I've never played the story, but this is a game I normally try and play during the winter months for a few survival games. Though fun at times, it just lacks something that other games offer in this genre. Take for example the Forest. It's massive, miles on miles to explore. The Long Dark feels so contstrained compared to that, to the point I feel like I've seen most things in a few hours for a playthrough. The atmosphere is still great though and it's a solid winter game.