WINTERMUTE

THE EPISODIC STORY MODE OF THE LONG DARK™

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    EPISODE ONE

    DO NOT GO GENTLE

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    EPISODE TWO

    LUMINANCE FUGUE

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    EPISODE THREE

    CROSSROADS ELEGY

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    EPISODE FOUR

    FURY, THEN SILENCE

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EPISODE ONE

DO NOT GO GENTLE

Our story begins. A mountain town. Between a plane crash and a hardcase.

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EPISODE TWO

LUMINANCE FUGUE

Strange lights in the sky. An old Trapper, and an angry bear.

EPISODE THREE

CROSSROADS ELEGY

A doctor and a small-town priest. Fire in the hills. A voice on the phone.

EPISODE FOUR

FURY, THEN SILENCE

A remote prison. A psychopath in solitary. Try to get out alive.

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EPISODE FIVE
Unlocked as it is released.

AVAILABLE NOW

Experience the Quiet Apocalypse™
from a whole new point of view.

WINTERMUTE is the five-episode narrative mode for The Long Dark. *The episodic story builds on the award-winning survival sandbox gameplay that has put The Long Dark on the top of many "best of" lists since the game's launch in 2014, adding a thoughtful narrative experience that explores the history and current mysteries of Great Bear Island, as survivors there comes to terms with the "Quiet Apocalypse". WINTERMUTE tells the story of bush pilot Will Mackenzie and Dr. Astrid Greenwood as they race to save a remote community from the ravages of this deadly wilderness in a world where all electronics have gone dark, possibly for good.

Each WINTERMUTE episode features between 5-8+ hours of story-driven survival gameplay, ~60 minutes of cinematics, a custom soundtrack, and achievements (platform allowing).

Features voice performances by award-winning actors Jennifer Hale, Mark Meer, David Hayter, Elias Toufexis, and others, and a haunting soundtrack by composer Cris Velasco.

* As of 2024, four of the five WINTERMUTE episodes are currently available. Episode Five will automatically unlock for all owners once released.

A SURVIVAL ODYSSEY

The Long Dark is about more than just the WINTERMUTE Story Mode. Survival Mode offers 100s of hours of free-form, open-world survival gameplay. Experience your own survival adventure as you challenge yourself — how long will you survive?

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