The Long Dark is a first-person survival game developed and published by Hinterland Studio that crushed its kickstarter back in October of 2013. Players take on the role of a crash-landed bush pilot who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a global disaster. The game is set in an open world, played from a first person POV and the game has a ton of variables linked to your survival, like body temperature, caloric intake, hunger/thirst, fatigue, wind-chill, wildlife, and a host of other environmental factors.
With a full on day/night cycle, the game is a mostly solo experience, as the player tries to survive for as long as possible by scavenging and utilizing whatever resources they can find within the world. This includes commodities such as food, water, firewood, medicine, and tools such as weapons, axes, knives and a host of other items. Wildlife will also play a role, mainly in an adversarial capacity, with wolves and bears presenting a constant threat to the player, but there are also deer and other game that you can hunt for food. All items and wildlife are randomly spawned for every new game, and tools and items degrade over time, so you'll have to be careful what you do with a given item in regards to its condition and durability.
The Long Dark will be available at retail stores on Xbox One and PS4 in two weeks.
