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EPISODE FIVE: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF ALL THINGS, NOW LIVE!

The Long Dark · published 5 months ago

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The moment you’ve been waiting for, for years, is finally here!

Play as Mackenzie and Astrid as they battle the elements and other threats to finally uncover the mystery of the Aurora. The culmination of the epic Canadian survival saga is finally here, and as our friends at Shacknews put it, “Episode Five is the perfect end to The Long Dark’s story”.

Episode Five: The Light at the End of All Things is a free update for anyone who owns THE LONG DARK, and is now live on Steam.

To all our players, thank you for your years of patience as we finally arrive at this moment. Thank you for taking this journey with us, we hope you feel it was worth the wait, and we can't wait to see you on the other side.

- The Hinterland Team

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Community28 Aug 2026August Dev DiaryAugust Dev Diary Dear community, Since a bit of rest post Episode Five’s launch on March 31st, the team at Hinterland has been busy working on a variety of things. I’ve been holding off on providing a larger update on our activities as there are a lot of work streams happening right now, including general planning for the future, and I wanted to be able to share some more definitive information…Community5 May 2026Music for The Long Dark, Volume 3, Now Available!Dear players, We’re happy to announce the availability of Volume 3 of “Music for The Long Dark”. This volume includes all the music from WINTERMUTE Episode Four: Fury, Then Silence, Episode Five: The Light at the End of All Things”, and from the TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY DLC. The total playtime is 1 hour and 56 minutes, and the soundtrack is now available on Steam mp3 and lossless FLAC quali…Game update23 Apr 2026The Long Dark WINTERMUTE Updated to version 2.24 -- Episode Five version 2.54Hello players, We have just updated THE LONG DARK to: Survival: 2.55 181032 Episode Five: 2.54 181117 WINTERMUTE: 2.24 181038 This is a Hotfix for THE LONG DARK: WINTERMUTE, addressing bugs introduced with the Episode Five release. Known Issues Spoilers Ahead! The team is currently aware of the following issues in the game. If you encounter one of these issues, there is no need to report it to…