The Outlast Trials Launches in Early Access This May

The Outlast Trials is the latest entry in the Outlast series from developer Red Barrels and this one will be released on May 18 in Early Access as it’s a multiplayer game, not a single-player only horror experience like the first two games. 

You can play the game solo but there’s a lot of focus into making the game designed for up to four players working together to escape the Murkoff facility trials. The game still mainly focuses on you running and hiding from threats, just an added element of multiple players making things either easier or chaotic.

When players progress, they can improve their stealth abilities or have access to better tools that will slow down threats.  There’s also character customization and an option to decorate your prison cell, because why not.

Here’s a quick description of the game’s story on its Steam page:

“Set in the era of the Cold War, human guinea pigs are involuntarily recruited by the good folks at the Murkoff Corporation to test advanced methods of brainwashing and mind control. In a world of distrust, fear, and violence, your morals will be challenged, your endurance tested, and your sanity crushed. All in the name of progress, science, and profit.”

The Outlast Trials was opened to a select number of players back in October 2022 during its closed beta phase, and thanks to it we got a glimpse of what Red Barrels is going for in this game. For the most part, the series’ main gameplay concept of hide and seek remains intact, and the eerie ambiance can still make your palms sweaty, but that’s if you’ll play it solo. We’ll have to play more of it if Outlasts’ horror elements lose their appeal with more players thrown into the mix.

The Early Access version of the game will be available on Steam and Epic Games Store. There’s no word of The Outlast Trials will be coming to consoles in the future.

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