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The Outlast Trials countdown: Exact start time and release date

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Michael Beckwith
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Kacee Fay
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Published: Mar 4, 2024 10:21 am

Outlast 3 is still nowhere to be seen, but fans of psychological horror can subject themselves to all types of disturbing terrors alongside friends in the prequel title The Outlast Trials.

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The Outlast Trials originally launched as an early access title on PC in May 2023, but developer and publisher Red Barrels is now gearing up for a full release. If you’re interested in playing, you need to know exactly when The Outlast Trials is launching.

When does The Outlast Trials exit early access?

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Red Barrels has confirmed The Outlast Trials will fully launch on Tuesday, March 5, across all available platforms (PC, PlayStation, and Xbox) at exactly 9am CT. The Version 1.0 patch will launch globally at this time.

The survival horror RPG is not only available on PC but consoles too, complete with crossplay functionality. Unlike the previous Outlast games, The Outlast Trials is primarily a multiplayer game (though you can play solo) where you and your teammates must work together to escape a facility owned by the unethical Murkoff Corporation. Think Dead by Daylight but without one player as a big monster chasing you.

The full version is expected to contain “more trials, challenges, enemies, perks, and customization options,” some of which will have already been introduced throughout the early access period. The Outlast Trials is currently being sold on PC for $29.99, while the console versions will cost $39.99 for the standard edition and $49.99 for the Deluxe Edition. Red Barrels said the price of the game would increase upon its full launch, so expect the PC version to get more expensive on March 5 as well.

March could wind up being a decent month for horror game fans since, aside from The Outlast Trials, it’ll also see the release of the Alone in the Dark remake and a PlayStation version of the 2012 cult classic Ib.

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Michael Beckwith
Staff writer at Dot Esports covering all kinds of gaming news. A graduate in Computer Games Design and Creative Writing from Brunel University who's been writing about games since 2014. Nintendo fan and Sonic the Hedgehog apologist. Knows a worrying amount of Kingdom Hearts lore. Has previously written for Metro, TechRadar, and Game Rant.
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Kacee Fay
Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.
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