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.
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.
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.
7
Really loved the environment and setting of the game and the atmosphere makes you feel like you are in the game. Story was decent but the survival mode gets a bit repetitive.
4
I was hyped for this game, but when I tried it, it was really boring. I knew the survival part was a sandbox, which is why I tried the story mode. It was really disappointing, as the tasks were repetitive and dull. That said, I like the visuals and I hope that in another life, The Long Dark would have had a freaking cool story and gameplay.
1
no borderless fullscreen in 2025. no option to turn off pause on loss of focus, even during unskippable cinematics. terrible tutorial, default settings for basically everything are as obtuse as they could possibly be. i don't know how there are so many chapters to this game when the first one is laughably unfinished. there might be something valuable here, but i have tried at least 3 separate times over the course of a decade to play this game, and it's just been terrible every time. i enjoy survival craft, and difficulty is not the issue. it's just that the game is lazily designed and you can see that reflected in many of the reviews here.
The Long Dark
Released On:
Aug 1, 2017
Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
User score
Mixed or Average
6.9
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Sep 29, 2017
100
An essential survival game keeps the perfect balance between playability and realism, which drags you in and won’t let you out. The game’s cold atmosphere couldn’t ruin even a few little mistakes and a slightly weaker story. [Issue#278]
Aug 4, 2017
85
Deep, brutal, and hauntingly atmospheric, The Long Dark is a survival game done right.
User score
Mixed or Average
55% Positive
368 Ratings
368 Ratings
25% Mixed
167 Ratings
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20% Negative
131 Ratings
131 Ratings
Aug 9, 2025
10
однозначно лучшая игра о выживании. Настраиваемый режим сложности, реалистичная формула выживания, классный саундтрек, нетипичный визуал. И гнетущая атмосфера одиночества. Хотя кому как, кому то это одиночества настолько приятно, что люди живут в этой игре, и я один из них. Единственной чего игре не хватает это возможность построить свою хижину в любимых локациях.
Feb 2, 2025
10
hayatımda oynadığım hikayesi en akıcı ve zevkli , zorluğu sonuna kadar hissettiren bir hayatta kalma oyunu görmedim ve bunu hikayeyi bölmeden yapması da cabası gerçekten tek kelime ile inanılmaz .
Aug 15, 2017
80
The Long Dark is imperfect, but it could be one of the best experiences in the survival genre. For the impatient, single-player gamer, The Long Dark holds little promise. However, if you relish the challenge of isolation and the feeling that you’re fighting against an environment that isn’t trying to kill you, but rather just doesn’t care about you, then you must try The Long Dark.
Aug 17, 2017
75
The art and the well-thought-through presentation make The Long Dark an excellent survival genre. The cold, the hunger and the danger of the Canadian countryside leave a big impression. It is too bad the story is not as well made.
Aug 6, 2017
72
The Long Dark: Wintermute is a great survival, but the campaign does not convince.
Sep 18, 2017
70
Survival experience at its best – that is an episodic adventure, The Long Dark. It could even be a great adventure in RPG style if it improves the storytelling and technology in upcoming episodes or updates.
Aug 16, 2017
60
It's important to remember that The Long Dark is just waking up from early access. It's cold, hungry, and huddled somewhere under a rock face, but it's just gotten the fire started. Another three story episodes are still due, so there is time to turn things around for Will and Astrid. However, because the best parts of The Long Dark are already alive and well in survival mode, perhaps Wintermute's weak beginning is reason enough to stick to what's worked for the game all along, blemishes and all.
Oct 10, 2024
10
The best survival game and one of my favourite games in general. I have already played over 1700 hours, mostly in survival mode. Story mode is ok but it is not what this game is about.
Mar 9, 2026
7
Really loved the environment and setting of the game and the atmosphere makes you feel like you are in the game. Story was decent but the survival mode gets a bit repetitive.
Aug 13, 2023
7
Although there are moments when I get stuck in the game sometimes, it is a game where you can have a good time in general.
Dec 3, 2025
4
I was hyped for this game, but when I tried it, it was really boring. I knew the survival part was a sandbox, which is why I tried the story mode. It was really disappointing, as the tasks were repetitive and dull. That said, I like the visuals and I hope that in another life, The Long Dark would have had a freaking cool story and gameplay.
Dec 22, 2024
4
You could have written a better story instead of boring and repetitive tasks to extend the duration of the game.
SummaryImagine the lights go out, never to return. Bright aurora flare across the sky, and all humanity’s technological might is laid to waste, neutralized in a kind of quiet apocalypse. Everything that has shielded humanity from the disinterested power of Mother Nature is suddenly wrenched from us, dropping us a few links down the food chain. ... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
