Outlast

- Developer
- Red Barrels
- Released
- Sep 4, 2013
- Steam reviews
- 96% of players recommend it, from 139,316 reviews — Steam calls that “Overwhelmingly Positive”
- Tags
- ActionAdventureIndie
On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck.
Valve rates it Playable on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.
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About this game
The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.
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.
Synopsis:
In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the “research and charity” branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, the asylum has been operating in strict secrecy… until now.
Acting on a tip from an anonymous source, independent journalist Miles Upshur breaks into the facility, and what he discovers walks a terrifying line between science and religion, nature and something else entirely. Once inside, his only hope of escape lies with the terrible truth at the heart of Mount Massive.
Outlast is a true survival horror experience which aims to show that the most terrifying monsters of all come from the human mind.
Features:
- True Survival Horror Experience: You are no fighter - if you want to survive the horrors of the asylum, your only chance is to run... or hide
- Immersive Graphics: AAA-quality graphics give players a detailed, terrifying world to explore
- Hide and Sneak: Stealth-based gameplay, with parkour-inspired platforming elements
- Unpredictable Enemies: Players cannot know when - and from where - one of the asylum’s terrifying inhabitants will finally catch up to them
- Real Horror: Outlast’s setting and characters are inspired by real asylums and cases of criminal insanity
Warning:
Outlast contains intense violence, gore, graphic sexual content, and strong language. Please enjoy.
System requirements
As Steam lists them.
Windows
Minimum
- OS *
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 - 64 bits *
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX Compatible
- Additional Notes
- * 32 bits systems are not officially supported, but should work if configured to provide 3Gb of user-mode address space. See or
Recommended
- OS *
- Windows Vista / 7 / 8 - 64 bits
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1GB NVIDIA GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850 or better
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- DirectX Compatible
macOS
Minimum
- OS
- OS X 10.9
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 750M / Intel Iris Pro 5200 / Radeon HD 3xxx
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- Standard
Recommended
- OS
- OS X 10.9
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1GB NVIDIA GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- Standard
SteamOS + Linux
Minimum
- OS
- Ubuntu 12 / Fedora 20 / Steam OS
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 750M / 9800GTX / Radeon HD 3xxx. OpenGL 3.2+
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- Standard
Recommended
- OS
- Ubuntu 14 / Fedora 21 / Steam OS
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- 1GB NVIDIA GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850. OpenGL 4.x+
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- Sound Card
- Standard
Downloadable content
Steam lists 1 item of downloadable content for this game.
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