The Long Dark overview

Overview

The Long Dark comes from Hinterland Studio Inc. and is published by Hinterland Studio Inc.. It arrived on Steam on Aug 1, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Adjustable Difficulty. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Long Dark's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5,387 players at 11 October 2026 - 16:44:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 15,003. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 121,549 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Long Dark is available in 19 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Long Dark has sold up to 5,806,315 units and has 112,046 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $94,065,649. On Twitch, 15 streamers are live with around 54 total watchers.

The Long Dark overview details

The Long Dark combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Bright lights flare across the night sky. The wind rages outside the thin walls of your wooden cabin. A wolf howls in the distance. You look at the meager supplies in your pack, and wish for the days before the power mysteriously went out. How much longer will you survive? Welcome to THE LONG DARK , the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". 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. In THE LONG DARK , you are getting both the genre-defining Survival Mode, honed after years of open development and frequent updates, and the award-winning episodic narrative mode, WINTERMUTE. THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL MODE brings you the genre-defining Survival Mode, honed after years of open development and frequent updates. Widely considered the paramount Survival game of all time, SURVIVAL MODE gives you pure focus on THE LONG DARK’s Survival Sandbox -- the experience that started it all! Included with both THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL MODE and THE LONG DARK , Survival Mode is the free-form, non-narrative Survival Sandbox that has defined the genre since launching on Steam in 2014. After years of open development and dozens of major updates, THE LONG DARK now stands at the pinnacle of the entire genre. Survival is your only goal, and death your only end. Make your own survival stor…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Long Dark is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Adjustable Difficulty, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5,387 players at 11 October 2026 - 16:44:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 15,003, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonAdventureCraftingSandboxSimulationPost-apocalypticIndieWalking SimulatorSurvival Horror

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