The Outlast Trials News

93% positive rated survival horror gets game-changing content update

Launched into 1.0 just last month, The Outlast Trials bravely asks the question: 'What if you took the horrific monstrosities and suffering of Outlast, and put it all into a multiplayer co-op experience?' The answer is one of the best horror games to release recently, testing your skills to survive and your mental stability to stay calm amidst the nightmarish titual trials you'll be put through. And as of today, it's received its first content drop in the form of the Toxic Shock update.

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New Update | Toxic Shock Limited-Time Event & more...

Greetings Reagents,

Toxic Shock has begun at the Sinyala Facility, and we are looking forward to our experimentation and research findings in this endeavor!

[h2]This update includes:[/h2]

New Limited-Time Event: TOXIC SHOCK.
New Mk-Challenges coming May 7th
Revised unlocking process for Program X and Program Ultra.
Various improvements/fixes/quality of life updates.

Limited-Time Event: TOXIC SHOCK

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Toxic Shock brings a new experiment in the symbiotic action of chemically-induced pain and permanent damage to the Sinyala Facility. Recover all the drugged rats within the Trials for tissue analysis. Fulfill the secondary objective for additional rewards.

[h2]New variators:[/h2]

Toxic Shock: The Trial environment sporadically fills with toxic gas, inflicting permanent damage. Hide to stay alive.
Collect The Rats: Recover all the drugged rats within the Trial for tissue analysis. Fulfill the objective for additional rewards.

Complete Trials in this time-limited program to earn Toxic Tokens and exclusive Toxic Cosmetics.
Uncover the secrets of Toxic Shock by locating new evidence documents scattered throughout the Trials.

[h3]Toxic Shock will run until May 7th at 10 AM ET (GMT -4)[/h3]
Please be aware that Weekly Programs will be temporarily halted during the presence of Toxic Shock

[h2]New Upcoming Events Calendar[/h2]

[h2]New MK-Challenges - Available May 7th[/h2]
New Mk-Challenges will debut in upcoming Events and Weekly Trials on May 7th and will be part of the Weekly Program: Recent Therapies

Tilt The Scales of Justice - Can real evidence of false crimes outweigh the power of corrupting wealth? Load the scales of Lady Justice and observe.
Sabotage the Factory - Murkoff controls the means of production; use the emergency breaks to shut down the factory.

[h2]Programs Structure Tweaks[/h2]
Changes to Program structures:

Complete all Trials of Program Genesis to unlock Program X.
Complete all Trials of Program X to unlock Program Ultra.
Last Trial of Program Genesis now gives the Core Therapy Poster (previously was 1st reborn).

Dev Comment: "We've observed that some players struggled to complete the Release Protocol, preventing them from unlocking and experimenting with Program X and Ultra. With this update, players can now continue making progress and access the final Trial when they feel ready."

[h2]Fixes/Additions/Balancing[/h2]

Increased rewards for perfect scores (A+) in harder Trials.
Reduced score penalty for triggering sound traps.
Reworked the main menu.
Cross-play message now displayed only once (instead of every time the player enters the Sleep Room).
New TV in the shuttle displays the remaining time before the Shuttle leaves (exit trial sequence).
New pointing animation was added when pinging.
Courthouse: Decreased the number of evidence to gather for this objective.
Courthouse: Reworked the positioning of puzzle box clues.
Toy Factory: Reduced the delay of trapped boxes to 1 second.
Lobby: New notifications on Mirror and Bed when new items are acquired.
Lobby: New notification on Personal Cell when there’s a new notification inside the cell (mirror, bed, radio).
Antotoxin (Amp): Sanity restoration delay reduced to 60 seconds (was 120 seconds).
Controller only: Players no longer need to hold the input for specific hold actions, allowing joystick use to look around while holding an interaction (e.g., pushing the Snitch). This can be turned off in the settings.
Placing a ping now triggers a pointing emote.
Fixed an issue where players could prevent an NPC from bashing through a door via an exploit.
Fixed an issue where some players were unable to pass under an open Garage door in solo.
Fixed an issue where using the X-Ray would sometimes remove the shimmer on items/objectives.
Fixed an issue where players would get stuck forever if going down (bleeding out) in the stairways of Orphanage.
Fixed an issue where the hit reaction after being damaged would be delayed.
Fixed an issue where players could disarm a battery-powered device with the stun rig before the objective was started.
Fixed an issue where if the application was abruptly closed while the player is affected by the Psychosis effect from a trapped door, the player is unable to return to that trial (reconnection).
Fixed an issue where an enemy could appear to be invisible.
Fixed an issue when disconnecting from inside a hiding spot.
Fixed issues when a player would disconnect from a Trial while holding a large object.
Fixed an issue where players could maneuver and be able to pass a large objective item through detector doors.
Fixed an issue where players could jump backward to bypass door detectors.
Fixed some issues with the spectator mode (when a player dies and spectates another player).

If you encounter any issues in-game, feel free to join our 18+ Official Outlast Discord Server and create a ticket to speak with our support team.

We will see you in the Sleep Room...

91% rated co-op horror game to launch grotesque limited time event

Outlast never really seemed like it would be able to make a smooth transition into becoming a multiplayer game. The first two horror games, sharing DNA with Alien: Isolation and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, are frightening in large part because they make players feel utterly alone in an unfathomably terrifying situation. Still, the move away from solo design represented by The Outlast Trials has gone over very well, creator Red Barrels' latest garnering praise and attracting players through the success of its Dead by Daylight reminiscent premise and, as today's news continues, a steady cadence of updates.

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The Outlast Trials dev has big plans ahead following its 1.0 launch

Now The Outlast Trials is out for real on Steam and the Epic Games Store, developer Red Barrels has given us a glimpse into the future of the co-op horror game. Offering a different, more in-your-face spin on the format than the likes of Phasmophobia and Lethal Company, the launch of The Outlast Trials 1.0 has seen it holding an impressive 93% Steam rating from almost 40,000 user reviews, and now we've got a firm look at what's to come as we move towards The Outlast Trials Season 1.

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Launching Forward | Roadmap and more of what's coming to The Outlast Trials

[h2]Greetings Reagents[/h2]This week we launched out of Early Access and into The Outlast Trials' version 1.0! It was a huge milestone for our team over at Red Barrels and we took the time to go over some of the changes that were brought in since 1.0 and answer player questions in our latest Dev Q&A Broadcast on our YouTube channel! We look forward to doing more Dev Streams such as this one, and we may use them to tease some of the new features we are currently working on.

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Thank you to all of our Early Access players, you all learned so much during the process and we were able to shape the Trials into what they are today with your invaluable feedback! With over 407k, Reborn and 29 million deaths, 13 million documents were collected, more than 200k teammates saved from bleed-out and the fact that you all spent more time in night vision than hiding, we want to thank you for being a part of this journey!

[h2]Weekly Programs Calendar[/h2]

[h2]The Outlast Trials Roadmap[/h2]

As mentioned in the Dev Broadcast, we wanted to share a Roadmap with some features that our team plans to add to The Outlast Trials. As we continue to monitor the feature balances we've made, the feedback of players, and the stability of the game in general, our team will also be working on bug fixes and improvements that will come along with these upcoming updates.

Toxic Shock will be our first Limited-Time event for all 1.0 players to experience followed by another Classified Event, stay tuned for more info and teasers.
Season 1 will be a major update that will feature a New Trial, a New Prime Asset, a New Rig, and more!
The Items in the "Future" category consists of features that we will be adding later in the year.

We look forward to the future of The Outlast Trials and to having all of you try some of the new experimental programs that will be added to the Trials.

We continue to seek player feedback so if you are so inclined you can do so in our Spontaneous feedback Survey

If you encounter any issues in-game feel free to join our 18+ Official Outlast Discord to contact a support team by submitting a /ticket. You can also use Discord to meet many other Outlast fans who are looking for teams to play with in #find-players. Make sure to read our Server Rules and select the topics that interest in the Channels and Roles section!

- The RB Team