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The Outlast Trials
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“As a game it's great, however i only liked it until I noticed the developers only put out a notice that discloses their use of Gen AI for a majority of environmental posters, portraits & other imagery after being called…”
“1-2 players: medo, stealth mode, jumpscare 3-4 players: tijolada nos bixos, chute e zoeira Dito isso de qualquer jeito é foda dms o game Spider. Eye. Lamb”
“Didn't expect it to be that good, they really cooked with the Environment and level design, The art direction is really good, The sounds feel very realistic which gives an immersive experience, 20 hours in and still…”
40 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“1-2 players: medo, stealth mode, jumpscare 3-4 players: tijolada nos bixos, chute e zoeira Dito isso de qualquer jeito é foda dms o game Spider. Eye. Lamb”
“I [b]really[/b] wish I could reccomend this to you. I absolutely adore this game. The mechanics, the characters, the multiplayer, the story, the UI, the kit-building, it is fantastic. Too good to be true sadly.…”
“Really cool vibes from this one. You think murkoff was evil in outlast 1. Nah crank that up by 10. Really cool angle on Cold War sort of aswell. In terms of mirroring CIA and MK ultra stuff. Great time with friends…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Didn't expect it to be that good, they really cooked with the Environment and level design, The art direction is really good, The sounds feel very realistic which gives an immersive experience, 20 hours in and still…”
“The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game where you play various trials either solo or in a group up to four people. As you complete these trials, you upgrade your gear so that future trials are easier (I guess it's…”
“fun horror survival game with different difficulty settings & trial variations(layout + trial settings) & different maps. probably my favorite horror survival and one of my favorite games. lots of replayability and…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I [b]really[/b] wish I could reccomend this to you. I absolutely adore this game. The mechanics, the characters, the multiplayer, the story, the UI, the kit-building, it is fantastic. Too good to be true sadly.…”
“I want to love and support and double-love this game but its use of ai is very disheartening. theres clearly so much actual effort and love put into this game especially in gameplay, story, voice acting, modeling,…”
“Really cool vibes from this one. You think murkoff was evil in outlast 1. Nah crank that up by 10. Really cool angle on Cold War sort of aswell. In terms of mirroring CIA and MK ultra stuff. Great time with friends…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Didn't expect it to be that good, they really cooked with the Environment and level design, The art direction is really good, The sounds feel very realistic which gives an immersive experience, 20 hours in and still…”
“One of the best co-op horror experiences i´ve ever played. I enjoy watching new players struggle to the easiest tasks that end with them dying. This game WILL give you insane moments as a new player, and for veteran…”
“I really love this game because of the unique mechanics each trial and the replayability as well. Definitely worth the price of 440 pesos”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“As a game it's great, however i only liked it until I noticed the developers only put out a notice that discloses their use of Gen AI for a majority of environmental posters, portraits & other imagery after being called…”
“lying about having ai assets and then get forced by steam to include that u do is absolutely embarrassing and humiliating for respected cult classic game devs . . . Red Barrels isn't some struggling bedroom indie team…”
“I [b]really[/b] wish I could reccomend this to you. I absolutely adore this game. The mechanics, the characters, the multiplayer, the story, the UI, the kit-building, it is fantastic. Too good to be true sadly.…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“fun until the first rebirth, then it gets repetitive and boring but would still recommend”
“Outlast Trials a proper horror coop game that tries to bring back the vibes from the first game, as the second one is very different in lore in my experience. So far the first hours are very fun, scary and intriguing,…”
“Лучший Кооп хоррор, мог бы быть если бы было бы страшно, но в любом случае если продаётся по скидке то можно купить, в игре графика очень хорошая а мюпро моменты с расчлененкой я вообще молчу”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Rating the PVP invasion mode : Easily one of the worst game I've ever played, while the idea and concept is great, the gameplay is AWFUL. As an invader you spend 1/3 of your time stuck on bad cameras, then almost 2/3 of…”
“One of the best co-op horror experiences i´ve ever played. I enjoy watching new players struggle to the easiest tasks that end with them dying. This game WILL give you insane moments as a new player, and for veteran…”
“Easily the best horror multiplayer I have played and the constant free updates are just the cherry on top. Invasion still needs some balancing done but other than that the main experience is unmatched 10/10.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Rating the PVP invasion mode : Easily one of the worst game I've ever played, while the idea and concept is great, the gameplay is AWFUL. As an invader you spend 1/3 of your time stuck on bad cameras, then almost 2/3 of…”
“One of the best co-op horror experiences i´ve ever played. I enjoy watching new players struggle to the easiest tasks that end with them dying. This game WILL give you insane moments as a new player, and for veteran…”
“the game feels extremely scary at first, especially when my sanity gets low and the jumpscares start hitting unexpectedly 3 the confusion when it hits, giving me pressure, made me panic a lot during my early…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“fun until the first rebirth, then it gets repetitive and boring but would still recommend”
“Outlast Trials a proper horror coop game that tries to bring back the vibes from the first game, as the second one is very different in lore in my experience. So far the first hours are very fun, scary and intriguing,…”
“Awesome game for playing with your friends, it has cringe missions with naked dolls, always stalking enemyes, many ai slop generated assets etc. But if you buy it with 90% sale as me, you will enjoy it for that price,…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Not recommended I get so bricked up during the trial evaluations that I zone out and can’t focus and my friends hate me now. This game ruined my life. I also BUST everywhere and have SO much cleaning to do!!!!! 0/10!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 201 hrs played“I originally bought this game for me and my gf so we could play a quick horror co-op game after seeing all the videos on social media emphasizing the jump scares and hilarious interactions the players had between each other and their crazy environment. At first, with the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played“The game is really fun and immersive, my favorite trials are Despoil the Auction and Silence the Idol. Bambino Franco's trials suck. Bambino Franco sucks, big forehead for a little geezer. I don't support the use of AI for some of the assets, which made me toss up between a…”
— a player, Steam review · 147 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:31 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Boneyard - July 25th
Greetings Reagents, We have deployed a small hotfix patch to address the following issues: Fix an out of memory issue that could be caused when opening and closing the loadout menu several times while
Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Boneyard - July 24th
Greetings Reagents, We have deployed a small hotfix patch to address the following issues: Fixed an issue where Escalation Weekly savegames were not resumable. Fixed an issue where Imposters did not h
Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Boneyard - July 22nd
Greetings Reagents, Our team has deployed a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Improved disconnection issues in Escalation runs. Fixed an issue where Imposters would not receive a rank
Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Boneyard - July 16th
Greetings Reagents, A new hotfix patch is now live featuring the following fixes: Clarification: Console players can toggle cross-communication voice chat by holding the Start button. This is listed i
Project Boneyard Patch Notes | Season 7: New Coyle Trial, New MKs, & much more!
Greetings Reagents! The time has come for punishment! Reagents must join together to face Coyle in his all new Trial environment: The Prison Farm. The update also introduces 2 new MK-Challenges, many
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Multiplayer · Co-op · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person · PvE · Stealth · Character Customization · Action · Action-Adventure · Survival (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://redbarrelsgames.com/games/the-outlast-trials/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or Radeon R7 360, 2 GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: Low 720p @ 30 FPS, DX11, Ray Tracing OFF