The Long Dark

Just finished the Wintermute story mode out of pure stubbornness. It took the devs almost decade to release these 5 episodes. And at the end of it all... the result isn't just bad - it's one of the worst written pieces of media I had the misfortune of experiencing. The whole thing feels like the first draft that nev…

Wow, after waiting for so many years, finally playing the complete Wintermute story mode feels surreal and deeply nostalgic—especially after seeing my last save state from 2019, back when I was still in high school. But why did I even wait so long, when there are plenty of other survival games on Steam? Well, it's b…

As requested by the credits, I'm here to leave a review. Do yourself a favor and uninstall after episode 4. There is nothing of value beyond that, whatever you were wanting out of the final episode, it is not there. Everything about episode 5 is garabge, the acting, the scripting, the dialogue, the "gameplay" (lack…

I first experienced The Long Dark through the story mode and immediately fell in love with its atmosphere. The story is mysterious enough to keep you curious, and I found myself growing attached to the resilient characters as I progressed through it. As much as I enjoyed the story, Survival Mode is where the game tr…

The survival game portion of the game is great, but don't waste your time on the story mode. What a glitchy, scripted, steaming pile of nonsense. Play the survival mode and make up your own back story.

The game feels very repetitve, lots and lots of walking, stopping to light fires, then more walking, often at a snail's pace. The crafting system is very limited. I spent about 40 hours playing, and it just isn't worth it.