It may sound a bit like a game of Cluedo, but the latest update for The Outlast Trials will let you “”Kill the Politician in The Shopping Mall”.
Season 4.0 of The Outlast Trials is here, then, with new Prime Assets, described by developer Red Barrels as follows: “When the world tells you you’re unnatural, nurture your talents. This was the ethos embraced by Otto and Arora Kress—conjoined twins, lovers, and heirs to a fortune made by the reckless chemical production and experimentation of their magnate father”.
The team adds: “They stalk the Shopping Mall — the grand intersection of American culture and capitalist commerce, and a new Trial Environment for Reagents to further their political education. Along with new MK-Challenges, a revamped and deepened Rebirth system, and additional DLC cosmetics packages, Season 4.0 of The Outlast Trials boasts a host of new horrors, courtesy of the Murkoff Corporation.”
Check out the new cinematic trailer for Otto and Arora, below:
Here’s more on the new prime assets, from the latest press release:
Otto and Arora share one body, and a murderous bloodlust for their lessers. As bastions of the wealthy elite, they arrive with a mandate to therapize every Reagent they encounter to a lethal degree. Their unique anatomy grants them a 360 degree vantage to find and pursue their victims. From afar, Arora wields vials of highly toxic chemicals to induce vomiting—and can string up these flasks to create her own noise makers. Otto appreciates a more personal touch with his chainsaw.
The Kress Twins dwell in The Shopping Mall, the newest Trial Environment. Decorated with banners, flyers and other patriotic iconography from a rally held for the Kress’ puppet candidate, the Shopping Mall is a celebration of the twin powers of corruption and consumerism. As well, the Mall is the home to a new Story Trial: Kill the Politician, where Reagents are tasked with the noble goals of civic duty. This update introduces two new MK-Challenges: Get Out the Vote and Sentence the Persecuted, for those Reagents who wish to make a difference in their communities.
On top of that, Season 4 brings a revamp to the “Rebirth” system, which will now let you choose between the original system for solo players, and “Communal Rebirth”, which has been designed for multiplayer. This new variation has been released with three options: mirror, rebirth, classified.
Lastly of major note for this update is the new Project Diarchy Catalog, which has “10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items, available for purchase using Murkoff Coins, earned from the Onboarding Catalog and other Deluxe Catalog.” Red Barrels adds: “Reagents can acquire Stamps by completing Trials and Tasks, then use the Stamps to acquire Deluxe Catalog items, which are always available permanently. Season 4 also adds an additional 4 DLC cosmetic packs, each available for purchase at $4.99 USD.”
The next major update is looking likely for “Fall 2025” in time for Halloween, which will add a new time-limited event, and a whole new game mode.
The Outlast Trials is out now for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X.
