Games

Outlast

Red Barrels

2013•Adventure•PEGI 18•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrormysterydetectivejournalisticmafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancepsychologicalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky adventure game, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

77 / 100

729 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorMysteryDetectiveJournalisticMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/dancePsychologicalAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BloodyPsychological horrorPsychological explorationDarkInvestigationDeathDoctorHiding

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Details

Developer: Red Barrels
Publisher: Red Barrels
Released: 4 September 2013
Series: Outlast
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 6h normally, 4h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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Games are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. Game scores are estimates, made by fixed rules from IGDB genres, themes, keywords and descriptions.