The Outlast Trials is in its Season 7 content cycle under developer Red Barrels, with the Season 7.1 update having added the limited-time Chemical Leak event and two MK Challenges. The game set a new Steam concurrent player record of 94,507 during Steam's autumn sale, where it is discounted 90 percent.
The Outlast Trials is a co-op survival horror game from developer Red Barrels, available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. It holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. Season 7, titled Project Boneyard, added the Prison Farm trial environment, a new enemy called The Biter, customization options for rigs and knives, and loadout preset registration. Escalation and Invasion modes received overhauls, and Sergeant Leland Coyle returns.
The most recent update, Season 7.1, arrived in September. It added the limited-time Chemical Leak event, which runs until October 6 at 10:00 AM ET and fills trial areas with toxic gas that players shut off at scattered valves. The same update added two MK Challenges, CHANGE THE PROGRAM and FUND THE CAMPAIGN, along with balance and stability adjustments to the Invasion and Escalation modes.
On the player side, The Outlast Trials set a new Steam concurrent record of 94,507, roughly 2.5 times its previous all-time peak of 36,689, which came at early access launch in May 2023 and stood for more than three years. The jump began on October 1 with Steam's autumn sale. The game is discounted 90 percent, from 4,500 yen to 450 yen, until October 9, and cosmetic downloadable content is also up to 90 percent off.
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Oct 5
Red Barrels' co-op survival horror game The Outlast Trials set a new Steam concurrent player record of 94,507, according to SteamDB data cited in coverage of the game's autumn sale surge. The previous all-time peak, 36,689, came at early access launch in May 2023, so the new figure is roughly 2.5 times that number. The jump began on October 1 with Steam's autumn sale, where the game is discounted 90 percent from 4,500 yen to 450 yen until October 9. Cosmetic downloadable content is also up to 90 percent off. The September release of the Season 7.1 update added the limited-time Chemical Leak event, which runs until October 6 at 10:00 AM ET and fills trial areas with toxic gas that players must shut off at scattered valves. The same update added two MK Challenges, CHANGE THE PROGRAM and FUND THE CAMPAIGN, plus balance and stability adjustments to the Invasion and Escalation modes.
Jul 9
Red Barrels released a cinematic trailer for The Outlast Trials Season 7, 'Project Boneyard.' The new season introduces the Prison Farm trial environment, a new enemy called The Biter, and customization options for rigs and knives along with loadout preset registration. Escalation and Invasion modes receive overhauls. Sergeant Leland Coyle returns. The game is available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms and holds a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam.