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.
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96.5
Overall Score / 100
9.6/10
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About This Game
Outlast is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Red Barrels and released in 2013. With an estimated 7 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 133.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 96.5/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 5.19 hours, with side content bringing that to 6.75 hours, and a completionist run can reach 10.62 hours. Players commonly describe it as Horror, First-Person, Survival Horror, Atmospheric and Psychological Horror.
Playtime Estimates
5.19h
🎯 Main Story
6.75h
⭐ Main + Sides
10.62h
💯 Completionist
Based on 67 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Outlast: Whistleblower DLC
$4.99
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Game Information
Release Date
September 4, 2013
Developer
Red Barrels
Publisher
Red Barrels
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
7M
(5.6M 8.4M) VRI ScoreLearning
82.0
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Horror
First-Person
Survival Horror
Atmospheric
Psychological Horror
Gore
Singleplayer
Survival
Multiplayer
Dark
Adventure
Action
Indie
Stealth
Nudity
Parkour
Difficult
Walking Simulator
3D Vision
Sci-fi
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Japanese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
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
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
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
Legal Notice
© 2013 Red Barrels Inc. Published by Red Barrels Inc. Outlast and the Outlast logo are trademarks Red Barrels Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.