
The alpha version was later launched on the Xbox One as one of the first two launch titles associated with Microsoft's Game Preview Program in June 2015. Īn alpha version was released through Steam Early Access in September 2014. The game received seed financing from the Canada Media Fund, and further funding was secured through a successful Kickstarter campaign in October 2013. The player assumes the role of a crash-landed bush pilot Will Mackenzie who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic storm. The Long Dark is a first-person survival video game developed and published by Hinterland Studio.
