Progressing through the upper dormitories, he encounters an impaled tactical officer, who in his dying moments tells the journalist to get out of the asylum while he still can. Upon gaining entry to the asylum, he finds the bodies of the asylum's staff strewn about the hallways, and the now escaped inmates, known as the Variants, roaming the grounds. Miles Upshur, a freelance journalist, receives a tip-off from an anonymous source about Mount Massive Asylum, a psychiatric hospital owned and operated by the Murkoff Corporation. They appear as blue folders with "CONFIDENTIAL" stamped on the front. The story unravels through documents that can be found in various locations. Batteries need to be collected throughout the game to keep the camcorder's night vision working. Having the camcorder on helps to record events and put notes in the player's notebook. The camcorder is battery operated and includes night vision, which is used to navigate through dark areas. The only item players will have equipped is a camcorder. Closing doors will impede enemies and squeezing through small spaces can lose them. When running, the player can look back at their pursuer. However, enemies will look for them in these areas, so care must be taken. Players can hide in lockers and under beds.
Combat is not possible and attempts to confront an enemy will result in death. In order to survive, the player must either run or hide from enemies. It has been received with a number of accolades and awards from E3 2013, including the "Most Likely to Make you Faint" honor, and one of "Best of E3".
At Metacritic the PC version holds an 80/100, and PS4 version of game holds an 78/100, with praise stemming primarily from its horror elements and gameplay while being criticized for its environments and character modeling. Outlast was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. Following the game's overall success, the developers started working on its sequel, Outlast 2 which was released on April 25, 2017. Outlast: Whistleblower, a direct prequel and finale to the game, was released as downloadable content on May 6th, 2014 for PS4 and PC, and on June 19th, 2014 for Xbox One. It was released on Septemfor Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 on Februand for Xbox One on June 18th, 2014. Go all in on the terror and follow Tom on Twitter: and be sure to follow LoadScreen on Twitter: Facebook.Outlast is a first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels and the first installment in the Outlast series. The game is set for release on PC, PS4 and Xbox One towards the end of 2016, but in the meantime check out our horror expert (and huge Outlast fan) Karly’s thoughts on what she’d like to see in the sequel. An interesting prospect, and given the original game dabbled in the paranormal in regards to the Wallrider villain, not too crazy an idea. IGN reporters Marty Sliva and Alanah Pearce mention in their coverage that while playing the game “it seemed like were going through dimensions,” where seemingly impossible location and perspective shifts were rampant. Little else is known about the game aside from its farm based setting, but reports out of PAX East suggest there might be a bit more to the new setting than that. Well, that sense of calm doesn’t for long, because the second video shows a point in time where the player has woken the fuck up to the situation he’s in and decides to run out into the safest place you can be while being hunted by crazy, religious, psychopathic yokels: a corn field. Very strange how unperturbed the player is by the whispering wackos spying on them from the bushes. The first trailer shows the protagonist finding themselves lost at night (because of course) near a farm house belonging to some voyeuristic lunatics with an extensive crucifix collection. Hope you have a spare set of underwear handy, because the first gameplay videos from Outlast 2 have appeared online and they’re looking gorgeous and ripe for a pants soiling.ĭeveloped by Red Barrels, the anticipated horror sequel has shifted from its insane asylum roots to an equally creepy outdoor, hicks-ville farm type location.