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The Outlast Trials
A co-op horror game where up to four patients survive cruel experiments by hiding, escaping and helping each other.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesPC, PlayStation, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You are trapped in a facility where Murkoff tests methods of brainwashing. Each trial sends you through a staged place filled with traps and violent pursuers. You search for supplies, complete objectives and look for somewhere to hide when an enemy finds you. Darkness helps you stay unseen, but your night vision needs batteries.
Up to four play together online, with crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Your tools can heal teammates, distract enemies or make room to escape. Combining different abilities helps the group finish its work and reach the exit. Completed trials earn upgrades for later attempts. Friends turn some of the panic into nervous laughter, but the gore and chases remain central.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Fighting
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Science lab, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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If you liked The Outlast Trials
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Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from The Outlast Trials.
Pacify
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Pacify differs
- Less to unlock than The Outlast Trials
- 6 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
But less to unlock than The Outlast Trials.
Blight: Survival
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Blight: Survival differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than The Outlast Trials
- More fighting than The Outlast Trials
- Not out yet
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both play in runs or missions you repeat. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But calmer and less chaotic than The Outlast Trials.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full base game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.
- 167
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
10 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release status, Release date, Fear, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Lists Online Co-op.
- Release status: The main product is released. Its full release date is separate from its early access date.
- Release date: Lists 5 March 2024 for full release and 18 May 2023 for early access.
- Fear: User tags begin with Horror and include Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full base game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Steam app ID: App 1304930 identifies The Outlast Trials.
- Platforms: Steam lists a Windows build.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, About, Unlocks and progress.
- Online co-op: The publisher describes shared trials for teams of two, three or four.
- Most players online: The publisher explicitly caps a cooperative trial team at four. This is the cooperative team, not a social hub population or opposing invaders.
- Genres: Publisher product genres are Horror and Survival.
- About: Murkoff confines test subjects for brainwashing experiments and sends pursuers after them.
- Unlocks and progress: Tools, upgrades and perks are earned and improved.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms, Release date.
- Crossplay: Red Barrels launch notes state full crossplay across platforms through an Outlast ID.
- Crossplay between: The same notes identify PC and newly released PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series versions.
- Platforms: The console launch section explicitly names PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.
- Release date: The launch material specifies the full 1.0 launch on 5 March 2024.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: Lists four online players.
- Platforms: The current listing names PS4 and PS5 and offers the base game.
- Free base co-op: The reopened PS4 and PS5 full base product has a paid offer.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Crossplay, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: Capabilities specify Online co-op for two to four.
- Crossplay: Capabilities include Xbox cross-platform co-op and cross-generation multiplayer.
- Platforms: The base-game listing names Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
- Free base co-op: The reopened Xbox full base product requires game purchase.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Season 7 notes explicitly allow players to join an ongoing Escalation run. Group Finder join-in-progress is limited to Trials one through five, with a five-minute reconnect window. Joining an active Invasion is restricted. This does not promise unrestricted joining in every mode.
gamespot.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Sessions, About, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Story, Working in sync, Exploring, Fighting, Puzzles and figuring out, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Kind of game: GameSpot, 4 March 2024, describes combining different rigs while completing shared objectives.
- Sessions: The review describes repeated trials, retained unlocks and harder returning missions.
- About: Researchers watch subjects through glass inside staged experiments, with monstrous pursuers.
- Laughter and chaos: Friends produce laughter while panicking and narrowly escaping enemies.
- Tension and danger: Stealth, limited supplies, aggressive pursuers and an exit deadline create recurring pressure.
- Calm and coziness: Returning to the hub provides a break between dangerous missions.
- Story: The premise is strong, but much narrative sits in optional collectible logs.
- Working in sync: Healing, distraction and escape abilities work better when combined across players.
- Exploring: Players navigate staged maps and search for batteries and documents.
- Fighting: Bricks, bottles and rigs briefly stop pursuers. Avoidance remains the main activity.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Generator and lock minigames add small tasks inside stealth missions.
- Time to hang out: Groups laugh together, but hiding and completing tasks take attention.
- Getting better: Safe routes, traps and clean runs reward repeated practice.
- Unlocks and progress: Persistent passive skills and rig upgrades carry across trials.
- Planning ahead: Players choose complementary rigs and useful upgrades before trials.
gamesradar.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Fear, Sessions.
- Fear: GamesRadar, 4 March 2024, describes sustained horror and graphic threats.
- Sessions: The review describes playing and replaying missions while retaining XP and purchased upgrades.