<s>
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
OU⸸LASTII	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2017	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
folk	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
video	O
game	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
journalist	O
named	O
Blake	O
Langermann	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
Lynn	O
,	O
roaming	O
the	O
Arizona	O
desert	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
pregnant	O
woman	O
only	O
known	O
as	O
Jane	O
Doe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
popularity	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
announced	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
development	O
delays	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
entitled	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>
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Outlast	B-Application
and	O
Outlast	B-Application
:	O
Whistleblower	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
also	O
finds	O
a	O
document	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
Murkoff	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
is	O
the	O
cause	O
for	O
everyone	O
's	O
insanity	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
experimental	O
mind	O
control	O
station	O
hidden	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
flashes	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
successful	O
release	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
confirmed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
on	O
both	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
,	O
a	O
post	O
featured	O
a	O
bulletin	O
board	O
with	O
documents	O
posted	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Classified	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Tomorrow	O
"	O
across	O
the	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
Samuel	O
Laflamme	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
composer	O
for	O
Outlast	B-Application
,	O
officially	O
announced	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
upcoming	O
possibility	O
of	O
another	O
teaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
Outlast	B-Application
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
mind	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
for	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
’ve	O
considered	O
many	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
felt	O
appropriate	O
for	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
rat	O
in	O
a	O
maze	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
knowledge	O
of	O
what	O
’s	O
outside	O
the	O
maze.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contrasting	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Outlasts	B-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
orchestral	O
arrangements	O
,	O
Laflamme	O
focused	O
on	O
utilizing	O
instruments	O
such	O
as	O
guitars	O
,	O
bass	O
guitars	O
,	O
percussion	O
,	O
and	O
instruments	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
made	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
digitally	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
digital	O
launch	O
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
Trinity	O
,	O
a	O
physical	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
Outlast	B-Application
series	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
refused	O
to	O
grant	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
an	O
"	O
R18+	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
extreme	O
it	O
can	O
grant	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
depicts	O
"	O
sexual	O
violence	O
"	O
;	O
without	O
a	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
cannot	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
Australian	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
story	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
Outlast	B-Application
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Red	O
Barrels	O
announced	O
that	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Outlast	B-Application
and	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	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>
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
but	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segments	O
from	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
forever	O
burned	O
into	O
my	O
memories	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
a	O
traumatic	O
experience	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
exhilarating	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	O
does	O
n't	O
love	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
not	O
like	O
I	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Louise	O
Blain	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
awarded	O
it	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Horrific	O
in	O
completely	O
the	O
wrong	O
way	O
,	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
night-vision	O
journey	O
into	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucy	O
Brien	O
's	O
score	O
of	O
8.3/10	O
on	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
terrifying	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2013	O
original	O
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
scares	O
coming	O
at	O
a	O
relentless	O
pace.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Stealth	O
and	O
pursuit	O
have	O
n't	O
changed	O
much	O
in	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
excels	O
as	O
a	O
beautiful	O
,	O
brutal	O
journey	O
through	O
extreme	O
spiritual	O
anxieties	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
James	O
Davenport	O
's	O
conclusion	O
on	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7.5/10	O
was	O
Philip	O
Kollar	O
's	O
score	O
on	O
Polygon	O
with	O
the	O
consensus	O
:	O
"	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
single	O
most	O
qualified	O
recommendation	O
I	O
've	O
given	O
in	O
my	O
history	O
of	O
writing	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
occasionally	O
stilted	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
reactions	O
to	O
that	O
anguish	O
have	O
run	O
the	O
gamut	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
anything	O
,	O
I	O
respect	O
that	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
the	O
singular	O
focus	O
and	O
intensity	O
to	O
dredge	O
up	O
those	O
emotions	O
;	O
that	O
alone	O
made	O
it	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
spent	O
for	O
me.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alice	O
Bell	O
's	O
6/10	O
score	O
on	O
VideoGamer.com	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
some	O
great	O
design	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
night-vision	O
handy-cam	O
mechanic	O
is	O
still	O
scary	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
due	O
to	O
its	O
structure	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
separate	O
project	O
related	O
to	O
Outlast	B-Application
that	O
will	O
release	O
before	O
Outlast	B-Application
3	O
,	O
that	O
project	O
being	O
The	B-Application
Outlast	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Outlast	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
horror	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
teased	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Outlast	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
about	O
test	O
subjects	O
in	O
a	O
mysterious	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
experiment	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
