The Outlast Trials Brings Its Nightmares to Nintendo Switch 2
There’s no escaping Murkoff. Red Barrels’ co-op survival horror game The Outlast Trials is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, bringing its nightmarish experiments, psychological terror, and brutal tests of survival to Nintendo’s console. The announcement and surprise launch comes just weeks after the title celebrated its peak concurrent players record to date, setting The Outlast Trials for further success expanding to a new audience.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Outlast Trials also includes the latest Season 7.2 Update, giving Reagents access to the latest content and improvements from day one. Join the community in ESCAPE THE FACILITY, a new event where players gather intel to help bring Reagents closer to freedom, and endure the return of the GEISTER limited-time event, featuring hallucinatory effects, new objectives, and exclusive rewards. The update also introduced two new MK-Challenges, and a myriad of new features and adjustments. The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Outlast Trails launched with full crossplay support too, allowing all players to survive together regardless of platform.
Key Features
Survive Alone or Together: Face Murkoff’s experiments solo or join up to three other players in online co-op for a shared descent into madness.
Hide, Run, and Fight to Survive: Evade enemies, use stealth to your advantage, and create opportunities to escape.
Endure Murkoff’s Experiments: Complete a variety of Trials and MK-Challenges designed to test your endurance, sanity, and willingness to follow orders.
Make Your Reagent Your Own: Customize your character, unlock upgrades and perks, and personalize your living space between assignments.
Uncover the Truth: Investigate Murkoff’s unethical experiments and collect evidence of the corporation’s abuses as you progress through the Trials.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Outlast Trials is available now digitally through the Nintendo eShop for $39.99 USD. The Outlast Trials is also available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and is currently on sale for 70% off on Steam until November 2.
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.