Outlast
Outlast is a first person horror game that shook the gaming world. Described as one of the most horrifying experiences, Outlast follows a private investigator who was sent to investigate Mount Massive, an abandoned mental hospital.
(article by IGN) The Outlast Trials is set in the same universe as Outlast and Outlast 2, but earlier in the timeline as it takes place during the Cold War. Red Barrels notes that “The Outlast Trials will allow players to face the horrors of the trials by themselves or cooperate with up to 3 other test subjects,” which suggests that the game will take place in some kind of science facility.
The game is currently in development, with no release date currently in sight. Red Barrels co-founder David Chateauneuf says “Now we’ve done our proof of concept, it is time to focus on content creation, variety… and gore.”
(article by outlast.fandom.com) Outlast is a first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels. It was released on September 4, 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 on February 4, 2014 and for Xbox One on June 18th, 2014. Outlast: Whistleblower, a direct prequel and finale to the game, was released as downloadable content on May 6th, 2014 for PS4 and PC, and on June 19th, 2014 for Xbox One. Following the game's overall success, the developers started working on its sequel, Outlast 2 which was released on April 25, 2017.
Outlast was met with mostly positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic the PC version holds an 80/100, and PS4 version of game holds an 78/100, with praise stemming primarily from its horror elements and gameplay while being criticized for its environments and character modeling. It has been received with a number of accolades and awards from E3 2013, including the "Most Likely to Make you Faint" honor, and one of "Best of E3".
(article by gamestop) Outlast isn't really a game of skill, and as it turns out, that makes sense. You're not a cop or a soldier or a genetically enhanced superhero. You're just a reporter. And as a reporter, you don't possess many skills with which you can fend off the hulking brutes, knife-wielding stalkers, and other homicidal maniacs who lurk in the halls of the dilapidated Mount Massive Asylum. You can't shoot them, or punch them, or rip pipes from the walls to clobber them with. You can only run and hide. You're always in danger, and when that danger is nipping at your heels and all you can do is flee, desperately hoping to shake off your pursuer, Outlast is a terrifying roller-coaster ride. Unfortunately, the pacing stumbles in a few instances when Outlast stops coasting forward on its own momentum and requires you to go hunting for the track yourself, but these are small setbacks in what is usually a deeply unsettling experience.
Drawn by an anonymous tip, you come to Mount Massive to investigate allegations that an unscrupulous corporation is doing horrible things to mental patients in the pursuit of profits. You move through Mount Massive in first person, and your weighty movements make you feel physically grounded in the environment. And what an environment it is. Mount Massive is supposed to be a place with a long, dark history, and as you make your way through it, you come to believe that it has been home to many horrors over the decades. You can almost feel the damp, moldy air infesting your lungs, and every shadowy room fills you with apprehension, since you never know when someone might be waiting to leap out at you.