2026-09-11 14:01 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues:Escalation: Removed Permanent Damage and No Revive from the Ultra II variator in Escalation. We plan to revisit these modifiers later as part of a broader rebalance of the Escalation flow and difficulty curve.Fixed an issue where the Kress Twins document could be acquired outside of the Fund the Campaign MK-Challenge.Fixed an issue where audio was missing from shuttle videos during shuttle sequences on console.Fixed and issue where it was possible to get stuck in the main menu/loading screen.Fixed input bind
2026-09-08 13:57 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,Reagents, hold your breath! Murkoff is releasing toxic gas into the Trials with the new Chemical Leak Limited-Time Event, featuring a new exclusive Limited-Time Chemical Leak Catalog. This update also brings 2 new MK-Challenges, a new round of improvements and balancing updates to Invasion and Escalation, along with new quality-of-life options and other changes to the Therapy experience. Let's see how well you endure the fumes and survive the Therapy!This update includesNew Limited-Time Event: CHEMICAL LEAKNew Limited-Time Catalog: CHEMICAL LEAKNew MK-Challenge: CHANGE THE P
2026-09-04 22:33 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,September has hit, and as we near the Season 7.1 update, we wanted to let you know some of what’s coming for this most recent update on September 8th at 10am ET and for the rest of the year in The Outlast Trials!RoadmapThe Therapy isn’t slowing down. Here’s a look at what’s coming to The Outlast Trials through the end of 2026. 👁️Season 7.1 – Coming September 8th This update will feature 2 new MK-Challenges and a new Limited-Time Event: Chemical Leak.New Limited-Time Event: CHEMICAL LEAKPoison is an intoxicating embrace that suffocates the body, just as false idols poison th
2026-07-25 15:34 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,We have deployed a small hotfix patch to address the following issues:Fix an out of memory issue that could be caused when opening and closing the loadout menu several times while in invasion cameras.If you encounter any issues in-game, feel free to join our 18+ Official Outlast Discord Server and create a ticket to speak with our support team directly.Our team would also love to hear what you have to say about how your playthroughs of Invasion 2.0 are going after this most recent update by filling out our Invasion 2.0 Feedback Survey. We are also gathering feedback you have
2026-07-24 14:21 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,We have deployed a small hotfix patch to address the following issues:Fixed an issue where Escalation Weekly savegames were not resumable.Fixed an issue where Imposters did not have to exit the trial after downing or killing a Reagent. (one, not all of them)Fixed some crashes.If you encounter any issues in-game, feel free to join our 18+ Official Outlast Discord Server and create a ticket to speak with our support team directly.Our team would also love to hear what you have to say about how your playthroughs of Invasion 2.0 are going after this most recent update by filling
2026-07-22 14:08 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,Our team has deployed a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Improved disconnection issues in Escalation runs.Fixed an issue where Imposters would not receive a rank when leaving an Invasion early using “Exit Invasion” from the Pause Menu.Fixed an issue where the Struggle minigame would not appear if a Reagent was grabbed by an NPC while entering a Steel Trap.Fixed an issue where a television screen was missing a code location hint in the MK-Challenge “Cancel the Broadcast”.INVASION CHANGESStab/Backstab: Increased charge time to 2.5s (was 2.0s).Backstab: Reduced
2026-07-16 14:08 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,A new hotfix patch is now live featuring the following fixes:Clarification: Console players can toggle cross-communication voice chat by holding the Start button. This is listed in the Controller Layout screen, but was not clearly communicated.Reverted the controller input changes for minigames introduced in Season 7. This feature will return in the future as an optional setting.Fixed an issue where interrupting a Backstab would incorrectly kill the Reagent instead of putting them into an incapacitated state.Fixed an issue where corrupted names above AI Imposters would not a
2026-07-14 15:06 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents!The time has come for punishment! Reagents must join together to face Coyle in his all new Trial environment: The Prison Farm. The update also introduces 2 new MK-Challenges, many new features, including Rig Customization, Knife Customization, Loadout Presets, and Mastery Tasks, alongside major reworks to both Escalation and Invasion that significantly improve the overall experience.This Update IncludesSeason 7: PROJECT BONEYARDNew Trial Environment: PRISON FARMNew Trial: LOCKSOCK THE WARDENNew MK-Challenge: BRIBE THE JUDGESNew MK-Challenge: CANCEL THE BROADCASTNew Deluxe Ca
2026-07-09 17:09 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,While Dr. Easterman believes control comes through reward, Coyle knows it's earned through devotion! Project Boneyard will introduce a brand-new Trial environment, The Prison Farm, and brings back Sergeant Leland Coyle in the new Trial, "Locksock the Warden." The update will also add two new MK-Challenges, "Bribe the Judges" and "Cancel the Broadcast," plus the Blood Drive event featuring new Trial machinery and the terrifying new enemy, The Biter, prowling the new maps. Alongside the new content, players can enjoy major quality-of-life additions like Rig and Knife Customiza
2026-05-19 14:05 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,Prime Time has begun in The Outlast Trials! Murkoff’s newest therapy pushes Reagents into a relentless psychological assault where propaganda, fanaticism, and chaos collide. Face the new Prime Roulette variator featuring multiple Prime Assets in a single Trial, destroy Murkoff’s defective televisions for bonus rewards, survive two new MK-Challenges, and unlock the exclusive Limited-Time Catalog.This update includesNew Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIMENew Limited-Time Catalog: PRIME TIMENew MK-Challenge: WIN THE TRUTHNew MK-Challenge: INCINERATE THE RELICNew Routine Therapies: C
2026-04-01 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,Our team has worked on a hotfix patch addressing the following issues that will be rolling out on all platforms:Fixed missing text on some customization items.Fixed an issue where ping could be abnormally high in certain regions (PS5).Fixed an issue where the game could occasionally get stuck in a reconnection loop.Removed the score penalty for Imposters when Reagents escape during an Invasion. (The note remains visible in the Murkoff report for reference.)Removed the “Stay Together” variator from the allowed pool for the Trial “Escape the Lies” (Escalation / Trial Maker).Fi
2026-03-26 14:06 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,A hotfix patch is currently deploying that will address the following issues:Fixed an issue where the Berserker could spawn under the map in certain situations.Fixed an issue where Barricades could permanently block doorways if deployment was interrupted while an enemy was bashing them.Fixed an issue where Barricades interruption cooldown was 10s instead of the intended 3s.Fixed an issue where Barricades did not behave as intended with the Limited Rigs variator.Fixed an issue where X-Ray cooldown was incorrect in Psychosurgery difficulty.Fixed an issue where parts of Deluxe
2026-03-24 13:58 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,It's time to adjust your Murkoff Television sets for the feature presentation: Project Judas. This Season, you will get to feast your eyes on the Kress Twins attempt at political takeover! Otto and Arora have prepared quite the show for you all in their new Trial Environment the Television Studio. Enjoy new MK-Challenges, survive the Scavenger Limited-Time Event, test out Noakes' hard work on the X-Ray and Barricade Rig reworks, and climb the Invasion Leaderboard and more... This update includesSeason 6: PROJECT JUDASNew Trial: SILENCE THE IDOLNew MK-Challenge: SOLVE THE MUR
2026-03-19 21:01 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,The stage is set, and the cameras are rolling, let Anarchy reign. 🎥 The Kress Twins will return in a new Trial environment, the Television Studio, to exert their power on on the masses by installing a celebrity talking head as a political candidate. 📺 Meanwhile, turmoil brews within the Sinyala Facility... will control hold?The Season 6: Project Judas update will go live March 24, 2026 10:00am ET and it will feature a new MK-Challenge, Scavenger Limited-Time Event, reworks to the X-Ray and Barricade Rigs, a new Invasion Rank Season and Leaderboard, as well as a few mysteri
2026-02-17 15:03 UTC · Community Announcements · RedBarrelsCM
Greetings Reagents,We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues:Fixed an issue where the Stun radius was bigger than intended in Invasion.Fixed an issue where two Prime Assets could spawn at the same time in Orphanage.Fixed an issue where News on title screen would crash the game in some rare situations.Fixed an issue where Join-in-Progress toggle could be changed in Trial.Feel free to join our official 18+ Outlast Discord Server and open a '/ticket' to speak directly with our support team about any issues you encounter in-game, and you can fill out our General Feedback
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