The Outlast Trials

The Outlast Trials

Steam Deck Verified

Red Barrels · Horror · Mar 5, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $11.99.

93%
Very Positive
110k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 110k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay consists of a wide variety of varied maps with objectives you need to complete to escape the trial/level.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you're a new player — the game is still fun for a while, especially if you enjoy horror and co-op.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
We were promised deception and surprise, but instead we got a generic PvP mode where Imposters are way too easy to spot.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
overall, great game. no huge issues, good looks, good feels (and bad feels, but those are purposeful for the horror), good tutorial, good design, good sound, and good story and interesting characters.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Outlast Trials has good graphics, mainly good optimized and the sound + enemy design is quite outstanding.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
good, optimized, scary with good atmosphere.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay65 reviews
Co-op65 reviews
Multiplayer49 reviews
Story and characters39 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
81%
Monetization19 reviews
79%
Audio18 reviews
89%
Performance14 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking23 reviews
65%
Crashes8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.