The Long Dark
21:9
Partial
32:9
Partial
Gameplay Scaling
Vert-
HUD
Edge-positioned
Centered HUD
Unavailable
Cutscenes
16:9 pillarboxed
Menus
Ultrawide
FOV
Narrow
Black Bars
Cutscenes only
Flawless Widescreen
Not Required
Community Fix
None available
Online Safety
Safe
Overview
The Long Dark runs at ultrawide resolutions but uses Vert- scaling, so the image is cropped top and bottom unless you raise the FOV slider. The slider max (100) goes up to 150 only when the aspect ratio is above 2.5. That helps 32:9 but not 21:9 (2.33).
Compatibility details
21:9 SupportPartial
32:9 SupportPartial
Gameplay ScalingVert-
HUD BehaviorEdge-positioned
Centered HUDUnavailable
Cutscene Support16:9 pillarboxed
Menu SupportUltrawide
FOVNarrow
Black BarsCutscenes only
StretchingNone observed
Fixes
No known fix yet.
No community ultrawide fix was found; raise the in-game FOV slider to offset the Vert- cropping.
Patch history & verification
2.52Sep 23, 2026
Verified PCGamingWiki (ultrawide limited, Vert-, FOV 70-100 going up to 150 above a 2.5 aspect ratio) and Steam/Hinterland forum threads. Cutscene pillarboxing and the edge HUD are unconfirmed and set to the safer values. Not in the Flawless Widescreen repo; no community fix found.