we finally have a release date for the outlast trials may 18 2023the outlast trials debuted its very first gameplay trailer way back in 2021 but missed its initial 2022 release window and now it seems that the cooperative fourplayer horror adventure wont be released in full this may either but will instead launch into early access in the first instancered barrels cofounder philippe morin confirmed that the data gathered during last halloweens beta test provided some insightful feedback and very interesting data which the team has used to improve the experiencehere check it out in the new teaser belowthe closed beta was just a taste of whats to come in the outlast trials morin teased our first round of willing participants to take part in the trials provided us with some insightful feedback and very interesting data which we have used to improve the experiencered barrels invites you to experience mindnumbing terror this time with friends teases the video blurb whether you go through the trials alone or in teams if you survive long enough and complete the therapy murkoff will happily let you leave but will you be the samein a world of distrust fear and violence your morals will be challenged your endurance tested and your sanity crushed all in the name of progress science and profitin the outlast trials ive been gagged and dragged into a dirty operating theater to my right a man with lacerated limbs whimpers at the hands of a doctor crushing his skull joe wrote when he sampled the game during a limited closed beta back in october to my left a surgeon cuts open another screaming patient with a circular saw ahead a nurse approaches tells me the murkoff corporation has obtained my public and private records and demands that i consent to the companys surveillance as she injects a strange brown liquid straight into my eye the nurse is then joined by a helper whose apron looks better suited to an abattoir than a hospital and the pair drill through my skull forcibly securing a rusted night vision headset onto my face whether youre keen on the horror genre or not youll know within the first five minutes of the outlast trials if this game is for youkeep up to date with all the best games set to launch later this year with our guide to new games 2023