Outlast
| Outlast | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Red Barrels |
| Publisher | Red Barrels |
| Writer | J. T. Petty |
| Composer | Samuel Laflamme |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
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| Release | |
| Genre | Survival horror |
| Mode | Single-player |
Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by the Canadian independent studio Red Barrels. The plot centres on Miles Upshur, a freelance investigative journalist who investigates Mount Massive Asylum, a remote psychiatric hospital located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado, United States.
It was released for Microsoft Windows on September 4, 2013, PlayStation 4 on February 4, 2014, and Xbox One on June 19, 2014. Linux and OS X versions were released on March 31, 2015 while a Nintendo Switch version was released on February 27, 2018. Outlast received generally positive reviews from critics for its atmosphere, horror elements, and overall gameplay. As of October 2024, it has a playerbase of 37 million.
A sequel, Outlast 2, was released on April 25, 2017, while a prequel, The Outlast Trials, was released on March 5, 2024. The Murkoff Account, a comic book series set between Outlast and Outlast 2, was released from July 2016 to November 2017. A second comic series, The Murkoff Collections, was published in October 2024. A film adaptation is also in development.