Red Barrels has finally lifted the lid on The Outlast Trials season 3, confirming it’s coming on April 22nd, and dropping lots of details. Oh and importantly, it’s coming to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation as a free update.
Via the latest press release, the team says: “the new chapter extinguishes all hope of future escape and promises a frightening new phase for Murkoff’s twisted experiments — players will devise their own trials, escape an unyielding new enemy, and try powerful new therapies.”
“Season 3: Project Relapse introduces The Jaeger, a lethal enforcer designed by Dr. Easterman to punish Reagents for their disobedience. A slow-moving, hyper-focused killer, the Jaeger is guided remotely and will stop at nothing until her assigned target is eliminated. As well, a new creative toolset “Trial Maker” will let players build, name, and share their own Trials using customized Variators, alongside a new story trial in the new Suburbs trial environment and two new MK-challenges.”
Amelia’s escape plan has been foiled, with the freedom fighter herself captured and displayed as a harrowing reminder of the cost of disloyalty. In response, Murkoff has ended Project Rebirth and implemented a new initiative in its place: a chance to begin again, to grow together, the way patients and their therapists should.
Enter the Relapse Initiative, only accessible to Reagents who have achieved a maximum therapy level of 99. In exchange for reverting their therapy level back to 1, these reagents will receive a permanent upgrade of their choosing alongside a host of other benefits and rewards.
To further bind his patients to their treatment, Murkoff has devised The Trial Maker — a means for Reagents to craft their own Trials to administer to their peers. The Trial Maker empowers each Reagent to devise their own unique combination of Trials, MK-Challenges and Variators, creating a gauntlet that tests their own ingenuity as well as the survival skills of their fellow patients.
The full patch notes will be provided on April 22nd as well, which will also confirm balancing changes, additional content, and fixes.
The Outlast Trials is out now for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.