Are you ready for some mind-numbing terror, as the survival horror genre hits a peak? The Outlast Trials is available on Xbox, PlayStation and PC, and you should be afraid. Very afraid.
Available right now for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, The Outlast Trials sees Red Barrels take the acclaimed Outlast series to the next level. See, this time you aren’t necessarily left alone to fight your way through trouble – you can do it with friends. Will that dilute the jumps and chills that Outlast is famed for? We’ll find out in full review.
All the scares
Also present on the digital stores of PlayStation and PC, The Outlast Trials whisks players off to the Cold War era, taking on the role of test subjects who have been taken in by the Murkoff Corporation. It’s up to you – and your mates – to partake in a series of physical and mental challenges, tormented by others as you do so. And you better be sure, this ordeals will test your sanity to the limit.
Priced at £31.99 from the Xbox Store, The Outlast Trials has worked a PC early access scheme for a good nine months or so, as Red Barrels have honed the mechanics for full launch. But that does mean that new things will arrive with today’s full drop; a terrifying new trial in a Toy Factory for instance.
Key features
In all, expect the The Outlast Trials to launch with…
- Console Support – Now PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox® Series X|S and Xbox One® gamers can take on the Trials!
- New Trial – All-new Toy Factory trial pitting subjects against the fearsome Mother Gooseberry.
- New MK-Challenges – Designed for the Toy Factory environment.
- Full Controller Support – Controller, vibrations and select different controller layouts to fit your playstyle.
- New Evidence Documents – Continue to learn more about the Murkoff backstory and the Outlast lore.
- New Character Customization – Many new pieces of cosmetics to unlock.
- New Cell Decorations – Decorate your cell with new cosmetics.
- New Legendary Outfits – Acquire new reborn legendary outfits.
- Increased Level Cap – Continue your therapy up to level 65.
- New Amps – Fine tune your loadout with many new Amps.
- Weekly Programs – Comeback every week to experience new therapies.
- Plus… many more quality of life improvements, balancing and bug fixes.
A Word from the Red Barrels Team
“Outlast has always been about survival despite overwhelming horror. You may just barely make it out alive, but you’ll never be the same again. For The Outlast Trials, we asked ourselves: ‘What if players were trapped in the horror together?’ “It was a long journey to deliver that experience at the level of quality Red Barrels demands. We needed to make something scary, thrilling, funny, and shocking. We needed to make something players could enjoy either alone or with friends. And we needed to make something players could return to again and again. We hope you enjoy and suffer our nightmare.”
Buy The Outlast Trials on Xbox now!
The Outlast Trials is on the Xbox Store, playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. It’s also on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC.
Further to the base game is The Outlast Trials Reagent Starter Pack. This will set you back £16.74, but adds in a fair bit of new content. There are new outfits, new cell items, posters and more. All should let you customise The Outlast Trials to suit…
- Space Oddity Vapor Suit
- Hazard Ignorance Suit
- Bidendum Glut Suit
- Chemistry Teacher Suit
- Futterman Doll cell item
- Stun Rod cell item
- Mannequin Skinned cell item
- Teeth Bowl cell item
- Police Badge cell item
- Pistachios cell item
- 3 exclusive The Outlast Trials cell posters
- 3 exclusive The Outlast Trials player icons
Let us know how deep you’ll be going with this one. And if you want to know more about Outlast as a whole, check out our articles covering the original Outlast from 2014 and that of Outlast 2.
The Outlast Trials Xbox Description
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
