Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game series developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. Critically acclaimed for its immersive atmosphere, sound design and full-frontal scares, the series soon became the leading horror game experience of its generation. The rules of the Outlast universe are simple – run, hide or die trying.

Outlast, the original release, begins with an intriguing anonymous tip that leads you to explore the dark heart of Mount Massive Asylum, home to the secret experiments of the Murkoff Corporation. Whistleblower, the DLC continuation, tells the backstory to the atrocities found in Outlast and stretches past the events of the first game to show the final bloody chapter in Mount Massive Asylum's story. Outlast 2 places you deep in the wilderness where you discover the residents of Temple Gate and a corruption so profound that going mad may be the only sane thing to do.

While not a direct sequel to the other critically acclaimed Outlast titles in the series, The Outlast Trials will be set in the same thrilling universe: more precisely, right in the middle of the Cold War era where players take on the role of test subjects abducted by the shadowy Murkoff Corporation.

The Outlast Trials has teased Season 3 with a new cinematic trailer released today. Launching on April 22, the new chapter extinguishes all hope of future escape and promises a frightening new phase for Murkoff’s twisted experiments — players will devise their own trials, escape an unyielding new enemy, and try powerful new therapies.

Season 3: Project Relapse introduces The Jaeger, a lethal enforcer designed by Dr. Easterman to punish Reagents for their disobedience. A slow-moving, hyper-focused killer, the Jaeger is guided remotely and will stop at nothing until her assigned target is eliminated. As well, a new creative toolset “Trial Maker” will let players build, name, and share their own Trials using customized Variators, alongside a new story trial in the new Suburbs trial environment and two new MK-challenges. Season 3 is set to release as a free update forThe Outlast Trialson Steam, Epic, PlayStation, and Xbox stores, on April 22nd, 2025.

Amelia’s escape plan has been foiled, with the freedom fighter herself captured and displayed as a harrowing reminder of the cost of disloyalty. In response, Murkoff has ended Project Rebirth and implemented a new initiative in its place: a chance to begin again, to grow together, the way patients and their therapists should.

Enter the Relapse Initiative, only accessible to Reagents who have achieved a maximum therapy level of 99. In exchange for reverting their therapy level back to 1, these reagents will receive a permanent upgrade of their choosing alongside a host of other benefits and rewards.

To further bind his patients to their treatment, Murkoff has devised The Trial Maker — a means for Reagents to craft their own Trials to administer to their peers. The Trial Maker empowers each Reagent to devise their own unique combination of Trials, MK-Challenges and Variators, creating a gauntlet that tests their own ingenuity as well as the survival skills of their fellow patients.

The above Season 3 Cinematic trailer also provides a glimpse of Henrietta, who is now known as the Jaeger — a valuable new member to the Experimental-Population, and an exemplar of resilience, dedication, and obedience. She’s guided by Murkoff via remote radio broadcasts, and hunts its assigned Reagent with singular purpose. The Jaeger will not rest until its target is destroyed: should you find yourself in its path, evade at all costs.

The Season 3 update will arrive Tuesday, April 22nd, commencing the Relapse Initiative.  As of the 10am ET on that date, access to the Rebirth hallway will be closed off for an indefinite period of time. To serve as a grim reminder of the escape incident, Amelia is now displayed in the Sleep Room and  the Reborn counter itself has been concealed.

A full list of patch notes will be provided on April 22nd, detailing additional content, fixes, and balancing changes. As well, you can delve deeper into the world of Outlast by exploring the latest issue of the Murkoff Collections comic book series,now available for free on the official Red Barrels website.

Imprisoned in a secret Murkoff facility, players will be thrust into a series of physical and mental ordeals, tormented by iconic characters, and challenged alone or in teams to survive with their sanity intact. In a world of distrust, fear, and violence, your morals will be challenged, your endurance tested, and your sanity crushed. All in the name of progress, science, and profit.

The Outlast Trials will allow players to face the horrors of the trials by themselves or cooperate with up to three other test subjects. After all, it's always better to shit your pants with some friends!

The Outlast Trials is a terrifying game set in the same universe as the previous titles, available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam / Epic Games Store).