Red Barrels, the indie development studio behind the critically-acclaimed and terrifying Outlast franchise, will deck the halls with boughs of gory in its Winter Kills update for the survival horror multiplayer The Outlast Trials.
With new cosmetics and challenges, quality of life improvements like full controller support, and more in-game lore to discover, survivors of Winter Kills will reap the bounty of true suffering. The event starts today and will continue throughout the Festive season, concluding Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 10:00 EST / 07:00 PST / 16:00 EU.
Winter Kills Update Highlights
- Winter Kills Program – Experience the new Cold Snap and Find the Gifts variators. Survivors of Winter Kills will reap the bounty of true suffering.
- Winter Kills cosmetics – complete exclusive trials and challenges to unlock festive-themed character and sleep room enhancements.
- New MK-Challenges – pay another visit to the Courthouse for two new tests (Escape the Courthouse and Destroy the Evidence).
- New Evidence Documents – continue your investigation into the shady Murkoff Institute.
- Introducing Cell Decoration Bundles – new deluxe decoration packages for your personal cell.
- Controller support – full controller support with vibration and new controller layouts.
- Plus… even more additions, improvements, balancing, fixes and much more. Check out the full Patch Notes for details.
Launched into Early Access on PC during May 2023, The Outlast Trials has been a phenomenal success, with over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. Red Barrels recently confirmed that is bringing its survival horror multiplayer to PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox® Series X|S and Xbox One® on March 5, 2024.
