The Outlast Trials

The Outlast Trials is an upcoming first-person psychological horror survival video game developed and published by Red Barrels. It is the third installment in the Outlast series, serving as a prequel to the first two games and features test subjects in a mysterious Cold War experiment. The game is scheduled for release in 2022.

The Outlast Trials
Developer(s)Red Barrels
Publisher(s)Red Barrels
SeriesOutlast
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release2022
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

Outlast 3 was announced in December 2017, though no time frame or target platforms were confirmed.[2] During this announcement, Red Barrels said that because they could not easily add downloadable content for Outlast 2 due to its structure, they have a smaller separate project related to Outlast that will release before Outlast 3.[2] Red Barrels also described the game as a "TV series". The development team of the game had around 40 people.[3]

The Outlast Trials was teased in October 2019 and is not a direct sequel to Outlast 2. It is about test subjects for the Murkoff Corporation in a mysterious Cold War experiment that is set in the same universe of the previous games. Red Barrels co-founder David Chateauneuf said "the proof-of-concept is now complete and the game's team is now in development mode".[4]

Marketing

On December 4, 2019, Red Barrels released a teaser image of the game.[5] On June 13, 2020, a teaser trailer was released, announcing a release for 2021.[6] However, it was announced in August 2021 that the game has been delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

References
  1. Morin, Phillipe (September 3, 2021). "The Outlast Trials "is like a TV series", offering new challenges for players and developer alike". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. Barnett, Brian (December 7, 2017). "'Outlast' Coming to Switch, 'Outlast 3' Confirmed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. Morin, Phillipe (September 3, 2021). "The Outlast Trials "is like a TV series", offering new challenges for players and developer alike". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. Brown, Fraser (December 4, 2019). "'The Outlast Trials' is a 4-player survival horror set during the Cold War". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. McWhertor, Michael (December 4, 2019). "The next 'Outlast' game will be multiplayer". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. Red Barrels [@TheRedBarrels] (June 13, 2020). "Survive alongside friends or dare to face the experiments by yourself. Your freedom ends in 2021. Welcome to the Outlast Trials" (Tweet). Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. Fenlon, Wes (August 26, 2021). "Here's our first real look at Cold War horror game The Outlast Trials". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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