dark, featuring snow-covered trees and mountains.

Interior shot from The Long Dark with red light and sparse furnishings. A stove, bed, and supplies are visible.

The end of the world begins with the Quiet Apocalypse. The Long Dark is a first-person survival and exploration game with no zombies or killer robots. Instead, it’s you against the harsh Canadian winter, struggling to survive alone in a cold and hostile environment.

The Long Dark keeps a slow, meditative pace, but the danger is very real. Every day, you must maintain your supply of food and water, get enough rest, and stay warm. You must explore your surroundings to scavenge, gather, and hunt for what you need. Through it all, you must fight off savage wolves, bears, and other creatures that may be hunting you. It has a story mode where you alternately play between pilot Will McKenzie and his estranged wife, Dr. Astrid Greenwood. When a mysterious geomagnetic storm downs Will's plane, the two must explore the barren wilderness of Bear Island, Canada, and find each other again.

Alternatively, in Survival Mode, you attempt to live for as long as you can in the wild, avoiding death from hunger, thirst, animal attack, illness, and the bitter, bitter cold. Explore 11 different regions ranging from a derelict town, a farming commune, a hydroelectric dam, a quiet river valley, or a barren mountain peak. Manage critical resources like clean water and firewood. Scavenge for weapons like the handgun or rifle, or craft your own bow and ax from scratch. Create winter gear from animal hides or scrounge around in uninhabited houses for clothing.

The remnants of civilization are open to you if you can brave the Long Dark.

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Patch Notes

2.24 - 4/23/26 (The Long Dark WINTERMUTE Updated to version 2.24 -- Episode Five version 2.54)
2.23 - 4/9/26 (The Long Dark WINTERMUTE Updated to version 2.23)
2.52 - 3/31/26 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.52)
2.51 - 12/11/25 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.51)
2.50 - 12/3/25 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.50)
2.44 - 6/10/25 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.44)
2.43 - 5/28/25 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.43)
2.40 - 3/19/25 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.40)
2.39 - 12/19/24 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.39)
2.38 - 12/18/24 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.38)
2.36 - 12/16/24 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.36)
2.35 - 12/6/24 (The Long Dark Updated to version 2.35)
2.32 - 8/7/24 (THE LONG DARK Updated to version 2.32)
2.31 - 7/5/24 (THE LONG DARK Updated to version 2.31)
2.29 - 6/26/24 (THE LONG DARK Updated to version 2.29)
2.27 - 1/24/24 (THE LONG DARK Updated to v 2.27)
2.23 - 9/26/23 (THE LONG DARK Updated to v 2.23)
2.22 - 7/20/23 (THE LONG DARK Updated to v 2.22)
2.21 - 7/14/23 (The Long Dark Updated to v 2.21)
v2.20 - 7/13/23 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.20)
v2.19 - 6/29/23 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.19)
v2.18 - 6/23/23 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.18 on Linux)
v2.12 - 4/5/23 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.12)
2.06 - 2/15/23 (The Long Dark Updated to 2.06 on Mac)
2/10/23 (Dev Update - February 2023)
v2.06 - 12/20/22 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.06 [106075])
v2.05 - 12/16/22 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.05 [106000])
v2.04 - 12/10/22 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.04 [105814])
v2.03 - 12/6/22 (The Long Dark Updated to v2.03 [105581])
v1.99 - 12/14/21 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.99 [87977])
v1.93 - 1/19/21 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.93 [71192])
v1.92 - 12/19/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.92 [70699])
v1.90 - 12/11/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.90 [70139])
v1.88 - 11/23/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.88 [69021])
v1.81 - 7/7/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v1.81 [64098])
V1.74 - 2/5/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.74)
V1.73 - 1/29/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.73)
V1.72 - 1/22/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.72)
V1.71 - 1/20/20 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.71 [58341])
1.62 - 11/1/19 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to 1.62 [55870])
V1.55 - 6/3/19 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.55 [48657])
V1.47 - 2/25/19 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.47 [45127])
v1.46 - 1/17/19 (THE LONG DARK - Hotfix to v1.46 [44395])
V1.45 - 1/10/19 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.45 [44231])
v1.43 - 12/20/18 (THE LONG DARK - Hotfix to v1.43 [44083])
V1.42 - 12/20/18 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to V1.42 [44062])
V1.41 - 12/17/18 (The Long Dark Updated to V1.41 [43925] – REDUX)
V1.40 - 11/21/18 (Hotfix to V1.40 [42090])
1.21 - 12/21/17 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to Version 1.21 [33995])
1.19 - 12/15/17 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to Version 1.19 [33943])
1.17 - 12/9/17 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to Version 1.17 [33486])
1.16 - 12/8/17 (The Long Dark Updated to version 1.16 [33814] -- "RUGGED SENTINEL")
9/14/17 (Steam Patch 9 Is Now Live!)
8/24/17 (Steam Patch 8 Is Now Live!)
8/16/17 (The Long Dark -- Patch 7 Is Now Live!)
8/12/17 (The Long Dark -- Patch 6 Is Now Live!)
8/10/17 (The Long Dark -- Patch 5 is now live!)
8/5/17 (The Long Dark -- Patch 4 Is Now Live!)
8/4/17 (The Long Dark -- Patch 3 Is Now Live!)
8/4/17 (The Long Dark -- PATCH 2 Now Live!)
8/3/17 (The Long Dark -- PATCH 1 Now Live)
5/27/17 (TEST BRANCH HOTFIX 4 IS NOW LIVE)
5/25/17 (TEST BRANCH HOTFIX 3 IS NOW LIVE)
5/19/17 (***TEST BRANCH*** UPDATED to v.411T -- "FAITHFUL CARTOGRAPHER")
1/12/17 (The Long Dark -- Hotfixed to v.393)
1/11/17 (The Long Dark - Hotfixed to v.392)
12/21/16 (The Long Dark -- Hotfixed to v.388 & Holiday Studio Hours)
12/19/16 (The Long Dark -- Sandbox Alpha Updated to v.386 -- "Resolute Outfitter")
10/30/16 (The Long Dark -- Hotfixed to v.373 for "4 Days of Night" Event)
9/22/16 (THE LONG DARK SANDBOX UPDATED to v.364: "VIGILANT TRESPASS")
7/1/16 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v.349)
6/24/16 (THE LONG DARK SANDBOX HOTFIXED to v.347)
6/23/16 (The Long Dark -- Sandbox Alpha Updated to v.346 -- "Penitent Scholar")
5/25/16 (The Long Dark Hotfixed to v.338 -- Crash, Lighting, Gameplay Fixes)
4/29/16 (HOTFIX! The Long Dark Sandbox Hotfixed to v.332)
4/23/16 (HOTFIX! The Long Dark Sandbox Hotfixed to v.327)
4/23/16 (HOTFIX! The Long Dark Sandbox Hotfixed to v.326)
4/21/16 (HOTFIX! The Long Dark Sandbox Hotfixed to v.325)
4/20/16 (New Update! The Long Dark Sandbox Updated to v.321: "Tireless Menace")
1/7/16 (The Long Dark -- Hotfixed to v.302)
12/18/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Hotfixed to v.301)
12/15/15 (The Long Dark December Update: "Timberwolf Mountain")
11/17/15 (The Long Dark -- SteamOS/Linux Branch Hotfixed)
11/10/15 (The Long Dark -- Linux, Steam Controller, & SteamOS Now Live!)
11/7/15 (Mac "El Capitan" Save Loss Fix -- Hotfix to v.284 (Mac only))
10/26/15 (Linux/SteamOS Experimental Branch Now Live!)
10/16/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox -- Updated to v.280 & SteamOS/Linux News)
9/29/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Alpha Hotfixed to v.271)
9/25/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox -- Hotfixed to v.270)
9/18/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox -- Hotfixed to v.265)
9/18/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Update to v264 -- "Desolation Point")
8/13/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Alpha — Hotfix to v.258)
8/7/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Alpha — Hotfix to v.257)
7/31/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Alpha - Update to v.256 "Deep Forest")
6/19/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Alpha -- HOTFIX to v.244)
6/18/15 (Incoming Hotfix for Farmhouse loot & Controller Interference)
6/15/15 (The Long Dark Sandbox Update: We've Added Full Controller Support!)
5/27/15 (HOTFIX to v.236 -- Audio, Repair, Saplings, Crash Fixes!)
5/23/15 (HOTFIX to v.235 - Fix for Repair Bug, Missing Containers, Audio Crash)
5/22/15 (HOTFIX to v.234: Fix for crash)

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