

It was finally released in full on August 1, 2017, with the first 2 episodes of the story campaign unlocked on release, Episode three was released Octowith the remaining episodes to be released at a later date. Then the days grow longer until we hit summer solstice, around June 21st.The Long Dark was released in alpha form for Steam Early Access on September 22, 2014. While Alaska is not technically “night” for six months, we do get longer and longer hours of darkness until we hit winter solstice, usually around December 21st.


Because Alaska sits close to the north pole, when we hit the winter season, the tilt of the Earth’s axis creates an environment of long, dark nights as we tilt away from the sun. The long, dark hours of the winter season are due to Alaska’s location on the globe. The entire state experiences varying hours of sunlight and darkness all year long. Why is Alaska dark for 6 months of the year?Īlaska is not actually dark for 6 months of the year, even in our northern cities. On winter solstice, the darkest day of the year, Anchorage will only receive 5 hours and 27 minutes of daylight. The largest city in Alaska, Anchorage, enjoys 19 hours of daylight on summer solstice, the longest day of the year. In places like Utqiagvik, they enjoy 80 straight days of daylight in the summer months, and 67 days of darkness in the winter months. Although Our northernmost cities can enjoy 24 hours of uninterrupted daylight in the summer time, the winter time is filled with as many hours of darkness.

Alaska is famous for being the “land of the midnight sun,” but the converse is true in the winter time. This varies throughout the seasons, and depends on your location in Alaska. How many hours of darkness does Alaska receive?
