The only item the player can use is their handheld video camera, which lets them use the night vision mode that allows them to see in the dark. The player can hide in lockers or under beds, and climb through certain windows & vents. There is no way for players to attack enemies or otherwise defend themselves (except in certain scripted situations). The gameplay in Outlast consists of running and hiding. An Xbox One version was release on Jand a Nintendo Switch version released on February 27, 2018. It was later released for PlayStation 4 on Februin North America (February 5 in European territories), and was available for free that month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The game was released for PC via Steam on September 4, 2013.

Players control Miles Upshur, a journalist who is exploring the facility after receiving an alarming letter from a former employee begging for him to exposure the truth behind the facility. The game is set within an allegedly abandoned psychiatric institution called Mount Massive Asylum. Outlast is a survival-horror game that is focused on evading enemies rather than defeating them.

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