New The Outlast Trials Event: Program Countdown

Official key art for the game The Outlast Trails: Countdown event. Image shows a character clutching their chest in front of a giant clock.

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Indie horror studio Red Barrels released an update for The Outlast Trials this week. Split into 2 parts containing different Trials and MK-Challenges, Program Countdown is a new limited-time event. Part 1 will run 10th until 24th September. Whilst Part 2 will run 24th September until 8th October.

The Outlast Trials: Countdown

Program Countdown straps time-bombs to each player, forcing them to hunt for time extenders as they complete Trials. If the time runs out, the entire team dies a fiery death, resulting in a failed Trial. Get ready to run for precious time; even if you survive this Trial, remember: time comes for us all!

A brand new Catalog is available for the duration of the Limited-Time Event
Complete Trials and MK-Challenges in the Countdown Program to earn Event Tokens
Complete the secondary objective in Countdown Program Trials to gain extra Event Tokens
Accomplish Tasks in the Countdown category to earn Event Tokens
Spend acquired Event Tokens in the Limited-Time Catalog to unlock exclusive cosmetics
Once the event ends on October 8th at 10 AM ET, the Catalog will be removed, and any unspent tokens will be lost

Official key art showing information about the new Program Countdown event. — Exclusive rewards! Get your exclusive rewards here!

New MK-Challenges at the Docks

Two new MK Challenges, ‘Empty the Vault’ and ‘Poison the Cattle,’ are now available in Part 1 of Program Countdown. These MK Challenges will be included in the new roguelike mode ‘Escalation Therapy’ map pool. They will also be featured in the upcoming weekly program rotations moving forwards.

Empty the Vault

Casinos are the temple of idiot waste and wilful failure. Your mission is to steal from those who would steal from you.

Official art from the outlast trials program countdown. image shows empty vault area — The emptiest of vaults

Poison the Cattle

The milk of human kindness must be contaminated with liberty and progress. Players must poison the cattle therefore spoiling their milk.

Official art from the outlast trials program countdown. image shows an empty cattle area — Cattle free zone

In addition to the new content, Red Barrels have also implemented a number of fixes and balancing tweaks. These will enhance player experience with new animations, improved Amp abilities, and more. For the full patch notes click here. Want to know what our reviewer Kyle thought of The Outlast Trials base game? Read his review here.

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