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PROJECT BREACH: The Outlast Trials New Major Update is Now Live, Featuring New Map, New Player Abilities

Montréal, Québec. December 10, 2024–The Outlast Trials received its latest Major Update this morning, Project Breach, introducing the story of asylum escapee Amelia Collier (Caroline Dhavernas; Hannibal), a new Trial, a new environment, a new enemy, and a new player ability (The Jammer Rig). The Outlast Trials and Project Breach are available now on SteamEpic Games StorePlayStation, and Xbox.

Watch the Project Breach Trailer

Project Breach marks a new beginning for The Outlast Trials, introducing new story elements, gameplay features, and challenges for players as one of the Murkoff Corporation’s captives, Amelia Collier, begins to fight back.

Update Features:

  • Introducing Amelia Collier | Fueled by grief, Amelia is determined to bring down the Murkoff Corporation and put a stop to their twisted experiments.

  • New Trial | “Pleasure the Prosecutor.”

    • New Environment | “Downtown,” featuring murderous mobster Franco and his teeth-filled shotgun.

  • New MK-Challenges: 

    • Reunite the Family | The nuclear family is the societal ideal. Release the orphan from the shackles of the state and reunite him with mother and father.

    • Deface the Futtermans | Childhood memories are the stagnation that impede your growth. Put away the childish things that clutter your mind.

  • New Player Ability | The Jammer Rig, a versatile tool designed to disable electronic devices. Perfect for strategic players, this Rig focuses on disrupting the Trial environment while securing extra loot for you and your teammates.

  • New Story Ending | Set in the Republic of Congo

  • New Enemy: The Molotov | This cunning enemy wields a powerful ranged weapon, hurling Molotov Cocktails that explode on impact, creating dangerous zones of fire. 

  • New Limited-Time Event | Winter Kills, with new rewards and Trial variators: 

    • COLLECT THE GIFTS: Collect all the gifts in the Trial to earn extra rewards. 

    • COLD SNAP: The Trial environment is sporadically filled with piercing cold air. Hide to survive. 

    • FROST MINES: Gas mines have been replaced with frost mines. 

  • New Unholy Night DLC Pack | Includes an exclusive set of 8 Legendary Outfits, items and art to decorate your Reagent’s cell, and player icons to bring Holiday Fear to The Outlast Trials. Available now for $19.99 USD.

Learn more about Amelia Collier, and what to expect from Project Breach by following Red Barrels on their WebsiteInstagramX (Twitter)DiscordTwitchYouTube, and Facebook

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About The Outlast Trials

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.

About 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).

Contact Information

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redbarrels@evolve-pr.com 

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