Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for The Long Dark, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file The Long Dark under Survival Horror.
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | THE LONG DARK – IRON ROAD Updated to Version 2.59 – Priority Fixes | Iron Road hotfix 2.59 fixes Research Books, Polaroids and Weapon Variants not spawning in new games, plus Train Depot collision, audio and camera bugs. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-27 | AVAILABLE NOW! THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD Early Access DLC | Iron Road early access DLC adds Cauldron Island, a restorable century-old train, the first 30 km of planned 100+ km of track, and a portable whale-oil heater. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-26 | THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD — Launch Details for Tuesday, October 27th | Iron Road, The Long Dark's paid Early Access expansion, launches Oct 27 at 11AM PT for $24.99 with a 10% discount, adding a new island and a train. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-15 | Welcome to Cauldron Island. Announcing THE LONG DARK: IRON ROAD! | Iron Road, an Early Access Survival Expansion, adds Cauldron Island, a century-old train to restore, and over 100km of railway; it launches October 27. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-29 | The Long Dark sequel Blackfrost hasn't been cancelled, but developer Hinterland are shifting a bit more focus onto the original's survival mode | After Wintermute's final episode, Hinterland says Blackfrost is still in development but The Long Dark's survival mode will get the main focus for now. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-29 | The Long Dark will get new DLC again as studio shifts devs away from the sequel to survive an 'uncertain' industry: 'We have to adapt to this' | Hinterland is moving developers off The Long Dark's sequel Blackfrost to produce new DLC for the original game, citing an uncertain industry. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-08-28 | August Dev Diary | August dev diary: Hinterland says Survival Mode becomes The Long Dark's development focus, with longstanding bug and QoL fixes and more DLC planned alongside… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-05-05 | Music for The Long Dark, Volume 3, Now Available! | Volume 3 of the Music for The Long Dark soundtrack covers Wintermute Episodes Four and Five and the Tales from the Far Territory DLC, and costs $9.99 with a… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-23 | The Long Dark WINTERMUTE Updated to version 2.24 — Episode Five version 2.54 | Hotfix 2.24 for WINTERMUTE, alongside Episode Five 2.54, fixes crashes, softlocks, and progression blockers introduced with the Episode Five release. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-08 | The Long Dark WINTERMUTE Updated to version 2.23 | Hotfix 2.23 for WINTERMUTE fixes Episode Five crashes in the Cable Car sequence and Cougar fights, and lists known save and controller issues. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-04-02 | EPISODE FIVE, Post-Launch Update | Hinterland reports Episode Five hit 14,878 Steam concurrents and schedules an April 8 hotfix with roughly 300 fixes for progression and crash issues. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-31 | The Long Dark Updated to version 2.52 | Update 2.52 introduces Episode Five and completes The Long Dark's Wintermute story mode, alongside listed known issues and crash fixes. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-31 | EPISODE FIVE: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF ALL THINGS, NOW LIVE! | Episode Five: The Light at the End of All Things, the conclusion of The Long Dark's Wintermute story, is live now as a free update for owners of the game. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-30 | EPISODE FIVE LAUNCH TRAILER WATCH PARTY (March 31st @ 10AM Pacific) | Hinterland is hosting a community watch party for The Long Dark's Episode Five launch trailer, premiering on YouTube on March 31 shortly before 10AM Pacific. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-27 | THE LONG DARK SOUNDTRACK, VOLUME 3 COMING SOON! | Volume 3 of The Long Dark's soundtrack, nearly two hours of music by Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan, launches April 22, 2026 on Steam for $9.99. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-25 | Episode Five Story Teaser: Mackenzie and Jace Plot an Escape | A one-line Episode Five teaser shows Mackenzie and Jace fleeing Mathis' convicts, hinting the pair go from one danger straight into another. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-19 | Episode Five Story Teaser: Astrid learns about Perseverance Mills | A story teaser for Episode Five shows Astrid learning from the local bartender, Cooper, what has been happening in Perseverance Mills. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-18 | EPISODE FIVE — KEY ART REVEAL | Hinterland revealed key art for Episode Five of WINTERMUTE, the Story Mode conclusion, which launches on March 31, 2026. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-13 | DEV DIARY — MARCH 2026 — THE END IS NEAR | Episode Five of WINTERMUTE launches March 31 on Steam, with Xbox and PlayStation within hours and Switch planned for late April. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-11 | The Long Dark Updated to version 2.51 | Hotfix 2.51 (build 170901) fixes a critical profile progress loss bug, a Safehouse Customization repair exploit, Cougar spawn failure, and unusable improvised… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-12-03 | The Long Dark Updated to version 2.50 | Hotfix 2.50, build 169730, fixes crashes and soft-locks and moves The Long Dark to Unity 6 ahead of Episode Five's March 31, 2026 launch. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-27 | The Long Dark is a Labour of Love | Hinterland Studio is asking players to nominate The Long Dark for the Steam Awards Labor of Love category ahead of the final Wintermute chapter's release. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-25 | November Dev Diary: Episode Five Teaser, Launch Date Announcement | Wintermute Episode Five gets a teaser and a March 31, 2026 launch date, delayed from late 2025 to finish cinematics, soundtrack, and console certification. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-21 | Games From Vancouver Sale Featuring: THE LONG DARK | The Long Dark, WINTERMUTE, and Tales From the Far Territory are discounted in the Games From Vancouver Steam Sale until November 30th. | store.steampowered.com |