Outlast | |
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Developer(s) | Red Barrels |
Publisher(s) | Red Barrels |
Writer(s) | J. T. Petty |
Composer(s) | Samuel Laflamme |
Series | Outlast |
Engine | Unreal Engine 3[1] |
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Genre(s) | Psychological horror |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological horror game video game developed and published by Red Barrels. The game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate a remote psychiatric hospital named Mount Massive Asylum, located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado.
Outlast was released for Microsoft Windows on September 4, 2013, PlayStation 4 on February 4, 2014, and for Xbox One on June 19, 2014. Linux and OS X versions were released on March 31, 2015.[2] A Nintendo Switch version titled Outlast: Bundle of Terror was released in February 2018.
Outlast generally received positive reviews, with praise for its atmosphere, horror elements, and overall gameplay. As of October 2016[update], the game sold 4 million copies.[3] In May 2018, the whole series sold 15 million copies.[4] A sequel, Outlast 2, was released on April 25, 2017, while a prequel, The Outlast Trials was released on May 18, 2023 in early access, and fully 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.