Outlast
By Red Barrels
Use a journalist’s camera to navigate an asylum where escape matters more than fighting.
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Inside the game
THE QUICK INTRODUCTION
What’s it all about?
Outlast sends an investigative journalist into Mount Massive Asylum with a camera rather than a weapon-based solution. Night vision makes dark routes visible but gives batteries practical importance. Chases and hiding places turn knowing a corridor into a survival advantage.
Use quiet moments to remember exits and check your supplies. Running without a destination can trade one dangerous situation for another. This is an intense horror game with graphic and disturbing content, best for players who specifically want helplessness, pursuit and a threatening institutional setting.
Release and platform details
Developer: Red Barrels. Publisher: Red Barrels. Steam listing release date: Sep 4, 2013.
Official sources
Store listings checked on 10 October 2026. Availability, requirements and purchases may vary by platform and region.
Image credit: Red Barrels. Official cover artwork and PC screenshots sourced from the official Steam listing. Images belong to their respective owners. The screenshots show the PC release; mobile versions may look different.
Your kind of game if…
Horror players who want chases and resource-limited exploration.
GET OFF TO A GOOD START
How to play
- Use night vision when visibility requires it.
- Remember hiding places before a chase.
- Look for an exit instead of trying to fight a pursuer.