Outlast

 PlayStation 4
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 995 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 729 out of 995
  2. Mixed: 192 out of 995
  3. Negative: 74 out of 995

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  1. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  2. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    8
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  3. Jattaman
    Nov 6, 2022
    6
    Horror con qualche buono spunto. Si può solo fuggire dai mostri, e non combatterli. Buona idea che contribuisce ad aumentare la tensione.
    Tuttavia, una trama poco approfondita e un gameplay piuttosto ripetitivo non permettono al gioco di ottenere punteggi importanti.
    Da segnalare l'eccessivo buio delle location, che porta a vagare a caso per le aree di gioco, nonostante si utilizzi    Horror con qualche buono spunto. Si può solo fuggire dai mostri, e non combatterli. Buona idea che contribuisce ad aumentare la tensione.
    Tuttavia, una trama poco approfondita e un gameplay piuttosto ripetitivo non permettono al gioco di ottenere punteggi importanti.
    Da segnalare l'eccessivo buio delle location, che porta a vagare a caso per le aree di gioco, nonostante si utilizzi l'illuminazione della telecamera.
    Gioco non terminato.    … Expand
  4. GAME-OVERcv
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    The small confines of an asylum are perfect for a horror game and the inmates make it even better. you're where you belong when you're playing this game
  5. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    9
    best horror game ive ever played. not insanely scary but just enough tension to always keep you nervous and on your toes (in a good way). super interesting level design and using the camera in the dark is super atmospheric
  6. LMaoTse-tung
    Jul 17, 2022
    9
    Uno dei videogiochi horror migliori mai creati, con una trama semplice ma efficace che ti porta ad immergerti completamente in essa, un game play non eccessivamente innovativo ma che funziona davvero bene e con un comparto grafico buono. Il gioco poi essendo un horror ha uno scopo ben preciso ovvero far spaventare il videogiocatore e Outlast ci riesce in pieno, quindi il 9 mi sembra più meritato
  7. Gold42
    May 15, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Outlast is my favorite horror game. Unlike its sequel this is not a AAA but the viral plot involving its protagonist, the antagonists, the climate of the place particularly for me make this my favorite horror game in terms of idea creation. I highly recommend it, it has a very good graphics for a game from that year and is a good introduction to horror games.… Expand
  8. gemes
    Apr 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fue un buen juego de terror realmente no tengo ninguna queja de ellos pero me falta jugar dos modos de mente y las otras dificultades le dado muy buena expectativa más grande el juego de terror pero yo creo que le daría solo pero por mí está bien muchas gracias por… Expand
  9. M069EX215A
    Mar 27, 2022
    8
    Still one of the best horrors of all the time, but sometimes game design looks puzzling
  10. brennenmorrow
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    This is the best horror game I've ever played! The lore and backstory are so interesting.
  11. luminous15cf
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Such a classic. The gameplay is simple but fun. The story was more interesting than I expected.
  12. nexus151196
    Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Очень пугающая игра, за много лет посмотрел тьму летсплеев, теперь и сам прошёл. В игре потрясающая работа со звуком , это сразу выделяется. Так же порадовала приятная картинка, на дворе 2022, но и сейчас смотрится достойно ( детально проработанное окружение, все части лечебницы пугающе правдоподобны ). Пациенты все страшные , измученные.... Лор тоже очень интересный, увлекательно читатьОчень пугающая игра, за много лет посмотрел тьму летсплеев, теперь и сам прошёл. В игре потрясающая работа со звуком , это сразу выделяется. Так же порадовала приятная картинка, на дворе 2022, но и сейчас смотрится достойно ( детально проработанное окружение, все части лечебницы пугающе правдоподобны ). Пациенты все страшные , измученные.... Лор тоже очень интересный, увлекательно читать записки, слушать фразы пациентов.… Expand
  13. JimPickens
    Aug 19, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For such a prolific and well renowned horror game, I found Outlast to be incredibly boring.

    Outlast was such huge success back in 2014, when I saw it on sale for next to nothing just recently I figured I'd get into a game I'd never really given much thought to before, I knew I wasn't going to love this game as much as many because I don't love the stealth horror genre as much as many, but I figured it would give me a good scare at least... It did not. I found Outlasts attempts at horror to fall flat one after another, when the scares aren't blatantly choreographed they're just bland jump scares. Unlike the Spencer Mansion of Resident Evil, the Ishimura of Dead Space or the even the Maw of Little Nightmares, I just don't find the Asylum scary, maybe I'm just jaded but when going from A to B I was just bored, this was with playing the game in the dead of night with headphones on with all my lights off, I got nothing out of it, and if this game fails to scare you, it doesn't offer much else in the way of entertainment.

    I found the story to be incredibly boring, an evil corporation doing evil things to people under the guise of a helpful corporation? Yes Red Barrels, I like The Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil too. Where Murkoff and Umbrella differ however is that Umbrella are actually interesting. The story also ends anticlimactically too, something The Whistleblower dlc had to fix, and it makes the dlc all the better for it too. Unlike Amnesia which tells its story in a very similar way with notes and diary entries giving background to a horrible and messed up place, I never felt compelled to read and learn more, I don't particularly care about what happened because I can piece it together in my mind anyway. "evil people did some evil things and got over zealous leading to their deaths and the current state of the asylum" and that's pretty much right. Miles thoughts, while occasionally funny, never intrigued me like Daniels, I never wanted hated any of the antagonists like I did Alexander, and I never had to step back in shock and conflict like I did when Daniels identity is revealed. My point is, while Outlast clearly takes inspiration from Amnesia, the story it tells is much more shallow and uninteresting, with a shallow and uninteresting main character who meets a fittingly shallow and uninteresting end.

    As for other characters, The Wallrider is certainly interesting, as is a couple of the inmates, mainly Trager and The Groom from the DLC, but unfortunately we're stuck with Chris Walker, a man who says almost nothing, does nothing majorly interesting, and despite being fatter than me, which is an accomplishment, gets around faster than Sonic on speed, it's kind of aggravating honestly, how does he get around so quickly? especially through spaces that Miles has to squeeze through? It's absurd and despite The Wallrider existing, is what breaks my immersion harder than anything else. As for the characters I DO like, Trager is fun, the way he taunts you when he's taken you captive, asking you if you'd like to go outside, knowing that's your only goal as he cruelly takes you deeper into the Asylum, it's great and I love it, unfortunately he is cut short, both metaphorically and literally, he gets killed by a rising elevator and it's a real shame, because it means we're stuck with Chris until The Wallrider who we only come face to face with at the tail end of the game. I'm of two minds when it comes to The Brothers, I think they're contempt for Miles is funny and their seeming benevolence is interesting, but when they express desire to kill him, I can't understand why they don't, especially in certain scenes where it would be very easy to do so, but overall I do like them. Finally is The Groom from the DLC, he's a slightly more screwed up Trager, but his sections are bone chilling, his morbid infatuation with Waylon is genuinely scary, and his final scene is great, it's a shame he was resigned to a dlc and not the main game.

    Overall, I just don't like Outlast, I didn't find it scary, the story fell flat for me, and all the characters I actually liked were sidelined in favour of those I didn't. I respect the game as a horror indie title that made it big and I think Red Barrels far refined their games with Outlast 2 and I hope to see more of these series with a possible Outlast 3, this game however, is one I can't see myself ever coming back to.    … Expand
  14. AnFrYd4Y
    May 24, 2021
    10
    Ótimo jogo de terror, Ótima história,gráfico e jogabilidade.
    Você realmente fica com medo de virar em um corredor, e o melhor é que não tem armas,que te deixa mais tenso na hora da jogatina. Você sente medo em todos os lugares e nunca está seguro.
  15. ilya_zotov24
    May 7, 2021
    8
    _Good game _
  16. GreenPufferFish
    Jan 12, 2021
    2
    this games repetitive not scary boring its jsut the same turn 2 valves over and over its bit boring ai is all the same wouldnt recomend i would recommened playing slender the arrival or something.
  17. ChunkDump
    Dec 28, 2020
    9
    Run for your life and hide because you cant do nothing else. great thing this game is fun enough to where its ok to run. A documentary attempt turned to a fight for survival. a camera with very limited batteries this game is not for the faint of heart, its a rush.
  18. LuizMaraj
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    Um dos jogos mais assustadores que já joguei na vida, senão o mais. A jogabilidade não é tão difícil, pra quem já jogou esse tipo de jogo, a única dificuldade de verdade, é a questão de recarregar a câmera. Só não dou um 10 pelo final decepcionante, mas em geral, é um ótimo jogo.
  19. lessacebola
    Oct 12, 2020
    8
    O primeiro jogo de terror com história mesmo que me lembro de ter contato. Até hoje é um dos melhores, realmente bem assustador. Não é muito meu estilo mas valeu a pena mesmo assim.
  20. nnevill
    Sep 28, 2020
    8
    Played it in 2020 after TLOU2 and Ghost of Tsushima so the quality of the game is obvious not that good. But as for such an old game it's very atmospheric, story is quite interesting and sometimes my heartbeat was quite high and I think it's the best recommendation for the horror game.
  21. Montes6384
    Sep 16, 2020
    9
    El juego es muy bueno y entretenido, es asfixiante jugarlo, sus enemigos, sus habientes son tenebrosos y terroríficos, y su gameplay es muy interesante ya que no puedes pelear, solo puedes correr y esconderte. Un survival horror que nunca olvidaré.
  22. Jdrr74
    Sep 13, 2020
    8
    Increíble juego de comienzo a final, y ha envejecido muy pero que muy bien, lo compre recientemente (aprovechando una oferta) y no me arrepiento para nada, hasta tengo pensado sacar el platino (son pocos logros pero complicados, específicamente uno) , recomendadisimo, te entregara (mínimo) unas 5 horas de sustos y de buena historia... sin olvidar su DLC, secuela y comics ( que puedesIncreíble juego de comienzo a final, y ha envejecido muy pero que muy bien, lo compre recientemente (aprovechando una oferta) y no me arrepiento para nada, hasta tengo pensado sacar el platino (son pocos logros pero complicados, específicamente uno) , recomendadisimo, te entregara (mínimo) unas 5 horas de sustos y de buena historia... sin olvidar su DLC, secuela y comics ( que puedes encontrar en la pagina oficial de los desarroladores "Red barrel") que amplia mucho mas todo el mundo de Outlast...… Expand
  23. MurphyBrandon
    Aug 20, 2020
    9
    Outlast is always mentioned among the best horror games on the PS4. The developers were able to make the most out of the resources they had. The lack of combat allowed this game to focus solely on providing a quality horror experience. The reason it's not perfect is that the jump scares are occasionally too frequent. I think it could be perfect with more tense build-up sometimes.
  24. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    8
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  25. Alentejano
    May 22, 2020
    5
    It has jumpscares yes, but it still is scary most of the time and its chases can cause some anxiety not gonna lie. The story was ok.
  26. Bloodnes
    Feb 4, 2020
    7
    Пугающий хоррор но со своими минусами, отличная атмосфера 7/10 играть можно!
  27. Shadar_101
    Dec 24, 2019
    2
    The game isn't that fun. The story is alright but what's the point if the gameplay is extremely lacking. All you do is walk around and hide from extremely dumb NPCs. No game mechanics. they could have added flares or glass bottles to throw or something so I can use my mind and wits to survive in the game like other horror survival games but no. You just crouch and walk. VeryThe game isn't that fun. The story is alright but what's the point if the gameplay is extremely lacking. All you do is walk around and hide from extremely dumb NPCs. No game mechanics. they could have added flares or glass bottles to throw or something so I can use my mind and wits to survive in the game like other horror survival games but no. You just crouch and walk. Very repetitive,very boring and very easy even tho I play on the hardest mode… Expand
  28. visiblelight7
    Oct 11, 2019
    6
    What outlast does, it does really well. The game can be summed up as you walking through an asylum in order to uncover a conspiracy. The gameplay is simple: walk, run, escape and hide from enemies. The fun comes from trying to solve the riddles. However, these riddles consist of how to avoid the big monster in order to get to the next section and figuring out hidden passages. It isWhat outlast does, it does really well. The game can be summed up as you walking through an asylum in order to uncover a conspiracy. The gameplay is simple: walk, run, escape and hide from enemies. The fun comes from trying to solve the riddles. However, these riddles consist of how to avoid the big monster in order to get to the next section and figuring out hidden passages. It is atmospheric and pretty scary.

    As for the cons. I found the game to be unecessarily prolongated. It could have been shortened by 1/3 because it started to get tedious and repetitive. The other major inconvenience is that you have to unfairly die on a regular basis in order to understand which pathway leads to a dead end while you are being chased by a monster. I found myself frustrated at times but kept telling myself that this game is short so I wouldn't wait too long to get rewarded by the payoff of the ending.... MAJOR disappointment. There was nothing at the end. It was poor.    … Expand
  29. MayorMyers
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    Outlast is a great Horror game. This game is scary, and has a good story line. This game has great graphics for its time, and two separate story lines with Murdock and the insane people at the asylum. The game sometimes relies to much on tedious jump scares, but that doesn't mean this game can't have scary moments if not terrifying moments. Theirs many antagonist you'll meet with their ownOutlast is a great Horror game. This game is scary, and has a good story line. This game has great graphics for its time, and two separate story lines with Murdock and the insane people at the asylum. The game sometimes relies to much on tedious jump scares, but that doesn't mean this game can't have scary moments if not terrifying moments. Theirs many antagonist you'll meet with their own scary unique parts about them.
    I fully recommend this game If you want to get a good horror experience.    … Expand
  30. Blood8282
    Feb 23, 2019
    8
    Outlast is a mix of Amnesia (for the hiding from monsters) and Call Of Cthulhu (for the investigative journalism). It offers a truly horrific experience, with plenty of gore, dimly lit places, spine chilling killers to hide from and shocking events. A bit short, you’ll need to play the great extension ‘Whistleblower’ in order to experience the game in full and get the proper ending. ForOutlast is a mix of Amnesia (for the hiding from monsters) and Call Of Cthulhu (for the investigative journalism). It offers a truly horrific experience, with plenty of gore, dimly lit places, spine chilling killers to hide from and shocking events. A bit short, you’ll need to play the great extension ‘Whistleblower’ in order to experience the game in full and get the proper ending. For fans of disturbing horror games, this is a high recommend, although I don't agree that this is among the horror gaming greats, it's just a decent horror game.… Expand
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#49 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#25 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#29 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 19, 2014
    80
    It’s not perfect, but Outlast still succeeds at scaring the pants off you. [April 2014, p80]
  2. Play UK
    Mar 10, 2014
    73
    A great example of the new wave of indie horror, Outlast isn't revolutionary or particularly terrifying, but some great jump scares and a fun, cheesy story make it well worth checking out. [Issue#241, p.72]
  3. Game Informer
    Feb 25, 2014
    75
    Outlast is a virtual tour through a hall of terrors. Even playing the game in full daylight makes me uneasy. However, the game's overall level design and gameplay were sacrificed at the altar of fear. If you're looking for an experience that will get your adrenaline pumping, Outlast is hard to beat, but if you’re looking for a meatier horror experience then you might want to run past this one.
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