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To Feel Small and Know Your Worth: The Long Dark’s Vision of Survival
Wyeth Leslie has miles to go before he sleeps.
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2017: The Year of Open World
Today we are touring virtual playgrounds and sandboxes with Horizon Zero Dawn, Heat Signature, The Long Dark, Breath of the Wild and Sky Factory 3.
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2015: The Year of Crafting
We combined a bunch of sticks and ended up with Fallout 4, Subnautica, The Long Dark, ARK: Survival Evolved, and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.
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Games of 2014 (7/15)
Our walk down memory lane continues with NaissanceE, The Long Dark, Eidolon, Secrets of Raetikon, and Hohokum.