Please attempt to breathe normally. Panic may only accelerate the process. Today, Red Barrels releases Season 7.1 for The Outlast Trials, available now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, bringing the new Chemical Leak Limited-Time Event to all current owners.
Poison is an intoxicating embrace, and Murkoff would like all Reagents to remember that therapy remains the only approved answer. From Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 ET through Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00 ET, Chemical Leak will fill Trial environments with toxic gas, tasking Reagents with finding and shutting off valves before the air turns against them.
Starting today, Reagents can also take on two new MK-Challenges, unlock rewards through the new Chemical Leak Limited-Time Catalog, and experience a new round of improvements, balancing updates, and quality-of-life additions across Invasion, Escalation, and the wider therapy experience.
NEW LIMITED-TIME EVENT: CHEMICAL LEAK
A chemical leak is filling the Trials with toxic gas. Reagents must locate valves throughout the environment and shut them off to clear the air from each area.
NEW LIMITED-TIME CATALOG
A brand-new Catalog is available for the duration of the Chemical Leak Limited-Time Event. Please spend your Event Tokens before the air clears. Murkoff is not responsible for lost opportunities, respiratory distress, or poor planning.
NEW MK-CHALLENGE: CHANGE THE PROGRAM
You are the crier who knows that news does not have to be journalism; it only has to be new.
Spread our truth, change the program, and we will let you out.
NEW MK-CHALLENGE: FUND THE CAMPAIGN
You are the hammer in the hands of a child, to shatter the fragile swine who would separate success from the government it created.
Money is the future of speech.
Fund the campaign, and we will let you out.
DECONTAMINATED. REBALANCED. REWORKED.
Season 7.1 also brings a fresh round of bug fixes, balancing updates, and improvements across The Outlast Trials, with particular attention to Invasion, Escalation, online stability, and player settings.
INVASION & ESCALATION UPDATES
Both modes have undergone meaningful transformations over the last updates — with Season 7.1 further improving the experience for players.
Invasion receives several updates designed to improve fairness, readability, and flow during high-pressure encounters. Reagents remain focused on the hunting and the escaping; Murkoff takes care of the rest. For Escalation, community feedback helped improve stability, and players’ progress is saved in the event of a lost connection.
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE UPDATES
Season 7.1 also introduces broader improvements across the game. Visit the patch notes to read the full list of upgrades.
NEW SETTINGS OPTIONS
While Red Barrels recognizes that mods can offer useful customization, some can provide gameplay advantages or alter the game in unintended ways. To maintain a fair and consistent experience across all game modes, mods are no longer supported.
Several new options have been added directly to the Settings menu, including features previously available through mods such as the FOV Slider, Toggle HUD Display, and others. These are now built into the base game and available to everyone.
DO NOT INHALE THE THERAPY
Season 7.1 is available starting now on all platforms, free for current owners of The Outlast Trials.
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