Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (Montréal, Québec) - Red Barrels, the indie development studio behind the critically-acclaimed and terrifying Outlast franchise, will deck the halls with boughs of gory in its Winter Kills update for the survival horror multiplayer The Outlast Trials.
With new cosmetics and challenges, quality of life improvements like full controller support, and more in-game lore to discover, survivors of Winter Kills will reap the bounty of true suffering. The event starts today and will continue throughout the Festive season, concluding Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 10:00 EST / 07:00 PST / 16:00 EU.
Winter Kills Update Highlights
- Winter Kills Program - Experience the new Cold Snap and Find the Gifts variators. Survivors of Winter Kills will reap the bounty of true suffering.
- Winter Kills cosmetics - complete exclusive trials and challenges to unlock festive-themed character and sleep room enhancements.
- New MK-Challenges - pay another visit to the Courthouse for two new tests (Escape the Courthouse and Destroy the Evidence).
- New Evidence Documents - continue your investigation into the shady Murkoff Institute.
- Introducing Cell Decoration Bundles - new deluxe decoration packages for your personal cell.
- Controller support - full controller support with vibration and new controller layouts.
- Plus… even more additions, improvements, balancing, fixes and much more. Check out the full Patch Notes for details.
Launched into Early Access on PC during May 2023, The Outlast Trials has been a phenomenal success, with over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. Red Barrels recently confirmed that is bringing its survival horror multiplayer to PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox® Series X|S and Xbox One® on March 5, 2024.
The Outlast Trails will be available digitally at launch in two versions, which can be pre-ordered on Microsoft and PlayStation digital stores now:
- STANDARD EDITION (game only) for $39.99 USD / $49.99 CAN / €39.99 EUR / £31.99 GBP
- DELUXE EDITION (game + Reagent Starter Pack*) for $49.99 USD / $63.99 CAN / €49.99 EUR / £41.74 GBP
Red Barrels also confirmed that there is a pre-order incentive for both versions of the game: the Grizzly Hazmat Outfit.
* REAGENT STARTER PACK contains 4 exclusive legendary player skins, exclusive cell items, player icons and cell posters.
Console gamers can pre-order direct now:
PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/en-ca/product/UP2113-PPSA05003_00-0964993366721710
Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/the-outlast-trials/9nr13rf1v2wv
About The Outlast Trials
The Outlast Trials, is a brand new take on the acclaimed Outlast survival horror series, set in the same terrifying universe as the previous titles, only this time you can choose to play on your own or with friends in a team of up to four people.
Set in the height of the Cold War era, players take on the role of test subjects abducted by the shadowy Murkoff Corporation. Imprisoned in a secret Murkoff facility, players will be thrust into a series of physical and mental ordeals, tormented by iconic characters, and challenged alone or in teams to survive with their sanity intact.
The Outlast Trials launches digitally on March 5, 2024 for PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox® Series X|S and Xbox One®.
Keep in touch with Red Barrels for all The Outlast Trials updates:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.redbarrels/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theredbarrels
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/outlastofficial
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/theredbarrels/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/redbarrelsgames
Website: https://redbarrelsgames.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/RedBarrels & https://www.facebook.com/Outlastthegame/
Listen to the harrowing audio and atmosphere of The Outlast Trials in the official soundtrack of the game, available now on Spotify.
Contact Information
Dead Good PR for Red Barrels
redbarrels@deadgoodmedia.com
About Red Barrels
Red Barrels is the studio behind the immersive indie horror series Outlast, a series that has terrified more than 15 million players worldwide. Based in Montréal, Red Barrel’s mission is to create unforgettable experiences that leave the player’s blood running cold. Red Barrels was founded by Philippe Morin (Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Assassin’s Creed and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune), David Chateauneuf (Lead level designer: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell: Conviction) and Hugo Dallaire (Art Director: Splinter Cell and Army of Two).
About Outlast
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast; a first-person survival horror game series developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. Critically acclaimed for its immersive atmosphere, sound design and full-frontal scares, the series soon became the leading horror game experience of its generation. The rules of the Outlast universe are simple – run, hide or die trying.
Outlast, the original release, begins with an intriguing anonymous tip that leads you to explore the dark heart of Mount Massive Asylum, home to the secret experiments of the Murkoff Corporation. Whistleblower, the DLC continuation, tells the backstory to the atrocities found in Outlast and stretches past the events of the first game to show the final bloody chapter in Mount Massive Asylum's story. Outlast 2 places you deep in the wilderness where you discover the residents of Temple Gate and a corruption so profound that going mad may be the only sane thing to do.