{"id":684110,"date":"2025-08-25T03:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/the-outlast-trials-highlights-wicked-experiments-in-new-gameplay-trailer\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T03:46:24","slug":"the-outlast-trials-highlights-wicked-experiments-in-new-gameplay-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-outlast-trials-highlights-wicked-experiments-in-new-gameplay-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Outlast Trials Highlights Wicked Experiments In New Gameplay Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/the-outlast-trials-highlights-wicked-experiments-in-new-gameplay-trailer.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-thumbnail\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe frameborder='0' width='560' height='315' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVi3-VjbM1U'\/><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1304930\/The_Outlast_Trials\/\">product description<\/a> for The Outlast Trials says players can expect &#8220;mind-numbing terror,&#8221; and that&#8217;s exactly what we see in the game&#8217;s newest trailer. Plenty of blood is shed as humans are used as lab rats in Murkoff Corporation&#8217;s <em>Saw<\/em>-like tests. In some cases, the tests just look like torture and flatout murder.<\/p>\n<p>The game looks overly graphic, yet also brings about comparisons to BioShock&#8217;s tone and storytelling conventions. It&#8217;ll be interesting to see how the narrative sews all of these wild experiements together. The Outlast Trials is designed as both a single-player and cooperative experience. The player clearly is free to explore at certain points, and appears to rely on trap-like devices to fight back and escape. In one sequence, we see two players helping each other up to higher ground.<\/p>\n<p>The footage concludes with news of a short closed beta running from October 28 to November 1. No other release date news was shared.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/gamescom-2022\/2022\/08\/23\/the-outlast-trials-highlights-wicked-experiments-in-new-gameplay-trailer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A product description for The Outlast Trials says players can expect &#8220;mind-numbing terror,&#8221; and that&#8217;s exactly what we see in the game&#8217;s newest trailer. Plenty of blood is shed as humans are used as lab rats in Murkoff Corporation&#8217;s Saw-like tests. In some cases, the tests just look like torture and flatout murder. The game looks overly graphic, yet also brings about comparisons to BioShock&#8217;s tone and storytelling conventions. It&#8217;ll be interesting to see how the narrative sews all of these wild experiements together. The Outlast Trials is designed as both a single-player and cooperative experience. The player clearly is free to explore at certain points, and appears to rely on trap-like devices to fight back and escape. 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