The Long Dark Will be Coming to the PS4 This August

The exploration-survival title, The Long Dark has finally received an official release date after being in development for quite some time. The Long Dark will be hitting the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms later this year on Aug. 1. The release date has been revealed via the PlayStation Blog where a new teaser trailer and five episode story mode called “Wintermute” have been revealed.

Check out the teaser trailer down below:

Here’s a brief overview of what you can expect from episodes one and two of this five-part series.

“The first two episodes of WINTERMUTE are about bush pilot Will Mackenzie and Dr. Astrid Greenwood, and what happens when they get separated after a mysterious geomagnetic event causes them to crash deep in the Northern Canadian wilderness. In Episode One: “Do Not Go Gentle”, Mackenzie tries to survive the savage wilderness long enough to find shelter, hoping for the comforts civilization might bring. He quickly learns the world around him is not what he expected. In Episode Two: “Luminance Fugue”, Mackenzie begins to understand the true nature of the disaster he finds himself in, all the while searching for signs of Astrid. He also begins to learn the answer to the question, “how far will you go to survive?”, as he navigates relationships with the other survivors he meets along the way.”

The Long Dark’s first two episodes “Episode One: “Do Not Go Gentle,” and Episode Two: “Luminance Fugue,” with the rest of the episodes arriving through the rest of 2017 and early 2018.

What are your thoughts on this title? Are you going to pick it up this summer? Let us know in the comments down below.