The Long Reach
Released Mar 2018
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
85% positive · 504 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
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Evaluation
The Long Reach launched on March 14, 2018 as a complete, self-contained horror-adventure game. Following launch, the developer issued a bug-fix patch on March 19, 2018 and a larger feature patch on May 2, 2018. No additional story content, expansions, or DLC were ever announced or released beyond the soundtrack (which shipped the day after launch on March 15, 2018). There has been no developer communication about The Long Reach specifically since May 2018.
The most recent news post on the game's Steam page (May 7, 2026) is an announcement about the developer's next game — The Road of Dust and Sorrow — and its demo going live. This confirms the studio (Painted Black Games) is still active, but they are now focused on a new project rather than continuing work on The Long Reach. This is consistent with The Long Reach being a finished, standalone title.
The game shipped as a complete narrative experience with no post-launch content roadmap, no season pass, no unreleased DLC, and no developer statements indicating future content was planned. The May 2026 developer post, while filed under The Long Reach's Steam news feed, is explicitly about a new game — reinforcing that The Long Reach's own development chapter is closed.
Evidence
Developer announces their new game (The Road of Dust and Sorrow) and its demo, posted via The Long Reach's news feed. Confirms studio is active but focused on a new project, not further Long Reach content.
Developer released a major patch for The Long Reach — the last substantive update to the game itself.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Silver Lining Interactive
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
"Calm down. This is all normal. Well, it’s a new normal. There was a malfunction that we can’t fix yet, but with your help I can make symptoms bearable. We’re all in the same boat here and should help each other."
"I’m Shelly, a lead scientist in General Education research facility. The job title is longer, but it’s not important. Here’s what I know so far, though."
"The experience-sharing program that we were studying went haywire. Maybe it’s that black box, maybe something else. The main symptom for you is that your nightmares and dreams no longer require sleeping to manifest. These hallucinations is all your subconscious. It turns out that given enough time with it, we go insane. But we can fix that."
The Long Reach is an adventure game filled with colorful characters, puzzles, and a shock of discovery. Wait, weren't we supposed to say “joy of discovery”? That can’t be right.
The Long Reach takes place in New Hampshire, in the fictional town of Baervox. The game draws its inspiration from Lone Survivor and The Cave and all the classical adventures (except that The Long Reach is set in the present day). You don't play in a post-apocalyptic world or explore a fairy-filled fantasy world. You’re in the thick of it, just around the corner from the place where you buy your groceries.
- The Long Reach is a horror-thriller hell bent on screwing with your perception of things.
- The game misuses stunning pixel art to create gruesome and unsettling images.
- You’ll be playing as Calvin throughout the game - this is an example of the lies and deception that we have in store for you.
- You won’t be forced to figure everything out. Escape if you wish, in fact we encourage you to run for your life!
- Solve puzzles that require thinking outside the box. The box provided by our publisher was never used during the development.
- You’ll be able to talk with plenty of characters. In fact, you’ll have a chance to pitch in every five lines or so.
- A classic adventure game inventory filled with keys and weird stuff (note: no Elvish swords glowing faintly blue when evil is close in this game).
- Original atmospheric and haunting soundtrack. The composer's not right in the head, he brought weird stuff home to use in the soundtrack. We’re all concerned for his cat.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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