Outlast Video Game Series

Outlast 2, for that was the name of the production, debuted in 2017 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; at the same time, the omnibus edition went on sale, the Outlast Trinity, containing both parts of the series and the add-on Whistleblower. This time the action was set in the Supai region near the Grand Canyon of Colorado, where violent cultists awaiting the apocalypse prowled. Outlast 2 repeated the success of its predecessor, and also hit the Nintendo Switch platform in 2018.

The third game under the banner of Outlast was The Outlast Trials, released in March 2024 for PC and consoles. The authors took us back to the times of the Cold War, to a facility where the Murkoff corporation conducted research on mind control, allowing us to take on the role of the subjects of these terrifying experiments. Like Red Barrels' previous achievements, this production was also a great success, receiving acclaim from gamers and industry media.

Gameplay in games from the Outlast series

In the games under the banner of Outlast the action is viewed from a first-person perspective (FPP). By traversing locations, interacting with the environment and fighting for survival, we push forward the stories told in them.

In the first two installments of the series (as well as in the add-on Outlast: Whistleblower), we cannot resist adversaries in any way.. Instead, we have to sneak behind their backs and hide from them, hiding in cabinets, barrels or even in the tall grass. Some changes in this matter were introduced by the game The Outlast Trialswhich allows you to briefly stun enemies or slow them down with certain objects and actions (like closing doors behind you).

In addition, While in the first two parts of the series (and again in the add-on Outlast: Whistleblower) we control a character imposed from above, in The Outlast Trials we create her ourselves, choosing her class and developing her as we progress. In addition, the first two installments of the series allow us to use the camera, which allows, among other things, to see in the dark, while in The Outlast Trials its place has been taken by night vision goggles; both devices require batteries for operation, which are scattered around the locations.

Until the release of The Outlast Trials, all productions under this banner offered only the possibility to play alone. Red Barrels' third major work introduced a cooperative multiplayer mode for up to four people..

Outlast series sales results

A measure of the success of the series Outlast is its sales results. In May 2018, the studio Red Barrels boasted that the series found more than 15 million buyers. In addition, The Outlast Trials managed to attract more than 500,000 players within the first week of its release in Early Access on the Steam platform.