A few months after confirmation that Red Barrel's Outlast is indeed getting a sequel and is confirmed to be in development, details of the FPS survival horror Outlast 2 surfaces online including gameplay, characters and the much-awaited release date news.
Developed and released by Red Barrel in early 2014, Outlast has gained fans worldwide as it received positive reviews quickly after its launch. It also received numerous awards, notably during E3 2013 with "Most Likely to Make You Faint" award. It is no wonder that a sequel to Outlast was among the many on demand games following its largely positive reviews.
Outlast 2 news reveals that while the upcoming game will occur in the same universe as Outlast, the gameplay will demonstrate new locations and characters that are equally horrifying. In a report by Joystiq, Philippe Morin co-founder of Red Barrels talks about Outlast 2 and the details in its development, although sadly, this doesn't include release date info yet.
He said: "After shipping the [Xbox One] version of Outlast, we took some time to analyze our situation and we quickly realized we had at least another horror game in us. So, yes, we are working on Outlast 2."
In the same report, Morin continued on to say that: "The game will be a survival horror experience and it will take place in the same universe as Outlast, but it will have different characters and different setting. We might go back to Mount Massive Asylum one day, but for now we have new ideas and themes we'd like to explore and we think we're cooking up something special."
To date, there has been no concrete evidence to suggest a possible release date for Outlast 2-no official announcement from Red Barrels either. Confirmation of development only came last October so there may be a longer time of waiting for the sequel.
Meanwhile, the latest DLC for Outlast titled Outlast: Whistleblower has already been made available to Xbox One and fans waiting for Outlast 2 should take on this adventure while waiting.
Outlast was created on Unreal Engine 3.5 and is already excruciatingly horrifying-will Outlast 2 be on Unreal Engine 4? Stay tuned for release date details and other gameplay information here.
