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 The Long Dark is a survival game on Steam Early Access. It's in alpha, currently. There's a sandbox mode, and eventually there will be an episodic story mode.  The Premise There has been a geomagnetic event. Nothing electric works anymore. You have to survive. You are in Canada. It's going to snow soon. Find shelter. Ugh, another survival g There are no zombies. Okay I'm on board, how do you play It's played in first-person. Your HUD is very minimal unless you bring up the survival screen; you'll get little notices when you're hungry or thirsty or your condition (i.e. health) is lowered. You can bring up the survival screen to do a variety of things, like eat food or start a fire. When you start the game, you can choose to be the lady or the guy (there is no functional difference), choose your difficulty (Pilgrim is more calm; wildlife doesn't attack you) and to start in Mystery Lake or Coastal Highway. I haven't actually played Mystery Lake yet, but you can visit whichever area you didn't start in by following train tracks. A third, larger (3x3 km) area is due to be added in the first week of February. You must monitor several things. If you don't, your condition decreases. They are:
Other things can also lower your condition or kill you outright:
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FAQs: I hear a wolf howling Head away from the wolf. I can see the wolf Stop moving. Try to get out of sight. They can see you better if you're running. The wolf can see me Scare it away with a flare using the 1 key (hold the left mouse button to light it); you might have luck throwing the flare (but make sure you can go and get it if it works). Walking towards the wolf might work; walking away from it is better. Shoot the wolf if you have gun. I don't have a flare or gun Run. Press 4 to drop food to distract it. Get inside. Wolves can't break down doors. I am being mauled by a wolf Press the left mouse button as fast as you can to build power; press the right mouse button to hit the wolf. Have a hunting knife. I killed the wolf Good job! Use bandage and antiseptic or you will die. You're carrying both, right? Take some meat, and maybe skin it for the hide (save up for a bitchin' and warm wolfskin coat) and gut it for the gut. Watch out for wolves. The wolf killed me Try again and be more careful this time. Screenshots        Where do I buy this? Steam. Currently it's $20. You can wait until it goes on sale, too. And, finally Watch out for Fluffy. 
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Jan 28, 2015 11:07
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Jan 28, 2015 11:09
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i really like this game im finally at the point where im shooting wolves and not getting eaten but i didnt repair my pants and now im walking around completely naked from waist to ankle
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Jan 28, 2015 21:44
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this is how you know you are hosed
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Feb 2, 2015 01:51
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This sweet rear end game just got a rear end big update The Long Dark -- Sandbox Alpha -- v.192 Changelist MAJOR ADDITIONS * New Region! Pleasant Valley. Nearly 10 square kilometres of rural mountain valley. * New Mystery Wildlife! Keep your eyes open. * Harvestable Plants. Collect Old Man's Beard Lichen, Rose Hips, and Reishi Mushrooms and craft natural remedies. * Torch Brandishing. Craft Torches and Brandish them against Wolves. You might scare them off! * Visual Inventory. Completely redone Inventory screen with improved navigation and embedded Repair and Harvesting actions. GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS * General improvements to wildlife AI, to support better player decision-making about Fight or Flight response and clarify wildlife presence and intent. * Predators are now attracted to the smell of Blood (bleeding wounds, raw meat, etc.) and will come investigate if within range. * Scent is now affected by Wind speed and direction. * All Beds now have a Warmth value displayed in the Rest interface. * Bedrolls now lose Condition and must be maintained. It's possible to find multiple Bedrolls in the world. * All fires now visualize their state (ignition, full burn, cooling off, coals) through flame, sparks, and smoke. Smoke also respects wind direction. * Various new sounds, and many previous sounds have been replaced based on a new foley recording session. * Many UI improvements throughout. * Updated Silent Hunter and Pacifist achievements to clarify they need to happen in the first days of a game (not after many days have already passed). * German and Russian translations have been fully updated. then some bug fixes, who cares. Pretty excited.
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Feb 7, 2015 00:24
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I like the concept of the game but it really irks me that there is no jumping or wielding a hunting knife or a crowbar as a weapon. Also clothes seem to degrade way to fast. MY IMMERSION! On the plus side: the environment looks quite nice
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Feb 7, 2015 13:22
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the panacea posted:I like the concept of the game but it really irks me that there is no jumping or wielding a hunting knife or a crowbar as a weapon. Also clothes seem to degrade way to fast. MY IMMERSION! Agreed on all counts.
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Feb 8, 2015 15:55
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Man, this game is loving hard, but I'm really enjoying it. I pretty much lucked out right at the beginning of my second game and found pretty much everything in the first five minutes and didn't even manage to make 2 days. Definitely the best straight up survival game out there.
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