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The Long Dark

Hinterland Studio Inc. · 2017-08-01

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AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 19, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 01, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Aug 01, 2017 (Mac), Sep 17, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 01, 2017 (Xbox One), Aug 01, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

1,908
playing now
89%
positive of 123k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
147
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (196 ratings)
48h
to beat · rushed 22h · completionist 235h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,908 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

The Long Dark is a 2017 survival video game developed and published by Hinterland. The player assumes the roles of crash-landed bush pilot Will Mackenzie and medical doctor Astrid Greenwood who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic storm. The game received seed financing from the Canada Media Fund, and further funding was secured through a successful Kickstarter campaign in October 2013.

Trailer

The Long Dark trailer thumbnail

The Long Dark - Official Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,908 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8,593 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,074/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.1M–7.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 123,230 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$34.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2025-04-24) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 24 of 33 observed days · $16.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.7k3.7k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,174 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3,711 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,059 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,128 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,225 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,831 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,855 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,135 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,581 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 974 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,053 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 687 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,670 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,196 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,146 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 815 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,009 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,790 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 534 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 696 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,304 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,241 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 333 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,116 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 750 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,242 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 805 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,227 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,989 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,382 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 652 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.1k02026-08-06 21:00 — 1,865 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,493 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,477 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,955 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,819 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,790 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,256 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,983 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,067 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,324 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,574 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,515 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,915 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,531 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,575 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,801 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,504 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,685 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,714 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,467 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,066 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 2,379 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,698 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,415 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,548 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,834 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,547 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,908 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$7.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-20 — best price $9.992015-12-24 — best price $9.992016-05-11 — best price $13.392016-11-01 — best price $19.992017-04-14 — best price $19.992017-08-08 — best price $34.992018-03-26 — best price $17.492018-07-05 — best price $29.992019-01-29 — best price $29.992019-08-15 — best price $29.992020-01-09 — best price $14.992020-03-31 — best price $29.992020-09-21 — best price $22.492020-12-23 — best price $7.492021-03-08 — best price $9.892021-06-24 — best price $9.892021-12-06 — best price $11.892022-04-22 — best price $34.992022-08-08 — best price $34.992022-12-12 — best price $34.992023-05-04 — best price $17.492023-12-07 — best price $17.492024-02-17 — best price $19.992024-04-24 — best price $17.492024-06-27 — best price $17.492024-10-10 — best price $34.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-03-06 — best price $34.992025-04-26 — best price $34.992025-07-14 — best price $17.492025-10-21 — best price $34.992026-04-09 — best price $34.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4361632026-05-14 — 327 pageviews2026-05-17 — 349 pageviews2026-05-20 — 238 pageviews2026-05-23 — 327 pageviews2026-05-26 — 397 pageviews2026-05-29 — 213 pageviews2026-06-01 — 354 pageviews2026-06-04 — 197 pageviews2026-06-07 — 256 pageviews2026-06-10 — 225 pageviews2026-06-13 — 238 pageviews2026-06-16 — 198 pageviews2026-06-19 — 211 pageviews2026-06-22 — 278 pageviews2026-06-25 — 223 pageviews2026-06-28 — 436 pageviews2026-07-01 — 225 pageviews2026-07-04 — 216 pageviews2026-07-07 — 212 pageviews2026-07-10 — 224 pageviews2026-07-13 — 227 pageviews2026-07-16 — 163 pageviews2026-07-19 — 254 pageviews2026-07-22 — 233 pageviews2026-07-25 — 203 pageviews2026-07-28 — 209 pageviews2026-07-31 — 168 pageviews2026-08-03 — 216 pageviews2026-08-06 — 197 pageviews2026-08-09 — 250 pageviews2026-08-12 — 288 pageviews2026-08-15 — 220 pageviews2026-08-18 — 202 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.8k82026-08-26 19:15 — 40 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 48 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 117 viewers2026-08-27 19:12 — 3,459 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 107 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 157 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 213 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 127 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 183 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 133 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 148 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 147 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
49.7%
earned "The First of Many"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

18 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)52,5830%87
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)20,1090%87
PS4 (PlayStation)8,4000%76
PS4 (PlayStation)6,3590%76
PS5 (PlayStation)1,9020%88
Switch (Nintendo)610%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieSandboxCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldSimulationAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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