The Outlast Trials
| The Outlast Trials | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Red Barrels |
| Publisher | Red Barrels |
| Director | Alex Charbonneau |
| Producer | Charles Ayotte |
| Programmer | François Cournoyer |
| Writer | J. T. Petty |
| Composer | Tom Salta |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platforms | |
| Release | March 5, 2024 |
| Genre | Survival horror |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Outlast Trials is a 2024 first-person psychological survival horror live service video game developed and published by Red Barrels. It serves as a prequel to both Outlast (2013) and Outlast 2 (2017) and revolves around test subjects who are involuntarily recruited in a mysterious Cold War experiment.
First announced in October 2019, the game was originally scheduled for release in August 2021, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A closed beta was available from October 28 to November 1, 2022, until it was finally released via early access for Microsoft Windows on May 18, 2023, and fully launched for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on March 5, 2024. The Outlast Trials received generally positive reviews from critics.