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After 12 years, the prices of the original Outlast games are going down forever

Resident Evil 9 could be on the way. State of Decay 3 is also in the works. But while we wait for that next generation of horror games, now might be the time to finally take a visit to - or to revisit - Mount Massive Asylum and the Colorado Plateau. More than a decade since the original Outlast was released, developer Red Barrels has decided to cut the prices for all three of its original games. And this isn't just a temporary sale - from now on, Outlast, The Whistleblower, and Outlast 2 are going to be cheaper forever. At the same time, a new update for The Outlast Trials has just arrived. If you need more convincing, even now, some 12 years later, this remains one of the best-rated horror series on Steam.


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New Update | Prime Time Limited-Time Event is Back, New MK-Challenges & more

Greetings Reagents,


Our Prime Assets are the core of the Therapy and it's time for you to have some quality time with Sergeant Coyle, Mother Gooseberry and Franco Barbi during Prime Time, along with two new sadistic MK-Challenges that push you to fumigate the factory and gamble your life for freedom.

[h2]This update includes[/h2]
  • New Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIME
  • New Limited-Time Catalog: PRIME TIME
  • New MK-Challenge: FUMIGATE THE FACTORY
  • New MK-Challenge: REDEEM YOUR FREEDOM
  • Revamp of Program Genesis
  • Quickplay replaced by Group Finder
  • Pause Menu rework
  • Task Tracking
  • Many additions, fixes, and balancing changes

[h2]New Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIME[/h2]
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Prime Time proved to be a most efficacious therapy; so much so that we are reviving the initiative. Gooseberry, Coyle, or Franco unite to hunt you down in the same Trial for some compound Therapy.

[h3]New Limited-Time Catalog: PRIME TIME[/h3]

A brand new Catalog is available for the duration of the Prime Time Limited-Time event.
  • Players can spend their acquired Event Tokens on items in the Prime Time Catalog to unlock exclusive cosmetics.
  • Once the event ends, the catalog will be removed, and any unspent tokens will be lost.

[h2]New MK-Challenge: FUMIGATE THE FACTORY[/h2]

Aging workers with their pensions and benefits are the bleeding wounds of our economy, draining the corporate body with their chronic existence. Stop the bleeding with a sterilizing gas and put the workers out of our misery.

[h2]New MK-Challenge: REDEEM YOUR FREEDOM[/h2]

Currency, like your survival, is worthless unless you give it value with faith. Collect tickets like your life depended on it.

[h2]Revamp of Program Genesis[/h2]
The Genesis Program has been revamped to include all Trials and MK-Challenges.
  • Trials are now organized by theme.
  • Programs now feature distinct visual feedback to clearly differentiate between Trials and MK-Challenges.
  • Going forward, all new Trials and MK-Challenges will be added under their corresponding themes within the Genesis Program.

[h2]Quickplay replaced by Group Finder[/h2]
  • Quick Play has been replaced with the new Group Finder.
  • Accessible from the Terminal’s main screen, the Group Finder allows players to connect with others looking to participate in the same activity.
Developper Comment: With the wide variety of activities in the game, managing them all through a single matchmaking system became increasingly complex. This often led to long wait times or failed group formations. The new Group Finder offers a streamlined solution—helping players quickly connect with others interested in the same activity. Once matched, players can communicate to fine-tune the details before jumping in.

[h2]Pause Menu rework[/h2]
  • The Pause Menu now features three tabs: Menu, Tasks, and Loadout.
  • Players can navigate through these tabs to view their respective content.
  • While in a Trial, the Loadout tab is view-only. Changes can still be made in the Sleep Room and Shuttle before starting a Trial.
  • Holding Tab (or Select on Gamepad) remains a shortcut to quickly open the Tasks tab.

[h2]Tasks Tracking[/h2]
  • It is now possible to pin one Task and have it displayed in the HUD permanently.
  • Simply navigate to the Tasks menu and press the Pin input.

[h2]Additions/Fixes/Balancing[/h2]
  • “Weekly Therapies” are now called “Routine Therapies” and include more tasks to complete for extra rewards. This change helps distinguish them from rotating “Weekly Tasks” and week-long program tasks.
  • Routine Therapies and Special Therapies will now include event variators in the Introductory difficulty, since it’s now possible to play any Trial in its original format within Program Genesis.
  • Jaeger Ex-Pop changes:
    • The Jaeger will no longer spawn during Trials of the Genesis Programs on Introductory and Standard difficulties.
    • It can still appear in Standard difficulty for Routine, Event, and Escalation Therapies.
    • Spawn chances reduced to 20% (was 33%) at Standard Difficulty.
    • Spawn chances reduced to 75% (was 100%) (Intensive and Psychosurgery)
    • The Jaeger can now only spawn once per Trial.
    • Once spawned, the Jaeger presence in a Trial is reduced to 3 minutes (was 5 minutes).
  • Trial Maker:
    • Improved Variators compatibility.
    • Added a new tab “Last Played” that lists the last Trials played in chronological order.
  • Escalation Therapy:
    • Added all latest MK-Challenges.
    • Reduced the number of syringe in Trials.
  • Solo: Players can now have a maximum reserve of 5 respawns (including Escalation).
  • Genesis: Adjusted variators in Intensive and Psychosurgery difficulties.
  • Settings: A new option has been added to automatically equip picked-up items.
  • The Stamina Boost item now grants temporary stamina immunity and a short speed boost upon consumption.
  • Added new behaviors for the imposters: list of behaviors redacted on purpose 🤫
  • Gameplay tutorials will now reappear for players who have been inactive for several days.
  • Fixed missing reward for the Genesis task “Score A+ in the Trial: Liquidate the Union”. Players will have to recomplete the task to claim the reward.
  • Fixed a bug where Program Genesis was reset after a Relapse.
  • Other various bug fixes.

[h2]The Outlast Trials Roadmap 2025[/h2]

Here is a look at what’s to come in The Outlast Trials in the near future. Following the Prime Time update Reagents will experience a new Routine Therapy: Nostophobia, followed by the Season 4 launch this Summer featuring a New Prime Asset, a New Trial environment and more!

We will once again celebrate Halloween with an update that includes a Limited-Time Event as well as a new game mode!

Thank you all for your continued patience as our team works hard to add new content to The Outlast Trials. Our goal is to keep the Therapy experience engaging and immersive, so we can all get better together!

- The RB Team

Boasting near-perfect reviews, one of PC's nastiest horror games just got bigger

What's the single scariest moment in videogame history? The dogs jumping through the windows in the original Resident Evil - that's the most common choice. Horror connoisseurs might also point to the Mr. Tibbits screamer in Condemned Criminal Origins, or the hospital rooftop in 2001's Silent Hill 2. Personally, I still lose sleep over the Working Joes in Alien Isolation, when you're running away and they grab your ankle. But The Outlast Trials gets under my skin. Any time the lights go out and those surgically implanted night-vision goggles come on, well, it's time to panic. One of the most beloved horror games on Steam, The Outlast Trials Season 3 update makes Red Barrels' co-op spin off even bigger - and it's also available at a cut price.


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Project Relapse Patch Notes | Season 3, New Map, New Game Mode, New Enemy & more

Reagents!


Now you understand: escape is foolish, undesirable, impossible. For those truly dedicated to the therapy, we have begun our Relapse Initiative. Together we can always get better.

[h3]This update includes:[/h3]
  • New Trial: Liquidate the Union
  • 2 New MK-Challenges: Spread the Disease & Cook the Informant
  • New Deluxe Catalog: Project Relapse
  • New Enemy: The Jaeger
  • New Limited-Time Event: Jaeger Onboarding
  • Introducing a New Game Mode: Trial Maker
  • Introducing the Relapse Initiative
  • Player Progression Adjustments
  • Save Game support in Escalation Therapy
  • Nudity Filter Toggle
  • Join Trials “In Progress”
  • Other additions, improvements and fixes
Season 3: Project Relapse

Now you understand: escape is foolish, undesirable, impossible. For those truly dedicated to the therapy, we have begun our Relapse Initiative. Begin again. Be Rewarded. Keep growing. Together, we can always get better.

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[h2]New Trial: Liquidate the Union[/h2]


Human labor is the backbone of liberty and profit. We cannot allow the vanity of self-preservation to threaten production. Cross the picket line, persuade labor to resume production, and liquify the union.

[h2]New MK-Challenge: Spread the Disease[/h2]


Sexually transmitted disease is the secret handshake of evolutionary judgement and divine retribution. Spread the infection, and we will let you out.

[h2]New MK-Challenge: Cook the Informant[/h2]


Nobody can resist interrogation by torture, and any manner of death is a mercy. Microwave the informant, burst his head, and we will let you out.

[h2]New Deluxe Catalog: Project Relapse[/h2]


The new Deluxe Catalog “Project Relapse” is now available.
  • The catalog is filled with 10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items.
  • Unlock the Deluxe Catalog using Murkoff Coins, earned by completing the Onboarding Catalog and other Deluxe Catalogs.
  • Acquire Stamps by completing Trials and Tasks, then use the Stamps to acquire Deluxe Catalog items.
  • As a reminder, the Deluxe Catalogs are available permanently. Unlock items at your own pace.

[h2]New Enemy: The Jaeger[/h2]


The Jaeger initiative introduces a valuable new member to our Experimental Population, an exemplar of resilience, dedication, and obedience. Equipped with the latest in radio broadcasting technology, Murkoff guides the Jaeger remotely with simple instructions—Find and kill the assigned Reagent, wherever they run, wherever they hide. A lethal homing device on two legs, the Jaeger doesn’t stop until her target is brutally murdered. Don’t give up, and Murkoff won’t give up on you.
  • A new enemy type can now visit the Trials: The Jaeger
  • When the Jaeger appears in a Trial, she will target one Reagent and chase it until death.

[h2]New Limited-Time Program: Jeager Onboarding[/h2]


The Jaeger is currently undergoing vigorous live environment testing. Just as death follows a wasted life, so does the Jaeger follow those it wishes to hold close.[h3]New Variator:[/h3]
  • JAEGER: The Jaeger Ex-Pop is permanently present in Trials. Experience the event by selecting the "Jaeger" Program on the Trial Board.
  • The new variator has also been added to Escalation Therapy and Trial Maker.
[h3]Event Schedule:[/h3]
  • Part 1: April 22nd to May 6
  • Part 2: May 6 to May 20

[h2]Introducing the Trial Maker[/h2]


Consider the blood, sweat, and tears that go into creating The Therapy. Experience it for yourself, and experiment with your limits, physical, mental, and emotional, with our new Trial Maker.
With the Trial Maker, players can now:
  • Build their own Trial by combining various Trials, MK-Challenges, and custom Variators.
  • Create and save up to 10 unique trials.
  • Generate names for your creations by selecting from a list of words.
  • Easily share your creations with friends using a unique Trial code.
  • Play Trials made by other players using their code or if they are present in the same Sleep Room.
  • Unleash your creativity and challenge yourself like never before!

[h2]Introducing the Relapse Initiative[/h2]


You have proven your dedication to the therapy, but this is only the beginning. The Relapse initiative is a fresh start. Together, we can go deeper.
  • Reach the new maximum therapy level (99) to access the Relapse Initiative.
  • Relapse reverts your therapy to level one in exchange of a permanent upgrade of your choice and rewards.
  • Reagents will be invited to enter the clinic area located in the Evaluation Corridor after completing a Trial. They must be at maximum therapy level to opt into the Relapse initiative.

Benefits of performing the Relapse initiative:
  • THERAPY RESET: Your therapy level will be reset and all upgrades will be relocked.
  • RELAPSE NUMBER: Your relapse number increases after each relapse.
  • PERMANENT UNLOCK: Unlock one upgrade of your choice to keep permanently. It won't be locked at future relapses.
  • KEEP YOUR COSMETICS: All your character and cell cosmetics are kept.
  • KEEP YOUR STATS: Your stats carry over across relapses.
  • RELAPSE PLAQUE: A honorific plaque is installed in your cell room with the amount of relapses completed.

[h3]Progression Adjustments[/h3]
  • The progression has been adjusted to fit the new maximum therapy level (99).
  • Amps are now unlocked as a batch of 3 at different milestones throughout the progression.
  • You are now rewarded with XP based on your grade.
  • XP for completing Trial and MK-Challenges XP have been adjusted.
  • Performance XP has been improved and is more rewarding based on your performance during a Trial.

[h3]Save Game in Escalation Therapy[/h3]
  • Players can now save and exit an Escalation Therapy run and return to it later.
  • Only one save game is possible per player.
  • Starting a new Escalation Therapy will overwrite the save game.
  • Players can continue an Escalation Therapy with the same group, and all players will regain their exact loadout.
  • New players joining a saved game (who haven't played previously) will need to select an upgrade consecutively for each completed Trial in the saved game.

[h3]Murkoff Suspends Reborns Program Temporarily[/h3]
  • In response to the recent escape attempts, Murkoff has temporarily suspended the Rebirth program.
  • To serve as a reminder of the escape incident, Amelia is now displayed in the Sleep Room.
  • Additionally, the Reborn counter has been concealed.

[h3]Added Nudity Filter[/h3]
  • Added a new “Nudity Filter” option in the Settings.
  • Enables visual filter to hide nudity and sexually explicit content that could be considered offensive.
  • Please note that certain environmental elements, such as artwork or mannequins, may still feature some nudity.

[h3]Join Trials in Progress[/h3]
It is now possible to join friends already playing a Trial (Join-in-progress) via the Social Menu.

[h3]Additions/Fixes/Balancing[/h3]
  • As some players might have experienced, the imposters have improved their behavior to cause even more confusion during Trials: They can carry items, bleed, suffer from Psychosis effects, Ping, Perform emotes, Look around, Crouch, etc.
  • Upon entering the game for the first time after the update, players are presented with a new tutorial screens to explain the Relapse Initiative and Progression changes.
  • Relapse Number is now displayed in the Records/Stats menu.
  • You are no longer safe while on the other side of a garage door… enemies can grab you!
  • All of the cell posters now have a unique name.
  • Other various bug fixes.


[h2]New DLC Pack: Sweet Release [/h2]


https://store.steampowered.com/app/3518320/The_Outlast_Trials__Sweet_Release_Pack/

[h2]Sergeant Leland Coyle Plush[/h2]
He's Hip, He's cool and he can be yours!


Introducing the plush that will bring justice and a jolt of electricity right into your home: the Sergeant Leland Coyle Plush has officially launched on Makeship! Order yours now, and remember, in Coyle's world, there's no such thing as too much discipline!

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.
Catch you all in the Sleep Room...

- The RB Team

Escape, Under Surveillance Part 2, and Year 1 Anniversary Tasks | Until April 22

[h2]Greetings Reagents,[/h2]

The Murkoff Corporation continues its Under Surveillance event as Amelia puts her Escape Plan in motion! Escape NOW while you still have a chance!

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[h2]Under Surveillance Limited-Time Event[/h2]


Play Trials in the Under Surveillance Limited-Time Event or complete Amelia's Tasks to acquire Event Tokens for the exclusive Rewards featured in the Amelia Catalog before the end of this Limited-Time event on April 22nd at 10am ET.



Once the Under Surveillance Limited-Time Event ends on April 22nd, the catalog will be removed, and any unspent tokens will be lost.

[h2]Year 1 Anniversary Task Rewards[/h2]


The Year 1 Anniversary special set of Tasks will be available to complete until April 22nd at 10am ET.
As a reminder, the one year anniversary items up for grabs include: an E.S.O.P. skin, a Player Border, a Player Icon, a Legendary 1 year cake Cell Item, Epic Night Vision Goggle skin, one Epic shirt, one Epic pant, and an Epic Headpiece.

We look forward to seeing you in the Sleep Room and are excited for the start of Season 3 coming with the next major update!

- Team RB