The Long Drive
First-person desert driving sandbox with survival and car maintenance
Genesz · Released Sep 25, 2019 · Early Access
ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationEarly Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 56K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 320 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 182
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Nov 26, 2024
What is The Long Drive?
A first-person, open-world driving and survival game set in a procedurally generated desert. You travel by car, explore distant landmarks, handle basic maintenance and survival needs, and choose your own route.
For you if...
- +you enjoy aimless road trips and open-ended exploration
- +you like tinkering with cars and basic survival systems
- +you prefer self-directed play over fixed objectives
Not for you if...
- −you need clear goals and a guided campaign
- −you want deep vehicle maintenance or survival systems
What players say
88% of 56,417 reviews are positive · 75% of 320 in the last 30 days
Players praise the open-ended driving, car modification, and unpredictable comedy, both alone and with friends. Their main complaints are persistent bugs, repetitive play, and long gaps in meaningful updates or developer communication while the game remains in Early Access.
Screenshots and trailer
The Long Drive system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- +3 GHZ dual core processor
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 650 TI or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit or higher
- Processor
- +3 GHZ quad core processor or higher
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1050 TI or AMD equivalent or higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Driving
- Multiplayer
- Open World
- Survival
- Automobile Sim
- Exploration
- Post-apocalyptic
- Adventure
- First-Person
- Simulation
- Singleplayer
- Racing
- Shooter
- Horror
- Early Access
- Indie
Recent updates
- Nov 26, 2024 · UPDATE V2024.11.26b_test
- Nov 14, 2024 · Update V2024.11.13_test
- Nov 10, 2024 · Update V2024.11.10_test:
- Oct 17, 2024 · UPDATE V2024.10.17b_test and previous patchnotes
- Oct 10, 2024 · Update V2024.10.10_test and previous updates changenotes
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