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Outlast 2

Red Barrels · 2017-04-24

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 25, 2017 (Xbox One), Apr 25, 2017 (Mac), Apr 25, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 25, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

413
playing now
91%
positive of 64k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
31
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (243 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 4.1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

413 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Outlast 2 is a 2017 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels. The sequel to Outlast (2013), it revolves around a cameraman named Blake Langermann, who works with his journalist wife, Lynn, to investigate the murder of a pregnant woman in northern Arizona. When they are separated in a helicopter crash, Blake has to find Lynn while travelling through a village inhabited by a deranged cult that believes the Judgement Day is upon them.

Trailer

Outlast 2 trailer thumbnail

Outlast 2 - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈516,228 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 413 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,046 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~506/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 1.6M–3.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 64,370 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%
GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-06-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 87 of 91 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.8k1.8k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 723 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 922 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,323 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 608 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 603 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,171 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,754 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4131092026-08-06 21:00 — 222 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 109 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 226 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 203 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 126 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 250 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 236 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 149 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 250 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 212 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 147 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 197 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 170 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 131 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 209 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 175 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 117 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 212 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 267 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 162 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 245 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 296 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 240 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 284 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 355 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 222 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 226 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 308 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 234 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 413 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$2.992017-04-252026-08-302017-04-25 — best price $29.992017-09-07 — best price $19.492017-12-21 — best price $14.992018-03-13 — best price $29.992018-06-22 — best price $10.202018-11-06 — best price $29.992019-01-10 — best price $7.492019-04-08 — best price $29.992019-07-09 — best price $29.992019-10-17 — best price $29.992019-12-19 — best price $5.992020-02-26 — best price $7.492020-05-07 — best price $5.992020-09-17 — best price $29.992021-01-07 — best price $29.992021-05-09 — best price $29.992021-08-06 — best price $29.992021-11-29 — best price $29.992022-02-14 — best price $4.492022-07-07 — best price $29.992022-10-18 — best price $4.492022-12-22 — best price $4.492023-02-21 — best price $29.992023-06-01 — best price $4.492023-09-11 — best price $4.492023-11-21 — best price $4.492024-01-23 — best price $29.992024-04-28 — best price $4.492024-07-12 — best price $29.992024-09-02 — best price $4.492024-11-04 — best price $29.992025-01-16 — best price $29.992025-05-16 — best price $29.992025-09-04 — best price $7.492025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-01-08 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-05-31 — best price $4.992026-08-06 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
67.1%
earned "What God Has Joined"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)92,9192%25
Steam (Steam)27,1144%24
Xbox One (Xbox)16,7741%24
Switch (Nintendo)1130%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkGoreActionHorrorMatureNudityViolentSurvivalAdventureAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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