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Developer(s) | Red Barrels |
Publisher(s) | Red Barrels |
Writer(s) | J. T. Petty |
Composer(s) | Samuel Laflamme |
Engine | Unreal Engine 3[1] |
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Genre(s) | Psychological horror |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels. It revolves around freelance investigative journalist Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate Mount Massive Asylum, a remote psychiatric hospital, located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado.
The game 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 while a Nintendo Switch version was released on February 27, 2018.[2] Outlast received critical acclaim for its atmosphere, horror elements, and overall gameplay. As of October 2024, the game has a playerbase of 37 million.[3]
A sequel, Outlast 2, was released on April 25, 2017, while a prequel, The Outlast Trials, was 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. A film adaptation is also in development.
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