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The Long Dark PS5 cheats & save options

Review available cheats and presets, choose your values in the app, then transfer your edited save back to your PS5.

Regional title IDs

  • PPSA30658 · Beta
  • PPSA30659 · Beta
  • Beta
  • Ninja Verified
  • Published
Developer · Hinterland StudioReleased · Official game page

Beta: test at your own risk

Support for this game is still being tested. Cheats may not work with every game version and could damage your save. Keep a backup of your original save before applying changes.

Applying beta cheats currently requires Beta tester access.

The Long Dark, on Your Terms

The Long Dark doesn't hand out second chances, but your save can. Top up condition and calories, clear thirst, fatigue and freezing, then push your skills toward mastery in The Long Dark on PS5. Want to wander without the wolves deciding your fate? Flip on the saved protection toggles and keep moving.

  • Restore condition and calories, clear thirst, fatigue and freezing in one go.
  • Boost archery, cooking, firestarting and other skills to 1,000 points each.
  • Enable saved protection: never die, invulnerability and carry-weight override.

Make more of your PS5 saves

Unlock NinjaSaves to download the desktop app and use supported save edits. Check your game and console compatibility first.

Available for your computer

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS · Coming soon

Available cheats

Cheat options: 26

Preview the changes you can make. Choose your values in the app after importing your save.

Marked as tested

Survival

5

Set the saved thirst (%) Lower is better.

Protection

3

Profile feats

9

Ready-made presets

A set of changes you can choose together. Review the included values before applying.

Restore survival meters

Restore condition and calories; clear thirst, fatigue and freezing.

Not yet marked as tested

Boost all available skills

Set existing skill components to 1,000 points each.

Not yet marked as tested

Enable saved protection settings

Enable the saved never-die, invulnerability and carry-weight settings.

Not yet marked as tested

Complete available feat progress

Set the nine supported profile counters to their completion thresholds.

Not yet marked as tested

The Long Dark on PS5: questions and answers

Can you use cheats in The Long Dark on PS5?
Yes. NinjaSaves lists cheat options (26) and presets (4) for The Long Dark on PS5. Import your save with the NinjaSaves desktop app for Windows or Linux, choose your cheats and values, then send the edited save back to your PS5 over your home network.
Which The Long Dark cheats are available?
Available cheat options include Condition (%), Fatigue (%), Freezing (%), Reserve calories, Thirst (%), Archery points, Carcass Harvesting points, Clothing Repair points, and 18 more.
Which editions of The Long Dark are supported?
Options are listed for PPSA30658, PPSA30659. Regional editions and save versions can differ, so your exact save is checked after you import it. This game is in Beta: cheats may not work with every game version, so keep a backup of your original save.
How much does it cost to edit The Long Dark saves?
Importing saves is free. Sending an edited save back to your PS5 uses one save from your Ninja Pass monthly allowance, from 5 saves a month to unlimited. A save only counts when your PS5 confirms it received it.