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Outlast

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Review96.42%  110944  4115
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
DeveloperRed Barrels
PublisherRed Barrels
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Captions available
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Family Sharing
Release dateSep 4, 2013
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

Content warning
  • Frequent Violence or Gore
  • General Mature Content
Additional content
DRM Notice-
User notice-
Game tags
Horror3469First-Person1455Survival Horror1380Atmospheric1313Psychological Horror1177Gore1173Survival1058Singleplayer1027Dark801Adventure792Action772Indie632Stealth615Multiplayer548Nudity499Parkour364Difficult348Walking Simulator2163D Vision203Sci-fi191

Last update: 2024-06-29 (General data), 2024-06-29 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-27 (Review data)

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