Challenges are special tasks that the player can set out to accomplish within the world of The Long Dark. Challenges can be chosen from the game's main menu.
There are currently five challenges in the The Long Dark. Completing all five yields the Challenge Mastery achievement.
| Challenge | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hopeless Rescue | Recover the Distress Pistol from the summit of Timberwolf Mountain. Fire it from the top of the Desolation Point Lighthouse. |
| The Hunted, Part One | Avoid the Bear. Get to Trapper's Cabin in Mystery Lake. |
| The Hunted, Part Two | Take the rifle and go face the Old Bear, |
| Whiteout | The storm arrives in 30 days. Stockpile enough food, water, and supplies in the Coastal Highway Quonset Garage before it hits. |
| Nomad | Survive for 3 days each in 15 specific locations across the game world. |
History 
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- Hopeless Rescue and The Hunted, Part One were added in version 0.321
- Whiteout and Nomad were added in version 0.346
- The Hunted, Part Two was added in version 0.364
| Challenges
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| Hopeless Rescue • The Hunted, Part One • The Hunted, Part Two • Whiteout • Nomad |
