The Outlast Trials — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Judas - April 1st | 2026-04-01 | Greetings Reagents,Our team has worked on a hotfix patch addressing the following issues that will be rolling out on all platforms:Fixed missing text on some customization items.Fixed an issue where ping could be abnormally high in certain regions (PS5).Fixed an issue where the game could occasionally get stuck in a reconnection loop.Removed the score penalty for Imposters when Reagents escape during an Invasion. (The note remains visible in the Murkoff report for reference.)Removed the “Stay Together” variator from the allowed pool for the Trial “Escape the Lies” (Escalation / Trial Maker).Fixed a rare issue where the game could crash when a |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Judas - March 26th | 2026-03-26 | Greetings Reagents,A hotfix patch is currently deploying that will address the following issues:Fixed an issue where the Berserker could spawn under the map in certain situations.Fixed an issue where Barricades could permanently block doorways if deployment was interrupted while an enemy was bashing them.Fixed an issue where Barricades interruption cooldown was 10s instead of the intended 3s.Fixed an issue where Barricades did not behave as intended with the Limited Rigs variator.Fixed an issue where X-Ray cooldown was incorrect in Psychosurgery difficulty.Fixed an issue where parts of Deluxe Outfits were visible in first person.Fixed an issu |
| Project Judas Patch Notes | Season 6, New Environment, New MK-Challenges & more | 2026-03-24 | Greetings Reagents,It's time to adjust your Murkoff Television sets for the feature presentation: Project Judas. This Season, you will get to feast your eyes on the Kress Twins attempt at political takeover! Otto and Arora have prepared quite the show for you all in their new Trial Environment the Television Studio. Enjoy new MK-Challenges, survive the Scavenger Limited-Time Event, test out Noakes' hard work on the X-Ray and Barricade Rig reworks, and climb the Invasion Leaderboard and more... This update includesSeason 6: PROJECT JUDASNew Trial: SILENCE THE IDOLNew MK-Challenge: SOLVE THE MURDERNew Deluxe Catalog: PROJECT JUDASNew Limited-Ti |
| Project Judas: New Kress Twins Map, and More Premiering March 24th | 2026-03-19 | Greetings Reagents,The stage is set, and the cameras are rolling, let Anarchy reign. 🎥 The Kress Twins will return in a new Trial environment, the Television Studio, to exert their power on on the masses by installing a celebrity talking head as a political candidate. 📺 Meanwhile, turmoil brews within the Sinyala Facility... will control hold?The Season 6: Project Judas update will go live March 24, 2026 10:00am ET and it will feature a new MK-Challenge, Scavenger Limited-Time Event, reworks to the X-Ray and Barricade Rigs, a new Invasion Rank Season and Leaderboard, as well as a few mysteries to discover when you enter the Facility...New T |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Advent of Bogomolova Feb. 17th | 2026-02-17 | Greetings Reagents,We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues:Fixed an issue where the Stun radius was bigger than intended in Invasion.Fixed an issue where two Prime Assets could spawn at the same time in Orphanage.Fixed an issue where News on title screen would crash the game in some rare situations.Fixed an issue where Join-in-Progress toggle could be changed in Trial.Feel free to join our official 18+ Outlast Discord Server and open a '/ticket' to speak directly with our support team about any issues you encounter in-game, and you can fill out our General Feedback Survey here. We will see you in the Sleep Room! - |
| New Update | Advent of Bogomolova Limited-Time Event, New MK-Challenges & more | 2026-02-10 | Greetings Reagents,Murkoff’s latest update ushers in the Advent of Bogomolova, a new Limited-Time Event that marks the arrival of Sister Liliya and the awakening of a dangerous new presence within the Sinyala Facility. As she lurks within select Trials, Reagents will face new variators, exclusive rewards, and fresh challenges designed to test obedience and resolve. This update also celebrates The Outlast Trials’ 2 year Anniversary, introduces new MK-Challenges and later, new Routine Therapies, restores the Join-in-Progress feature, and delivers a range of fixes and improvements.This update includesNew Limited-Time Event: ADVENT OF BOGOMOLOVAN |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Messiah - December 18th | 2025-12-18 | Greetings Reagents,A new hotfix patch was released earlier today featuring the following fixes:Improved Imposter knife attack angles when engaging Reagents at close range.Fixed an issue where the Regroup button could trigger automatically if a player was killed outside the Regroup Room while playing solo.Fixed an issue where Imposters could cancel the end of the Slash animation to bypass its cooldown (again 🤞).Fixed an issue where Task exclamation mark icons could remain stuck on screen.Fixed an issue where Reagents could become unable to complete a Trial after entering the SAS door while downed.Various additional bug fixes and improvements. |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Project Messiah - December 12th | 2025-12-12 | Greetings Reagents,Our team has deployed a hotfix patch with the following fixes:Fixed an issue where the Knife slash cooldown could be skipped by chaining another action/interaction.Fixed an issue where the Rank Points pop-up would stay displayed forever at the end of a match.Fixed an issue where Imposters wouldn't get their reward when all Reagents left the Trial.Fixed an issue where players with different Invasion Privacy Options could find eachother through the Group Finder matchmaking.Fixed an issue where subtitles were not displayed in some situations.Fixed an issue where the Tasks menu accessed via the Pause screen would become unrespo |
| Project Messiah Patch Notes | Season 5, New Prime Asset, New Environment & more | 2025-12-09 | Greetings Reagents,Sister Liliya, our newest Prime Asset, ushers in Project Messiah and welcomes you into the snowcapped opulence of The Resort, a new Trial environment where Reagents can "Despoil the Auction", and prepare to face the divine, or face their reckoning! Murkoff is also instating a new exclusive Deluxe Catalog, the return of the Winter Kills Limited-Time Event, featuring a new Permafrost variator that will chill the blood of any Reagent. This update also includes 2 new MK-Challenges, an update to the Invasion Experimental Therapy and more.This update includesSeason 5: Project MessiahNew Prime Asset: Liliya BogomolovaNew Environme |
| Project Messiah: Meet Liliya Bogomolova | Coming Dec. 9th | 2025-12-04 | Greetings Reagents,If God is love, then bloodshed is his only currency. Such is the testament of our newest Prime Asset, Liliya Bogomolova, the Praying Mantis who is otherwise known as Sister Liliya. A perfect picture of cryptic beauty, a vengeful angel sent from the Heavens themselves, Liliya is woman of God on a divine mission to cut away your sins. Adorned in an intricate mask that obscures her scarred visage, Sister Liliya offers salvation to those willing to pay the price in treasure and flesh. Reagents will soon have the opportunity to visit Liliya's hallowed cottage orné in The Resort, a gaudy alpine retreat and the newest Trial Enviro |
| Nominate The Outlast Trials for Labor of Love in the 2025 Steam Awards! | 2025-11-26 | Attention Reagents! The Steam Award nominations for 2025 are now open and we want you to vote for The Outlast Trials in the Labor of Love category! It's been almost a year and a half since The Outlast Trials has launched (I know, we can barely believe it)! Before that we treaded through Early Access, and had a killer Closed Beta as well that many of you were around for! Our team continues to deliver numerous updates a year, listening to our community, and trying our very best to adapt the Trials experience in different ways for our Reagents to enjoy their therapy! We've made memories this year and hit many milestones in The Outlast Trials, we |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Invasion - November 5th | 2025-11-05 | Greetings Reagents,A hotfix patch was deployed today, here are the fixes included:Invasion Matchmaking AdjustmentsImplemented a new priority system to increase the overall chance of being selected as an Invader.Invader matchmaking priority now increases by playing Reagent matches.Invader matchmaking priority now also increases based on time spent waiting in the matchmaking queue.Anti-Stalling MeasuresAdded a 3-minute maximum timer at the start of each Trial before Invaders are deployed.Added a 30-second delay after death, requiring players to either enter Spectator Mode, use a Respawn Pill, or trigger Self-Revive.Imposter ChangesRestored the |
| Happy Halloween! Announcing Official Red Barrels Merch Store & Geister continues | 2025-10-31 | Greetings Reagents, We are thrilled to announce that we have finally launched our Official Red Barrels Merch Store featuring a collection for The Outlast Trials that ships to the US and Canada, more countries may become available in the future!Check the full Store here: https://store.redbarrelsgames.com/We also wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween 🎃 Our Prime Assets are feeling festive and are dressed to kill! 👻 May they haunt both your minds and the halls of the Sinyala Facility!Reminder that Halloween goes on! The Geister Limited-Time Event continues in The Outlast Trials until November 18th at 9:59 am ET. Players can spend thei |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Invasion - October 28th | 2025-10-28 | Greetings Reagents,We have worked on various fixes, here is what is included in this most recent hotfix patch:Fixed an issue where players would occasionally stay immobile after a stab counter.Fixed the friend Invasion system so it properly joins the target player every time.Group Finder will now match players together that have the same "Global Invasion" Privacy Setting value.Fixed the player Imposters always having the Blind Rig visible (now correctly shows the mimics rig).Fixed an issue where kicking an Imposter performing a fatality on teammate with low health would not result in the imposter getting knocked down and killed.Fixed an issue |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Invasion - October 24th | 2025-10-24 | Greetings Reagents,Our team has been working to release a patch with the following hotfixes:Consecutive projectile impacts on Imposters now have reduced effectiveness when occurring in quick succession.Fixed an issue with players on PC having an invalid path set up as a caching folder. This prevented players from playing the game.Fixed an issue with continuing as Reagents after a Global or Friend Invasion. It should now properly launch an Invasion Trial.Remember that you can adjust your Privacy Settings for your Trials to enable Invasion by Friends or Anyone in ALL Trials. Please adjust this setting according to your personal preference if yo |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Invasion - October 23rd | 2025-10-23 | Greetings Reagents,Our team has deployed another hotfix patch to address some issues that have been reported. This hotfix patch includes the following fixes:Fixed an issue where Imposters would receive an "F" and no rewards if Reagents would leave the match.Fixed an issue with Rebirth not granting any XP rewards.Fixed an issue where fuses could become inaccessible.Fixed some camera issues (jittering) in spectator mode.Tweaked global invasion so players can get invaded more often in regular Trials (Genesis, Limited-Time Events, and Routine Therapies).This is our first micro balance pass to adjust the Invasion gameplay:Reagents can now interrup |
| Hotfix Patch Notes | Invasion - October 22nd | 2025-10-22 | Greetings Reagents,Our team has worked on a patch the following fixes: Fixed voice chat widget overlap when spectating cameras.,Fixed FAILED Stamp being displayed for Imposters in result screen.,Fixed tutorial text being displayed when Imposters are unleashed at the end of a trial.,Fixed time left before sale ends.,Fixed Imposter NPCs having odd navigation patterns when the player is in a hidespot.,Fixed Twitch Account Linking button focus on consoles.For more info on Twitch Drops and Account Linking please visit this page.Fixed invasion rewards not always being granted to Imposters.,Moved Blackmarket sale info to the bottom right to avoid ov |
| Major Update | New Invasion Experimental Therapy, Geister is Back & More | 2025-10-21 | Greetings Reagents,A new update is upon us, and this time, no one's safe... Take a stab at our new permanent Experimental Therapy, the Invasion Game Mode, letting real Reagents slip into your Trials as knife-wielding Imposters.You’ll also find two new MK-Challenges, a return to Program Geister with a new Limited-Time Catalog, to go along with it, and an in-game Store to browse exclusive outfits, DLC packs, and items from past Event Catalogs.Don’t miss the Twitch Drops running until November 18, featuring exclusive rewards to keep your Reagent looking deadly sharp. 🔪This update includesIntroducing INVASION game modeNew Limited-Time Event: Gei |
| Invasion Experimental Therapy & Geister Limited-Time Event | Coming October 21st | 2025-10-16 | Greetings Reagents, As we etch closer to October 21st, we wanted to give a brief overview of what is coming with this next update in The Outlast Trials. Invasion allows players to take the role of Imposters as they go through the Trials donning the appearance of Reagents striving to complete their objectives and survive. Check out our How to Play Invasion Trailer below for a closer look at what awaits in this permanent PvP Game Mode. RolesREAGENT: Complete Trials with a risk of being invaded by player Imposters. All your items and Rigs work against the Imposters. Your goal is to survive and complete the Trial.IMPOSTER: Invade Trials as an Imp |
| New Update | Deep Burn Limited-Time Event, New MK-Challenges & more | 2025-09-09 | Greetings Reagents,Prepare for a world in flames with the new Limited-Time Event Deep Burn. Face hellish Trials filled with fiery hazards like fire mines, flame throwers, and an increased presence of the Pitcher: Murkoff’s resident and unhinged pyromaniac. Along with the fiery new hazards introduced in Season 4.1, two new MK-Challenges will be available to all Reagents. In Traffick the Product, players invade the territory of sinister manbaby mafioso, Franco Barbi, in order to flood his streets with a new experimental opioid devised by Murkoff. Meanwhile, Disrupt the Neighborhood aims to break down the barriers that divide us, literally, to e |