No Publisher Wanted Outlast. 60 Million Players Later, The Horror Juggernaut Is Doing Just Fine.
Red Barrels' horror series Outlast, which began as a debut effort from a 10-person team with no publisher interest, has now attracted over 60 million players. The studio's founders, who left AAA studios, self-funded the first game and learned publishing on the fly, eventually finding success with the signature night-vision camera and unflinching gore. The latest entry, The Outlast Trials, has become their most successful game, embracing live-service elements while staying true to the series' core horror identity.
- Entities
- Person: Marie-Joelle Paquin
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Company: Naughty Dog
- Platform: PlayStation 4
- Platform: Xbox
- Company: Behaviour Interactive
- Person: Hugo Dallaire
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Game: Outlast 2
- Topic: Video Game Violence
- Game: The Outlast Trials
- Company: Red Barrels
- Person: Philippe Morin
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Topic: Game Publishing
- Topic: Indie Games
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