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Outlast

Red Barrels · 2013-09-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 19, 2014 (Xbox One), Mar 31, 2015 (Mac), Feb 04, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Feb 27, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 04, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 31, 2015 (Linux)

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

300
playing now
96%
positive of 138k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
111
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (701 ratings)
5.8h
to beat · rushed 4.6h · completionist 3.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Outlast is a 2013 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by the Canadian independent studio Red Barrels. The plot centres on Miles Upshur, a freelance investigative journalist who investigates Mount Massive Asylum, a remote psychiatric hospital located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado, United States.

Trailer

Outlast trailer thumbnail

Outlast Full Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 300 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8,687 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,086/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.5M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 138,383 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.75-75%
GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Humble Store (2024-11-21) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 92 of 95 observed days · $13.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.4k2.4k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 807 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,603 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,751 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,337 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,945 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 669 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,159 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,928 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 677 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,301 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,211 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,358 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,551 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 936 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,610 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,087 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,367 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,515 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,497 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,577 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,331 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 808 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 724 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,993 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 962 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,463 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,085 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,223 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,062 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 841 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 660 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,505 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 725 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 502 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 906 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,242 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,136 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 878 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,297 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4921832026-08-06 21:00 — 387 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 213 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 300 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 453 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 247 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 330 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 481 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 294 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 350 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 492 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 218 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 312 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 368 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 194 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 279 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 328 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 218 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 320 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 460 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 209 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 222 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 360 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 324 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 248 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 360 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 233 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 183 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 341 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 300 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.402015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-21 — best price $19.992015-12-04 — best price $19.992016-09-26 — best price $19.992017-04-10 — best price $3.992017-09-05 — best price $2.992018-01-11 — best price $3.992018-06-12 — best price $2.992018-11-06 — best price $19.992019-02-03 — best price $19.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992019-10-01 — best price $4.992020-01-22 — best price $3.992020-04-08 — best price $2.992020-11-25 — best price $2.992021-03-24 — best price $19.992021-10-25 — best price $2.992022-01-31 — best price $19.992022-07-25 — best price $2.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992023-02-10 — best price $2.402023-06-09 — best price $19.992023-10-09 — best price $2.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-04-30 — best price $2.992024-07-26 — best price $3.002024-10-22 — best price $2.992025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-10-07 — best price $3.742026-01-03 — best price $14.992026-03-27 — best price $3.792026-06-16 — best price $14.992026-08-15 — best price $3.752026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k5212026-05-31 — 784 pageviews2026-06-03 — 681 pageviews2026-06-06 — 760 pageviews2026-06-09 — 681 pageviews2026-06-12 — 878 pageviews2026-06-15 — 1,022 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1,054 pageviews2026-06-21 — 988 pageviews2026-06-24 — 731 pageviews2026-06-27 — 904 pageviews2026-06-30 — 693 pageviews2026-07-03 — 823 pageviews2026-07-06 — 890 pageviews2026-07-09 — 763 pageviews2026-07-12 — 727 pageviews2026-07-15 — 829 pageviews2026-07-18 — 948 pageviews2026-07-21 — 835 pageviews2026-07-24 — 764 pageviews2026-07-27 — 889 pageviews2026-07-30 — 660 pageviews2026-08-02 — 705 pageviews2026-08-05 — 628 pageviews2026-08-08 — 592 pageviews2026-08-11 — 570 pageviews2026-08-14 — 538 pageviews2026-08-17 — 729 pageviews2026-08-20 — 624 pageviews2026-08-23 — 603 pageviews2026-08-26 — 545 pageviews2026-08-28 — 575 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9.1k62026-08-19 22:12 — 7,030 viewers2026-08-20 22:12 — 7,151 viewers2026-08-22 21:12 — 9,106 viewers2026-08-22 22:12 — 7,502 viewers2026-08-23 22:12 — 7,637 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 148 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 148 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 147 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 1,331 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 1,289 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 1,300 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 111 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
49.5%
earned "ILLUMINATED"
12.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)84,4794%14
Steam (Steam)56,6118%14
Xbox One (Xbox)45,2642%17

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

DarkGoreIndieActionHorrorNudityStealthSurvivalAdventureAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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