Action · September 4, 2013
Outlast (2013)
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare. Synopsis: In the remote mountains of Colorado, horrors wait inside Mount Massive Asylum. A long-abandoned home for the mentally ill, recently re-opened by the “research and charity” branch of the transnational Murkoff Corporation, the asylum has been operating in strict secrecy… until now. Acting on a tip from an anonymous source, independent journalist Miles Upshur breaks into the facility, and what he discovers walks a terrifying line between science and religion, nature and something else entirely. Once inside, his only hope of escape lies with the terrible truth at the heart of Mount Massive. Outlast is a true survival horror experience which aims to show that the most terrifying monsters of all come from the human mind. Features: True Survival Horror Experience: You are no fighter - if you want to survive the horrors of the asylum, your only chance is to run... or hide Immersive Graphics: AAA-quality graphics give players a detailed, terrifying world to explore Hide and Sneak: Stealth-based gameplay, with parkour-inspired platforming elements Unpredictable Enemies: Players cannot know when - and from where - one of the asylum’s terrifying inhabitants will finally catch up to them Real Horror: Outlast’s setting and characters are inspired by real asylums and cases of criminal insanity Warning: Outlast contains intense violence, gore, graphic sexual content, and strong language. Please enjoy.
Action releases from 2013
104 Action titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 125.7k Steam reviews | Top 5% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 | Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 215 players | Top 24% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 67% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Horror · 3.6k
- First-Person · 1.5k
- Survival Horror · 1.4k
- Atmospheric · 1.4k
- Psychological Horror · 1.2k
- Gore · 1.2k
- Singleplayer · 1.1k
- Survival · 1.1k
- Dark · 833
- Adventure · 807
- Action · 785
- Multiplayer · 724
- Indie · 644
- Stealth · 639
- Nudity · 533
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Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 125.7k reviews
120.7k positive · 5.0k negative
Metacritic
80/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.3/10
Curator recommendations
97.2k
Peak concurrent players
215
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Japanese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Japanese
Press Quotes
“Easily one of the scariest games I've ever played” 9.5/10 – Bloody Disgusting “'...what (Outlast) can definitely claim to be is a great game... It’ll also intrigue, terrify and surprise you. Outlast is not an experiment in how games can be scary, it’s an exemplification...” Rock Paper Shotgun “Outlast is the perfect nightmare. ...it's absolutely petrifying. I love it” 4.5/5 – Joystiq
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Accessibility
- Captions available
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
14
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 4, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Red Barrels |
| Base price | $3.74 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity, Strong Language
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