<s>
Outlast	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
freelance	B-Language
investigative	O
journalist	O
,	O
Miles	O
Upshur	O
,	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
remote	O
psychiatric	O
hospital	O
named	O
Mount	O
Massive	O
Asylum	O
,	O
located	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
of	O
Lake	O
County	O
,	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
Outlast	B-Application
:	O
Whistleblower	O
centers	O
on	O
Waylon	O
Park	O
,	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
led	O
Miles	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
titled	O
Outlast	B-Application
:	O
Bundle	O
of	O
Terror	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
horror	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Outlast	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Murkoff	O
Account	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
set	O
between	O
Outlast	B-Application
and	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
July	O
2016	O
to	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
investigative	O
journalist	O
Miles	O
Upshur	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
navigates	O
a	O
dilapidated	O
psychiatric	O
hospital	O
in	O
Leadville	O
,	O
Colorado	O
that	O
is	O
overrun	O
by	O
homicidal	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
makes	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
traditional	O
jump	O
scares	O
and	O
audio	O
cues	O
,	O
which	O
alert	O
the	O
player	O
if	O
an	O
enemy	O
has	O
seen	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
have	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
survival-focused	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
as	O
a	O
primary	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
combat-free	O
narrative	O
style	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freelance	B-Language
investigative	O
journalist	O
Miles	O
Upshur	O
receives	O
an	O
anonymous	O
e-mail	O
that	O
inhumane	O
experiments	O
are	O
being	O
conducted	O
at	O
Mount	O
Massive	O
Asylum	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
psychiatric	O
hospital	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
notoriously	O
unethical	O
Murkoff	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waylon	O
Park	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineer	I-General_Concept
working	O
at	O
M.M.A.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
was	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
 '	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
big	O
AAA	O
games	O
in	O
Ubisoft	O
prior	O
like	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
and	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
free	O
monthly	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
:	O
Whistleblower	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
overlapping	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Whistleblower	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
announced	O
that	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Whistleblower	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
surprise	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Outlast	B-Application
:	O
Bundle	O
of	O
Terror	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
59	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
78/100	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
gaming	O
website	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
gave	O
Outlast	B-Application
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Outlast	B-Application
is	O
not	O
an	O
experiment	O
in	O
how	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
scary	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
an	O
exemplification.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
well	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Outlast	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
really	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
,	O
that	O
makes	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Bloody	O
Disgusting	O
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
revealed	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
physical	O
bundle	O
called	O
Outlast	B-Application
Trinity	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
digitally	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
and	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
3	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
time	O
frame	O
or	O
target	O
platforms	O
were	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
said	O
that	O
because	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
easily	O
add	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
smaller	O
separate	O
project	O
related	O
to	O
Outlast	B-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
Outlast	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
,	O
teased	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
for	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Outlast	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
