The Long Dark Episode 4 out now on Switch
Following two years of development, Hinterland Studio issued an Episode 4 free story update for its exploration-survival experience The Long Dark titled “Fury, Then Silence”. Switch players should be able to access it after installing a version 1.95.83581 patch.
The new story “follows crashed bush pilot Mackenzie on his continued search for his companion Astrid in the snowy apocalypse.” He’s now found himself captured by a gang attempting a prison break.
Hinterland Studio shared the following about developing Fury, Then Silence for The Long Dark:
Developing the majority of this episode during a global pandemic has been a challenging experience to say the least. All the while, the team has banded together to support each other during the ups and downs. Within our small team, we’ve experienced the highs of births and new life, and the deep lows of losing people we love. And all the while, we pushed forward to tell the story of Mackenzie and Astrid, the quiet apocalypse, the wintery wilderness of Great Bear, and the mysterious aurora in the sky, all to the best of our ability. The parallels between our isolation and fears of the outside world and Mackenzie’s experience in the episode were not lost on us.
For us, Episode Four will always be the pandemic episode. The experience of making it, and of playing it, will always be coloured by this time. Art doesn’t exist in a vacuum, so maybe you will feel some of those influences as you go through and experience Blackrock for yourselves.
Today is a bittersweet day. We give you the fourth episode of our survival odyssey, and we come one step closer to the final part of our story. We have set the table for Episode Five, and now we turn our attention to bringing it to a close. There are still many challenges ahead.
View a trailer for The Long Dark Episode 4 Fury, Then Silence below.
