Outlast
2013 horror video game
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| October 30 2024 | Lionsgate announced a film adaptation of the video game Outlast, with Roy Lee as producer and J. T. Petty (the original game's writer) writing the screenplay. |
| March 5 2024 | The Outlast Trials, a prequel to the original game, was released. |
| May 18 2023 | The Outlast Trials was released in early access for Windows, serving as a prequel to both Outlast and Outlast 2. The game features a premise of involuntary test subjects in a Cold War-era Murkoff Corporation experiment focused on brainwashing and mind control. |
| 2019 | The Outlast 2 soundtrack is released as a Double LP Vinyl Set, featuring music from both the first and second games. The vinyl pressings are in Glow in the Dark and Black Splatter colors, with track-listing letters spelling out 'Redemption'. |
| October 2019 | Red Barrels teases The Outlast Trials, a prequel set in the Cold War. |
| March 2018 | Red Barrels released a 'Story Mode' update, reducing enemy difficulty and reinstating previously removed content to achieve an M rating. |
| March 27 2018 | Nintendo Switch version of Outlast 2 was released, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| February 2018 | Outlast and Outlast 2 are released for the Nintendo Switch. |
| February 27 2018 | Outlast was released for Nintendo Switch, further expanding its platform availability. |
| 2017 | The game was nominated for the 'Use of Sound, Franchise' award at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, recognizing its sound design and audio elements. |
| 2017 | Outlast 2, a horror video game, was released, serving as a successor to the 2013 original game and receiving generally positive reviews from critics. |
| December 2017 | Red Barrels announced that Outlast 2, Outlast, and Outlast: Whistleblower would be coming to Nintendo Switch in early 2018. |
| December 2017 | Red Barrels announced Outlast 3, though no specific time frame or target platforms were confirmed. They also revealed plans for a smaller separate project, The Outlast Trials, to be released before Outlast 3. |
| July 2017 | Red Barrels launched The Murkoff Account, a six-issue online comic book series bridging the narrative between Outlast and Outlast 2. |
| April 25 2017 | Samuel Laflamme released the Outlast 2 soundtrack, containing 14 original tracks and an excerpt from Mozart's Ave verum corpus, with a unique approach of using custom-made and modulated instruments instead of traditional orchestral arrangements. |
| April 25 2017 | Outlast 2 was digitally released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with the Outlast Trinity physical collection simultaneously launched. |
| August 26 2016 | Samuel Laflamme, the original Outlast composer, officially announced his return to compose the soundtrack for Outlast 2. |
| August 1 2016 | Red Barrels announced the postponement of Outlast 2's release from Fall 2016 to Q1 2017. |
| July 2016 | Red Barrels announced The Murkoff Account, a six-issue online comic book series bridging the narrative between Outlast and Outlast 2. |
| June 15 2016 | Outlast 2's game demo was presented at E3 2016. |
| April 23 2016 | The game demo for Outlast 2 was showcased and released at PAX East 2016. |
| April 22 2016 | Gameplay demo of Outlast 2 was released at PAX East gaming conference. |
| April 4 2015 | Red Barrels released a cryptic video named 'Jude 1:14-15' featuring a reverse audio message with ominous narrative about the game's storyline. |
| March 31 2015 | Linux and OS X versions of Outlast were released, making the game available on additional computer platforms. |
| February 5 2015 | Co-founder Philippe Morin was interviewed by Indie Games Level Up!, revealing that the game was largely inspired by the 1978 Jonestown mass murder-suicide. |
| October 2014 | Red Barrels officially announces Outlast 2 as a sequel to the original Outlast game. |
| October 29 2014 | Red Barrels released the official teaser trailer for Outlast 2 on their YouTube account. |
| October 28 2014 | Red Barrels posted a teaser image on Facebook and Twitter featuring a bulletin board with 'Classified' documents and the word 'Tomorrow'. |
| June 19 2014 | Outlast was released for Xbox One, further broadening its platform accessibility. |
| February 4 2014 | Outlast was released for PlayStation 4, expanding its availability to console players. |
| 2013 | After 18 months of seeking investment, Red Barrels secures funding from the Canada Media Fund, enabling the completion of Outlast's development. |
| 2013 | Outlast is completed after a 14-month development period by the small team at Red Barrels. |
| September 4 2013 | Outlast was initially released for digital download through Steam, marking the game's first platform availability. |
| September 4 2013 | Outlast was initially released for Microsoft Windows, marking the debut of the psychological survival horror game developed by Red Barrels. |
| 2012 | Red Barrels begins development of Outlast, their first independent game, with a small team of 10 people who previously worked at Ubisoft on major franchises like Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, and Splinter Cell. |
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