MONTRÉAL, Québec — June 3, 2025 — The doctor will see you now… and so will Mother Gooseberry, Sergeant Coyle, and Franco Barbi. Red Barrels released a new update today for The Outlast Trials, Season 3.1, PRIME TIME, which comes with a slew of content updates, quality-of-life improvements, and a limited-time event designed to make therapy a family affair. Alongside this update, Red Barrels is permanently dropping prices across their collection of legacy Outlast titles, making it easier than ever to experience Murkoff’s dark origins.
Following the success of last year’s Prime Time experiment, The Outlast Trials is cranking the dial further into madness. This time, players face a new kind of nightmare, with Franco joining the roster of Prime Assets for PRIME TIME. Gooseberry, Coyle, or Franco unite to hunt you down in the same Trial, and two sadistic MK-Challenges push you to fumigate the factory and gamble your life for freedom.
Key Features of Season 3.1 PRIME TIME:
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New Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIME
The “family” is back together, and Franco Barbi joins Coyle and Gooseberry for a depraved group therapy experience. Participate in a selection of Trials to earn unique rewards before the event ends. -
New Limited-Time Event Catalog
Spend your hard earned Prime Time Event Tokens on grotesque and exclusive cosmetics—but be warned, unspent tokens vanish once the event concludes. -
Two New MK-Challenges:
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FUMIGATE THE FACTORY – Retire aging workers with a gas that sterilizes the corporate bloodstream.
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REDEEM YOUR FREEDOM – Collect tickets like your life depends on it—because it just might.
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Revamped Genesis Program
The Genesis Program has been revamped to include all Trials and MK-Challenges added to the game since release and are organised by thematics. -
Group Finder (Replaces Quickplay)
A new system to help Reagents connect with like-minded test subjects for faster, more relevant matchmaking. Accessible from the Terminal’s main screen, the Group Finder allows players to connect with others looking to participate in the same activity.
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Pause Menu Rework
The new Pause Menu is built for survival, featuring three tabs: Menu, Tasks, and Loadout. Whether you're checking your objectives, gearing up, or just catching your breath, everything you need to stay alive (and stay focused) is now just a tab away.
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Gameplay Fixes, Balancing & New Features
From enhanced Trial Maker tools to imposter behavior updates and stamina item tweaks, this update refines the chaos.
Season 3.1 is live across all platforms. Players are encouraged to dive in, redeem their freedom, and embrace family therapy… Murkoff-style.
The Outlast Trials Roadmap
Here is a look at what’s to come in The Outlast Trials in the near future. Following the Prime Time update, Reagents will experience a new Routine Therapy: Nostophobia, followed by the Season 4 launch this Summer featuring a New Prime Asset, a New Trial environment, and more!
We will once again celebrate Halloween with an update that includes a Limited-Time Event as well as a new game mode!
For full patch notes, visit: https://redbarrelsgames.com/news/prime-time-update-patch-notes/
You can also delve deeper into the world of Outlast by exploring the latest issue of the Murkoff Collections comic book series, now available for free on the official Red Barrels website.
Follow the ongoing dark mysteries of The Outlast Trials universe on Red Barrels' Website, Instagram, Bluesky, X (Twitter), Discord, Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook.
Legacy Pricing, Permanently Reduced
As of June 3, Red Barrels is permanently lowering the price of its legacy titles on all platforms, making it easier than ever for new players to step into the horror:
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Outlast – now $14.99 USD
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Outlast: Whistleblower – now $4.99 USD
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Outlast 2 – now $19.99 USD
Whether you’re catching up on the origins of Murkoff’s twisted experiments or introducing someone new to the fear, these new prices make the entire collection more accessible than ever.
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The Outlast Trials is the third installment in Red Barrels’ critically acclaimed psychological horror series. In 4-player co-op, complete escape room-style puzzles while avoiding the twisted victims of Murkoff’s experiments using a combination of stealth, speed, and teamwork. In a unique blend of survival horror and online escape room, The Outlast Trials challenges players with Aperture Science-style tests that Jigsaw himself would shudder at. Complete Trials, return to your cell, upgrade your therapies, and steel your nerves to face horrors beyond your imagination.
Set in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, human guinea pigs are involuntarily recruited to test advanced methods of mind control in their nightmare facility. Crush your morals and test your sanity on the path to rebirth as one of Murkoff’s Reagents while discovering the secret documents littered throughout the facility.
Red Barrels
Red Barrels is the studio behind the immersive indie horror series Outlast, a series that has terrified almost 40 million players worldwide. Based in Montréal, Red Barrel’s mission is to create unforgettable experiences that leave the player’s blood running cold. Red Barrels was founded by Philippe Morin (Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Assassin’s Creed and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune), David Chateauneuf (Lead level designer: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell: Conviction) and Hugo Dallaire (Art Director: Splinter Cell and Army of Two).
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