A brand new trailer for The Outlast Trials dropped throughout Gamescom Opening Evening Reside, giving us one other glimpse of the upcoming horror sport sequel and revealing a closed beta check that may happen round Halloween.
Those that wish to step into the horror can join and put together themselves for the closed beta. It is going to run throughout the Halloween weekend from Friday twenty eighth October to Tuesday 1st November.
That is the primary correct trailer launched for the sport since Gamescom final yr, when developer Crimson Barrels launched the primary gameplay trailer and introduced that the sport would miss its authentic 2021 launch date goal. Since late final yr, the studio has been placing out occasional behind the scenes movies, giving insights into the sport’s creation specifically areas like sound and music, characters, their method to storytelling and animation work.
It is a considerably totally different sport to the primary two Outlast titles, serving as a prequel to the collection thus far and incorporating new multiplayer parts for those who wish to face the fear with pals by their aspect.
Right here’s the blurb that was launched for the sport final yr:
Set within the peak of the Chilly Conflict period, gamers tackle the position of check topics kidnapped by the shadowy Murkoff Company. Imprisoned in a secret Murkoff facility, gamers shall be thrust right into a collection of bodily and psychological ordeals, plagued by iconic characters, and challenged alone or in groups to outlive with their sanity intact.
The Outlast Trials was first introduced in December 2019, with developer Crimson Barrels saying it was nonetheless very early in manufacturing at the moment. Then at E3 2020, they projected that the sport would launch in 2021, although that focus on was missed by way of the difficulties of working by way of the pandemic, pushing the sport’s launch again to 2022. Alas, it will appear that we’re not going to see it this yr both, however the closed beta ought to tide followers over.