Outlast 2
Follow cameraman Blake Langermann into the Arizona wilderness, searching for his wife while surviving chases and hiding from danger.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
Outlast 2 follows Blake Langermann, a cameraman who investigates stories with his wife Lynn. Their search takes them into the Arizona desert and the secluded settlement of Temple Gate. Blake looks for Lynn while uncovering the activities of a religious cult. The sequel shares the original Outlast universe but moves to a different setting with different characters. Chases and hiding form the core of its survival-horror play. If you prefer trying to escape a threat to confronting one, that focus may suit you. Story Mode provides fewer enemy encounters and reduces the challenge, offering a less pressured way to follow Blake’s story. The Switch release is single-player; Story Mode still belongs to the same survival-horror game.
Collected in series
Outlast makes survival feel precarious through first-person escapes, pursuit and disturbing human experiments. Its lone investigations emphasize running and hiding, while The Outlast Trials turns that vulnerability into a shared ordeal that can also be faced alone.
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A chase-and-hide horror game for players who want to follow a solitary investigation.
The Arizona setting and Blake’s search give the chases a specific narrative context. Story Mode offers another route through that story with fewer enemy encounters, which may suit players who want less pressure.
Strengths
- A distinct setting and protagonist separate this sequel’s investigation from the original Outlast.
- Story Mode reduces encounters and challenge for a less pressured approach.
Who it is for: Players interested in a single-player horror investigation and escaping pursuing threats.
Play notes: The game carries an extreme-violence warning; a lower-challenge mode does not remove that content warning.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Story Mode changes encounter frequency and challenge, giving the story a less pressured alternative. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Chases and hiding make escaping danger the central activity, which may suit players seeking survival horror. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The remote settlement and investigation provide a specific setting for its horror premise. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Switch performance and frame rate have not been tested here. No conclusion can be drawn. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Red Barrels
- Publisher
- Red Barrels
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- PlatformingLinear LevelsSolo-friendlyDodgeFast-pacedMain Story Under 10 HoursThird PersonReal-time CombatReplayable3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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