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The Long Dark
2017 · Survival, FPS, Action-adventure, Sandbox, Strategy, Simulation · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · Hinterland Studio Inc.
The Long Dark is ranked no. 3,127 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,452 and 42% of duels won. Against Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 0 wins to 3 losses in 3 duels. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 25 out of 37 (Survival).
World rank
no. 3,127
ELO score
1,452
Wins
42%
Duels played
232
About The Long Dark
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre". The game is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies but only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,452 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Animal Crossing: New Horizons 0% 3 duels played · 328 points behind
- against Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 0% 3 duels played · 348 points behind
- against Dead Island 2 100% 3 duels played · 190 points behind
- against Subnautica: Below Zero 50% 2 duels played · 77 points behind
- against Syndicate 100% 2 duels played · 9 points behind
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Around this spot
The games The Long Dark sits between in the world ranking.
The standing
Where The Long Dark ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Long Dark stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 25 out of 37 (Survival).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 3,127 | 5,110 |
| Survival | 25 | 37 |
| 2010s | 1,305 | 2,044 |
| 2017 | 144 | 222 |
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