Outlast

This article is about the video game. For the garment temperature-control material, see Outlast Technologies. For the Netflix Series, see Outlast (TV series).
Outlast
Developer(s)Red Barrels
Publisher(s)Red Barrels
Writer(s)J. T. Petty
Composer(s)Samuel Laflamme
SeriesOutlast
EngineUnreal Engine 3[1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
    • WW: September 4, 2013
    PlayStation 4
    • NA: February 4, 2014
    • PAL: February 5, 2014
    Xbox One
    • WW: June 19, 2014
    Linux, OS X
    • WW: March 31, 2015
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: February 27, 2018
Genre(s)Psychological horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror 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 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, the game sold 4 million copies.[3] A sequel, Outlast 2, was released on April 25, 2017, while a prequel, The Outlast Trials, was released on March 5, 2024. As of October 2024, the whole series sold 37 million copies.[4]

The Murkoff Account, a comic book series set between Outlast and Outlast 2, was released from July 2016 to November 2017. A film adaptation is in development.

  1. ^ Morin, Phillipe (September 3, 2021). "The Outlast Trials "is like a TV series", offering new challenges for players and developer alike". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Humble Indie Bundle 14 Is Out, Outlast & Shadow Warrior New To Linux". GamingOnLinux. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Red Barrels Shares Original Outlast Sales Figures, Talks About the Ending". 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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