THE LONG DARK:
IRON ROAD

RELEASE DATE

October 27, 2026

GENRE

Survival

Adventure

Simulation

Strategy

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IRON ROAD is an Early Access DLC for THE LONG DARK’s Survival Mode.

The Iron Road DLC expands the base Survival Mode with a whole new island, new gameplay systems, and a full range of new content for THE LONG DARK.

As an Early Access product, the DLC will launch with a partial roster of the full intended content for the DLC, which will be released over time as it is built alongside the player community.

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An Island Lost to Time

Welcome to Cauldron Island. Lost to history, hiding a mystery. A vast northern chain of islands with 100km+ of railway winding its way across the craggy and desolate landscape, and the abandoned remnants of a once-thriving whaling industry there for you to discover.

Restore and activate a century-old train to travel deep along this forgotten caldera to uncover a dark secret. What you discover in the end will change how you survive in this Aurora-bathed world, forever.

A century ago, a rich industrialist named Hamish McLeod harnessed the unique properties of Cauldron Island with a plan for economic domination through whale-oil powered technology. But this history was erased, and the dark truth about how things went wrong has been hidden in the past. Until now.

Get to Cauldron Island and uncover the truth. Follow the path laid by Alice McLeod, his great-granddaughter, who came here to crack the mystery of her family legacy.

Because uncovering the mystery of Cauldron Island is core to your survival in this new Aurora-blasted world. And the journey Alice started is yours to complete.

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IRON ROAD is an Early Access DLC for THE LONG DARK’s Survival Mode.

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