It takes places right after the events of the second game and offers some insight into the events in the game."Īnd for next we have an "a distinct experience set in the Outlast universe that is not going to be a sequel to Outlast or Outlast 2." It's 50/50 that it is going to be a VR Outlast game.Īnd finally the Outlast franchise will be released on the Nintendo Switch during the first quarter of 2018. You can also check out The Murkoff Account’s epilogue. "We will, at some point, make an Outlast 3 and answers will be given. Outlast 2 was created to make you feel like a rat in a maze, without any knowledge of what’s outside the maze."Īnd with that we get to the next point and that is Outlast 3. We’ve considered many options, but none of them felt appropriate for a DLC. There isn't going to be any because as Red Barrels said: "While the first Outlast was made with the idea of a DLC in mind, that was not the case for Outlast 2.
Outlast 2 vr update#
You’ll be in fear of your camcorder running out of batteries as finding them isn’t an easy task as there aren’t many to be found.So today, December 7th, we have finally got status update from Red Barrels. You have a camcorder which works as a flashlight and helps you see in the dark. Outlast 2 makes great use of its lighting which helps make the game that much scarier. This introduces a new layer of immersion as you’ll be frantically looking around and surveying your surroundings. However it’s also harder to see them come. It’s now easier to run from enemies as you can use the outdoors such as grass and rivers to hide. Bloody handprints that cover walls as well as having to come face to face with the cultist. The game adds a new level of horror not seen in the original. The story follows Blake Langermann who is searching for his wife after crash landing and finding himself surrounded in a region with a cult of people believing the end is coming. The game benefits from this as the game was in need of something fresh and the change in environment helps provide that. Outlast 2 has you travel the new and interesting Sonoran Desert rather than the mental asylum which was in the first game. Red Barrels has said that they read the feedback that they have been given and plan to fix it. The game won’t focus on having a deep or even interesting game mechanic but rather focus on making you feel immersed. Good immersion is the goal of most VR games. Morin states that the focus of the game would be immersion rather than gameplay. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a village surrounded by a cult like group who believe the end is near. The story follows Blake who is looking for his missing wife after crash landing into an unknown region. During a Twitch livestream, Phillippe Morin, Red Barrels President as well as Writer JT Petty talked about the sequel to Outlast. There’s also labyrinths structured in different ways which helps make the game feel more open, as well as open to attacks from enemies. It features new characters as well as new locations such as the large Sonoran Desert where the game will be taking place. Outlast 2 is the sequel to the original Outlast released in 2013.