Challenge

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 eight challenges in the The Long Dark. Completing all of them (excluding difficulty 6 challenges) yields the Challenge Mastery achievement.

Challenge	Description	Difficulty
Hopeless Rescue	Recover the Distress Pistol from the summit of Timberwolf Mountain. Fire it from the top of the Desolation Point Lighthouse.	4
The Hunted, Part One	Avoid the Bear. Get to Trapper's Cabin in Mystery Lake.	5
The Hunted, Part Two	Take the rifle and go face the Old Bear.	5
Whiteout	The storm arrives in 30 days. Stockpile enough food, water, and supplies in the Coastal Highway Quonset Garage before it hits.	4
Nomad	Survive for 3 days each in 15 specific locations across the game world.	3
Archivist	During the aurora, collect Buffer Memories from across Great Bear Island at the locations listed in your journal.	3
As the Dead Sleep	Visit all the grave sites marked on your map. There is no time limit. As your life ebbs, death is the only barrier.	6
Escape the Darkwalker	Search for the Green Fires. Learn all you can about the Darkwalker. Knowledge will help you find a way to defeat the enemy.	6