I Was Hunted by Wolves in The Long Dark

The fire is out, and my food is gone. I could leave my cabin to forage for wood, but the last thing I want to do is go outside. A blizzard is raging, and I can hear wolves in the distance. I might not last the night.

In The Long Dark, danger is everywhere. Canadian developer Hinterland Studios is crafting a survival game that asks players to not only fend off wild animals, but also starvation, fatigue, and the blistering cold.

“Certainly, the game is challenging,” Raphael von Lierop, The Long Dark’s director, told IGN. “But we don’t want it to be overly challenging, or unfairly difficult. We don’t want to educate players, but rather, we want them to educate themselves.”

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