The Outlast Trials

Buy92%

Very Positive · 116k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Red Barrels · Horror · Mar 5, 2024

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$3.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
119,526
concurrent players
#30 by players on Steam
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio2 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy The Outlast Trials?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 128 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 116k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise8% are divided17% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
128 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're a new player — the game is still fun for a while, especially if you enjoy horror and co-op.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you can't tell, I unironically adore The Outlast Trials, both on a gameplay and narrative level.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But, overall, it is a Outlast game, it gets the horror and gameplay part really good done, and I would recommend this game to everyone who likes survival, horror themes, co-op and DBD inspired multiplayer to give it a shoot, since you really get you buck back out of the game if you consider all the hours of gameplay and content you get with this game.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And enough different difficulty modifiers to transform something you've already played into:
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Almost every enemy design looks cool (especially some grunts and especially the Prime Assets), as mentioned above the sound design def hits the right spot (from walking over broken glass to defusing batteries on door, from chasing enemies to the creepy sound when ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jaeger spawns), so the sound and visual part of the game has been done nicely.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes because I truly believe it has an excellent lore and atmosphere around, there was a huge potential for a campaign but we must get satisfied with a coop game.

+3 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op128 reviews
Gameplay82 reviews
Multiplayer53 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Story23 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
70% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
52% still recommend
Performance
55% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$39.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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