Outlast: news and videos

With Outlast 2 launching today, any prospective fans that want to catch up with the original now have a great way to do so. Humble Store is giving away the original horror game with purchases of the sequel, so you don't have to worry about ...   read

Outlast was a pretty fantastic horror game, and it ended up seeing a release on a number of platforms outside of the PC due to its success. Developer Red Barrels has stated that this isn't the last we've seen the franchise, noting that...   read

Those sequences some horror games do where you're being chased by an unkillable thing, but you can't look back to know how close it is to reaching you without slowing down and getting caught? They put me on edge more than anything else in t...   read

As much as I like being scared, there's a sense of dread I have to overcome before returning to horror games I've already played through. Perhaps you'll find yourself in a similar situation after watching this effective trailer for Outlast...   read

In a blurb posted to Facebook, Red Barrels has announced that the PlayStation 4 version of Outlast will be free for PlayStation Plus members in February. The first-person survival horror title blew up on PC thanks to positive word of mouth ...   read

Here we go, at last! The thrilling conclusion to Outlast, played by a man who ended how he started -- completely pickled. In this final chapter, we evade the Nude Brothers, we witness the Big'Un get what he deserves, we reunited with a cra...   read

Your good pal Jim Sterling returns to Mount Massive Asylum for another descent into madness. This time, we see yet more naked butts, faff about with three fuses, get chased by the big'un again, and have an encounter with a pair of old, nud...   read

It's time for the fourth installment of Outlast. On today's spooky chapter, I run around in circles from a doctor as murderous as he is naked, get smashed by a big 'un, and turn some valves in the name of progress. It's all scary stuff! We...   read

It's time for the third part of my Outlast gameplay extravaganza! This time, I get caught down in the sewers with Smashy Smashy Egg Man, I get chased through corridors by maniacs, and I enjoy a session with a naked butt doctor.  How c...   read

A more sober version of me returns to the nuthouse for part two of Outlast. This time around, I come face to face with murderous naked men, catch a necrophiliac in the act, and pick up some batteries.  Hopefully you continue to enjoy ...   read

Last night, I got myself a little more drunk than I'd planned to and, in my feverish state of mind, decided it was a perfect time to fire up Outlast and record myself playing it. Going in blind, this is my first time reaction to what's alr...   read

I'm entirely cut off from the world. Noise-canceling headphones cover my ears, the lights in my room are switched off, and I've thrown a sheet over my curtains so that not one speck of light will appear from the street lights outside. And I...   read

There's nothing I like more than to curl up into a little ball and weep like a wee lassie, and Outlast looks like it's going to give me plenty of opportunities to do so. The pants-wetting survival horror title is due out on September 4, but...   read

Outlast was first announced for PC and although it's now also coming to PlayStation 4, Steam is indeed where it will release first. Developer Red Barrels has confirmed a September 4, 2013 launch for the survival horror game and sent out a f...   read

Demoing a survival horror game or even any game that relies on sound and atmosphere is really hard at a convention. The bright lights and the noise make immersing yourself a struggle, so the guys at Red Barrel were grinning with delight whe...   read

First-person survival horror game Outlast grabbed our attention recently with a short teaser video which showed its asylum setting and emphasis on the "survival" part of the genre. Today, as promised, there's a four-minute trailer that's m...   read

Even before watching this trailer for Outlast, I was happy on the basis that more independent designers are trying their hand at survival horror. This is currently in development at Montreal-based Red Barrels, a studio made up of people wh...   read