Outlast
Sign in to saveOutlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by the Canadian independent studio Red Barrels. The plot centres on Miles Upshur, a freelance investigative journalist who investigates Mount Massive Asylum, a remote psychiatric hospital located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado, United States.
Game data
Metacritic 80- Released
- 2013-09-03
- User rating
- 3.76 / 5
- Genres
- Indie, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
- Released
- 2013
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 3
- Developer
- Red Barrels
- Publisher
- Red Barrels
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Outlast
- Video game.image
- Outlast cover.jpg
- Video game.developer
- Red Barrels
- Video game.publisher
- Red Barrels
- Video game.writer
- J. T. Petty
- Video game.composer
- Samuel Laflamme
- Video game.engine
- Unreal Engine 3
- Video game.genre
- Survival horror
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.redbarrelsgames.com/games/outlast
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- publication date
- 2015-03-31
- review score
- 75/100
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10 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Plot
- ''Outlast: Whistleblower''
- Plot
- Development and release
- Reception
- Sequel and prequel
- Film adaptation
- References
- External links
Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by the Canadian independent studio Red Barrels. The plot centres on Miles Upshur, a freelance investigative journalist who investigates Mount Massive Asylum, a remote psychiatric hospital located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado, United States.
It was released for Microsoft Windows on September 4, 2013, PlayStation 4 on February 4, 2014, and Xbox One on June 19, 2014. Linux and OS X versions were released on March 31, 2015 while a Nintendo Switch version was released on February 27, 2018. Outlast received generally positive reviews from critics for its atmosphere, horror elements, and overall gameplay. As of October 2024, it has a playerbase of 37 million.