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 prequel of the "Outlast" series and features test subjects in a mysterious Cold War experiment.
| The Outlast Trials | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Red Barrels |
| Publisher(s) | Red Barrels |
| Series | Outlast |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | TBA |
| Release | 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Multi-player |
The game is scheduled for a release sometime in 2021.
Development
Outlast 3 was announced in December 2017, though no time frame or target platforms were confirmed.[1] 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.[1]
The Outlast Trials was teased in October 2019 and is not a direct sequel to Outlast 2. It is about test subjects in a mysterious Cold War experiment and set in the same universe of the previous games. Red Barrels co-founder David Chateauneuf said the proof-of-concept was now complete and the game's team was now in development mode.[2]
References
- Barnett, Brian (December 7, 2017). "'Outlast' Coming to Switch, 'Outlast 3' Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- Brown, Fraser (December 4, 2019). "'The Outlast Trials' is a 4-player survival horror set during the Cold War". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- McWhertor, Michael (December 4, 2019). "The next 'Outlast' game will be multiplayer". Polygon. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- 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.