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2017PEGI 16PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive16.99 €

A lonely, unforgiving survival experience in the frozen Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic disaster, where cold, hunger and wolves are your real enemies. Its painterly visuals and quiet atmosphere turn every trek into a tense, often melancholic journey.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Challenging difficulty
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Don't Starve

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2013USK 12PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable96 % positive8.19 €

Brings what grabs you about The Long Dark: an open world, lots to discover and a demanding difficulty.

A merciless survival game with a gothic, Tim Burton-esque hand-drawn style, where you scavenge, craft and fend off hunger, insanity and monsters in a procedurally generated wilderness. Death is permanent, but every run teaches you something new.

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