The Outlast Trials

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The Outlast Trials
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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

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.

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. ^ a b 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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