The Long Dark
Developers | |
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Hinterland | |
Engines | |
Former | Unity 5[Note 1] |
Former | Unity 2018[Note 2] |
Former | Unity 2019[Note 3] |
Unity 2021[Note 4] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 1, 2017[5] |
macOS (OS X) | August 1, 2017[5] |
Linux | August 1, 2017[5] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
OpenCritic | 78 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Open world, Sandbox, Survival |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
The Long Dark is a singleplayer first-person adventure, open world, sandbox and survival game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam | ||||
GOG.com (unavailable) |
Version Differences
- The Long Dark: Survival Edition features only the Survival Mode of the game, at a lower introductory price. WINTERMUTE Story Mode may be purchased as a separate DLC.
- The Long Dark includes both Survival Mode and the WINTERMUTE Story Mode.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Tales from the Far Territory | Paid expansion pass for Survival Mode. | |
WINTERMUTE | Standalone DLC that adds Story Mode to The Long Dark: Survival Edition. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | Game offers a paid Expansion Pass for Survival Mode. |
One-time game purchase | Game has two Editions available with differing content. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | There are no microtransactions in this game.[6] |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hinterland\TheLongDark\ |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\27620HinterlandStudio.30233944AADE4_y1bt56c4151zw\SystemAppData\wgs |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Hinterland/TheLongDark/ |
- Additional (Unity?) configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Hinterland/TheLongDark/
- Configuration files appear to be encrypted.
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Hinterland\TheLongDark\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Hinterland/TheLongDark/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Technically Vert- but selecting a 21:9 resolution lets the user increase the FOV beyond the 16:9 limit of 100.[7] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 70-100° (horizontal). The FOV range will increase to 150 if the aspect ratio is greater than 2.5.[8] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | No dedicated option. High and Ultra presets force AA.[9] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Several keybinds are locked and cannot be changed, but most can be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | On by default but can be turned off in the options menu under "controls" then "mouse smoothing". | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | One preset available. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound, music, and voice sliders. | |
Surround sound | Outputs 7.1 surround[10] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Basque | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Work in progress. | |||
Breton | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Czech | Fan translation. Steam Workshop page. | |||
Danish | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Esperanto | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Unfinished. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page, raw file. | |||
Indonesian | Fan translation. Steam Workshop page. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Latvian | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Lithuanian | Fan translation. Steam Workshop page. | |||
Norwegian | Non-descript (i.e. Bokmål) | |||
Norwegian | Nynorsk fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Russian | ||||
Slovak | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Vietnamese | Fan translation, Steam Workshop page. Not up-to-date. |
Issues fixed
Black screen on launch in Linux version
- Error occurs after launching the Linux version of the game from Steam.
Add the following to the game's launch options[11] |
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Add the following to the game's launch options:
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Vulkan |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | Rewired |
Mods
- Mods working with the latest version can be found and installed here.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 Dual-Core 2 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel 4xxx Series 512 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 555 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.2 GHz | Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 5000 | Dedicated standalone GPU 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | SteamOS or Ubuntu 16.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 Dual-Core 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel 4xxx Series 512 MB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-12-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Litbeep on 2022-12-28
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Long Dark - News - Frequently Asked Questions
- ↑ Verified by User:Jra on 2022-03-25
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2018-10-30
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/305620/discussions/0/617320628105862503/#c619574421418924130
- ↑ :: Disable anti aliasing -- Steam General Discussions
- ↑ :: Stereophonic (3D) Sound -- Hinterland Forums
- ↑ Verified by User:FantaBuoy on 2019-01-21
- Tested on Arch Linux - kernel 4.20.3