The Long Dark
Nintendo Switch · 2014
About this game
The Long Dark is a first person, single player survival game set in a snow covered Northern wilderness.
The game is a purely sandbox experience without story elements.
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The player instead simply lands in the middle of a desolate snow covered rural area completely alone, and is expected to immediately start battling the elements in order to survive.
In its sandbox form, this is a perma-death game with no win condition that isn't externally motivated (by leaderboards or achievements).
A small number of challenges can be chosen at the start of the game to add more specific objectives and win conditions to the gameplay.
The main gameplay consists of exploring the five interconnected maps of the game world in search of shelter, equipment and resources, while managing the character's basic needs (hunger, thirst, body temperature, fatigue, encumbrance, health) and avoiding dangerous animals.
These game maps are persistent, however the available equipment that spawns in them is randomized.
There is no character creation, but there is a skill system that levels up by use and improves the player's efficiency at different tasks.
One can harvest wood and plants, fish, hunt, manage their inventory and craft items (tools, food and medication).
Most equipment and clothes can also be repaired through the crafting system, provided one has the necessary resources and tools available.
With a day-night system, dynamic weather and an animal AI that tries to simulate real behaviour, the game attempts to mimic a survival experience in a natural environment with some degree of realism.
However the amount of available wildlife is limited: One can trap rabbits, hunt deer, and hunt or be hunted by wolves and bears.
The dangerous animals can be fought off through a rudimentary combat system (melee or ranged), avoided through a basic stealth (line of sight) system or distracted/scared away with flares.
Hunting is done with a bow, pistol or rifle, the latter two being dependent on finding some of
About Nintendo Switch
Released in 2017, the Nintendo Switch became one of the best-selling consoles of all time thanks to its hybrid handheld/docked design. Its cartridge-based physical format (as opposed to discs) has made complete-in-box collecting popular again, with certain limited print runs and Nintendo-published exclusives already commanding a premium on the secondhand market just a few years after release.
Gamevaro tracks The Long Dark for Nintendo Switch with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Rarity & condition
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Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is The Long Dark worth?
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Is The Long Dark rare?
No market sales have been tracked yet for The Long Dark, which could mean it rarely changes hands or that Gamevaro simply hasn't recorded a sale for it yet.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for The Long Dark?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.