The Outlast Trials
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ActionAdventureIndieHorrorMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror

9,767 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 27,102

Peak in the last 7 days: 34,060

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Game description

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?

Basic info

DeveloperRed Barrels
PublisherRed Barrels
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 5, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or Radeon R7 360, 2 GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 321 reviews from the past 1 year

85.4/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Fun and frightening with friends is how 107 reviews describe The Outlast Trials, which scores 85.4, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 101st of 642 and comes up in 65% of analyzed reviews. 59 reviews say they enjoy it, the most upvoted calling it a refreshing gem, and 18 praise the graphics and art style. Story & World ranks 333rd of 1096, Content Volume 266th of 1351 and Gameplay 336th of 1396. Tech & Support ranks 118th of 1399, and players credit developers who answer tickets and release monthly updates, while escalation trials keep runs fresh.

👎 Where it falls short

The complaints are small and varied. 18 reviews find it repetitive, the most upvoted after about ten hours. 17 report connection trouble, and the most upvoted describes rubber banding and disconnects that fail missions. 15 find solo play hard and stressful. Others say incompetent friends can ruin the horror atmosphere, and some find the level design confusing, with maps that feel like disorienting mazes.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“very fun and scary to play with friends” · 107 reviews
“gem of a game, refreshing after 1000 hours in another title” · 59 reviews
“gorgeous graphics and art style” · 18 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.85 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “learning patterns and mastering game mechanics is deeply rewarding” · 3 reviews
Negative “pure psychological torture solo, stressful cardiovascular test” · 15 reviews

Progression 15% · Onboarding 11% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 8% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.40 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Negative “AI-generated assets break immersion and undermine artistic vision” · 5 reviews

Story 16% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.15 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “enormous amount of content with many maps constantly added each season” · 5 reviews
Negative “quickly runs out of rewards and cosmetics to unlock” · 3 reviews

Variety 18% · Replayability 10%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.05 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous graphics and art style” · 18 reviews
Negative “extensive AI art usage disappoints” · 7 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.56 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “very fun and scary to play with friends” · 107 reviews
Negative “friends' incompetence and poor coordination ruins horror atmosphere” · 13 reviews

Community 9% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.12 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “cosmetics and past event items now earnable through gameplay without FOMO” · 2 reviews
Negative “uses generative AI for posters and level assets without proper disclosure” · 11 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.19 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs listen and respond to tickets, monthly updates with tons of content” · 12 reviews
Negative “devs lied about AI assets and contradicted artistic values with AI-generated content” · 9 reviews

Stability 5% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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