Community4 Sep 2026Roadmap & Season 7.1 Dev Blog | Update Coming Sept. 8Greetings Reagents, September has hit, and as we near the Season 7.1 update, we wanted to let you know some of what’s coming for this most recent update on September 8th at 10am ET and for the rest of the year in The Outlast Trials! Roadmap The Therapy isn’t slowing down. Here’s a look at what’s coming to The Outlast Trials through the end of 2026. 👁️ Season 7.1 – Coming September 8th This upd…
Greetings Reagents, We have deployed a small hotfix patch to address the following issues: · Fixed an issue where Escalation Weekly savegames were not resumable. · Fixed an issue where Imposters did not have to exit the trial after downing or killing a Reagent. (one, not all of them) · Fixed some crashes. If you encounter any issues in-game, feel free to join our 18+ Official Outlast Discord Se…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has deployed a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: · Improved disconnection issues in Escalation runs. · Fixed an issue where Imposters would not receive a rank when leaving an Invasion early using “Exit Invasion” from the Pause Menu. · Fixed an issue where the Struggle minigame would not appear if a Reagent was grabbed by an NPC while entering a Steel…
Greetings Reagents, A new hotfix patch is now live featuring the following fixes: · Clarification: Console players can toggle cross-communication voice chat by holding the Start button. This is listed in the Controller Layout screen, but was not clearly communicated. · Reverted the controller input changes for minigames introduced in Season 7. This feature will return in the future as an option…
Greetings Reagents! The time has come for punishment! Reagents must join together to face Coyle in his all new Trial environment: The Prison Farm. The update also introduces 2 new MK-Challenges, many new features, including Rig Customization, Knife Customization, Loadout Presets, and Mastery Tasks, alongside major reworks to both Escalation and Invasion that significantly improve the overall ex…
Greetings Reagents, While Dr. Easterman believes control comes through reward, Coyle knows it's earned through devotion! Project Boneyard will introduce a brand-new Trial environment, The Prison Farm , and brings back Sergeant Leland Coyle in the new Trial, "Locksock the Warden." The update will also add two new MK-Challenges, "Bribe the Judges" and "Cancel the Broadcast," plus the Blood Drive…
Greetings Reagents, Prime Time has begun in The Outlast Trials ! Murkoff’s newest therapy pushes Reagents into a relentless psychological assault where propaganda, fanaticism, and chaos collide. Face the new Prime Roulette variator featuring multiple Prime Assets in a single Trial, destroy Murkoff’s defective televisions for bonus rewards, survive two new MK-Challenges, and unlock the exclusive…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has worked on a hotfix patch addressing the following issues that will be rolling out on all platforms: · Fixed missing text on some customization items. · Fixed an issue where ping could be abnormally high in certain regions (PS5). · Fixed an issue where the game could occasionally get stuck in a reconnection loop. · Removed the score penalty for Imposters when Rea…
Greetings Reagents, A hotfix patch is currently deploying that will address the following issues: · Fixed an issue where the Berserker could spawn under the map in certain situations. · Fixed an issue where Barricades could permanently block doorways if deployment was interrupted while an enemy was bashing them. · Fixed an issue where Barricades interruption cooldown was 10s instead of the inte…
Greetings Reagents, It's time to adjust your Murkoff Television sets for the feature presentation: Project Judas . This Season, you will get to feast your eyes on the Kress Twins attempt at political takeover! Otto and Arora have prepared quite the show for you all in their new Trial Environment the Television Studio. Enjoy new MK-Challenges , survive the Scavenger Limited-Time Event , test out…
Greetings Reagents, The stage is set, and the cameras are rolling, let Anarchy reign. 🎥 The Kress Twins will return in a new Trial environment, the Television Studio, to exert their power on on the masses by installing a celebrity talking head as a political candidate. 📺 Meanwhile, turmoil brews within the Sinyala Facility... will control hold? The Season 6: Project Judas update will go live…
Greetings Reagents, We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: · Fixed an issue where the Stun radius was bigger than intended in Invasion. · Fixed an issue where two Prime Assets could spawn at the same time in Orphanage. · Fixed an issue where News on title screen would crash the game in some rare situations. · Fixed an issue where Join-in-Progress toggle could be ch…
Greetings Reagents, Murkoff’s latest update ushers in the Advent of Bogomolova , a new Limited-Time Event that marks the arrival of Sister Liliya and the awakening of a dangerous new presence within the Sinyala Facility. As she lurks within select Trials, Reagents will face new variators, exclusive rewards, and fresh challenges designed to test obedience and resolve. This update also celebrates…
Greetings Reagents, A new hotfix patch was released earlier today featuring the following fixes: · Improved Imposter knife attack angles when engaging Reagents at close range. · Fixed an issue where the Regroup button could trigger automatically if a player was killed outside the Regroup Room while playing solo. · Fixed an issue where Imposters could cancel the end of the Slash animation to byp…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has deployed a hotfix patch with the following fixes: · Fixed an issue where the Knife slash cooldown could be skipped by chaining another action/interaction. · Fixed an issue where the Rank Points pop-up would stay displayed forever at the end of a match. · Fixed an issue where Imposters wouldn't get their reward when all Reagents left the Trial. · Fixed an issue w…
Greetings Reagents, Sister Liliya, our newest Prime Asset, ushers in Project Messiah and welcomes you into the snowcapped opulence of The Resort , a new Trial environment where Reagents can "Despoil the Auction" , and prepare to face the divine, or face their reckoning! Murkoff is also instating a new exclusive Deluxe Catalog, the return of the Winter Kills Limited-Time Event , featuring a new…
Greetings Reagents, If God is love, then bloodshed is his only currency. Such is the testament of our newest Prime Asset, Liliya Bogomolova, the Praying Mantis who is otherwise known as Sister Liliya. A perfect picture of cryptic beauty, a vengeful angel sent from the Heavens themselves, Liliya is woman of God on a divine mission to cut away your sins. Adorned in an intricate mask that obscures…
Attention Reagents! The Steam Award nominations for 2025 are now open and we want you to vote for The Outlast Trials in the Labor of Love category! It's been almost a year and a half since The Outlast Trials has launched (I know, we can barely believe it)! Before that we treaded through Early Access , and had a killer Closed Beta as well that many of you were around for! Our team continues to d…
Greetings Reagents, A hotfix patch was deployed today, here are the fixes included: · Invasion Matchmaking Adjustments · Implemented a new priority system to increase the overall chance of being selected as an Invader. · Invader matchmaking priority now increases by playing Reagent matches. · Invader matchmaking priority now also increases based on time spent waiting in the matchmaking queue. ·…
Greetings Reagents, We are thrilled to announce that we have finally launched our Official Red Barrels Merch Store featuring a collection for The Outlast Trials that ships to the US and Canada, more countries may become available in the future! Check the full Store here: We also wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween 🎃 Our Prime Assets are feeling festive and are dressed to kill! 👻 Ma…
Greetings Reagents, We have worked on various fixes, here is what is included in this most recent hotfix patch: · Fixed an issue where players would occasionally stay immobile after a stab counter. · Fixed the friend Invasion system so it properly joins the target player every time. · Group Finder will now match players together that have the same "Global Invasion" Privacy Setting value. · Fixe…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has been working to release a patch with the following hotfixes: · Consecutive projectile impacts on Imposters now have reduced effectiveness when occurring in quick succession. · Fixed an issue with players on PC having an invalid path set up as a caching folder. This prevented players from playing the game. · Fixed an issue with continuing as Reagents after a Glob…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has deployed another hotfix patch to address some issues that have been reported. This hotfix patch includes the following fixes: · Fixed an issue where Imposters would receive an "F" and no rewards if Reagents would leave the match. · Fixed an issue with Rebirth not granting any XP rewards. · Fixed an issue where fuses could become inaccessible. · Fixed some camera…
Greetings Reagents, Our team has worked on a patch the following fixes: · Fixed voice chat widget overlap when spectating cameras., · Fixed FAILED Stamp being displayed for Imposters in result screen., · Fixed tutorial text being displayed when Imposters are unleashed at the end of a trial., · Fixed time left before sale ends., · Fixed Imposter NPCs having odd navigation patterns when the playe…
Greetings Reagents, A new update is upon us, and this time, no one's safe... Take a stab at our new permanent Experimental Therapy, the Invasion Game Mode , letting real Reagents slip into your Trials as knife-wielding Imposters. You’ll also find two new MK-Challenges , a return to Program Geister with a new Limited-Time Catalog , to go along with it, and an in-game Store to browse exclusive ou…
Greetings Reagents, As we etch closer to October 21st, we wanted to give a brief overview of what is coming with this next update in The Outlast Trials. Invasion allows players to take the role of Imposters as they go through the Trials donning the appearance of Reagents striving to complete their objectives and survive. Check out our How to Play Invasion Trailer below for a closer look at what…
Greetings Reagents, Prepare for a world in flames with the new Limited-Time Event Deep Burn. Face hellish Trials filled with fiery hazards like fire mines, flame throwers, and an increased presence of the Pitcher: Murkoff’s resident and unhinged pyromaniac. Along with the fiery new hazards introduced in Season 4.1, two new MK-Challenges will be available to all Reagents. In Traffick the Product…
Greetings Reagents, We just released a minor update to address a few in-game issues. The issues our team has fixed in this patch: · Fix for the icon pointer arrows being offset on consoles. · Fix for "Destroy the Evidence" MK-Challenge end music. · Fix for a crash with CPUs that don't support SSE3 instructions. · Fix for an infinite loading screen for players in low-bandwidth conditions with la…
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