Studio Hinterland released a large-scale development diary for August, summarizing the release of the final fifth episode of “The Long Dark” and sharing future plans, announcing that it will shift its development focus to the development of survival mode.
After completing the story activity Wintermute The team intends to fully support the sandbox, fix long-standing bugs, and create new content. The developers plan to release three ongoing update streams, including a free update called “Game Base Version” top level domain core and two new paid add-ons. At the same time, since the initial price of the add-on is so low, the author is considering the possibility of a slight increase in the cost of future DLC and the survival mode itself Stories from faraway places.
With the gaming industry in turmoil, the studio decided to remain completely independent, abandoning deals with publishers in order to fund sequels black frost Due to sales of the original game. Due to increased quality requirements, the release of the sequel has been postponed to 2027, and the first reveal of the game content is expected before the end of this year. Additionally, the team is considering dropping support for outdated consoles from the previous generation in order to optimize resources on current platforms.
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