The combat is unintuitive, feeling over complicated and often confusing the stats are frustratingly unforgiving, dropping frequently without warning and certain restrictions such as the inability to craft certain small items without the presence of a workbench become more tedious than they are immersive. Yet, it’s clear that certain elements of the gameplay need major attention now it’s out of early access. Crafting a mind-bogglingly detailed sandbox that allows you to learn its strict rules through pure gameplay, there are few survival games that achieve the same rewarding sense of satisfaction when you begin to thrive, self-sufficient in this hostile world. This is where The Long Dark is at its best. Despite there being so little direction in the game, there’s always something you need to keep on top of. (Yes, you even have to manage your calorie count). Unlocking these small extras gives you advantages when you next boot up the game, such as awakening with certain skill levels or having the ability to waste fewer calories in activities. There’s also the drive to achieve certain milestones, the likes of which unlock access to special buffs known as ‘feats’. Getting attacked or staying in poor weather conditions may bring illness, forcing you to collect antibiotics or disinfectant to cure your ailments, while the degradation of your equipment must be managed in aid of not losing it and having to scavenge for more. There’s no handholding in the Long Dark just the objective to survive.įrom here you will begin to balance other stats. You can raid houses in search of food, craft weapons and hunt the local wildlife or find tools and assemble yourself a toasty fire. From here on in, you must manage four distinct stats if you wish to stand any chance of making it through the night: temperature, fatigue, hunger and thirst. Deciding where you want to begin from a handful of regions, you awaken in the middle of nowhere with a small number of supplies. You’re either a male or female survivor of a terrible plane crash, left to fend for yourself in the cold, desolate wilderness.
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