Spare batteries suitable for the camcorder and med kits to heal are spread throughout the game.īlake Langermann, an investigative journalist and cameraman working alongside his wife, Lynn, crash-lands in the Supai region of the Coconino County region of Arizona, while following the mysterious murder of a young, pregnant woman known only as Jane Doe. The player is equipped with an inventory system displaying the amount of footage recorded on the camera and the items they are carrying. Compared to the first game, Langermann's status as a cameraman means he carries a more advanced camera, one with clearer footage, zoom, and a sensitive microphone that can be used to detect distant footsteps and other noises. Langermann possesses only a camcorder, which has night vision capabilities, though the camcorder's batteries are also drained when night vision is used. He has a limited stamina meter and the player must manage how long he runs, lest he becomes exhausted and move more slowly.
The player can crouch, run, jump, walk, vault, slide and climb much like the first game and can hide in lockers, barrels, wardrobes, beds, pools of water, tall grass, cornfields, and inside of houses. He also wears glasses, which limit the player's vision if they fall off. Langermann cannot fight except in scripted scenes, but must run and hide from the numerous hostile members of Temple Gate. The player controls the investigative journalist Blake Langermann, who investigates a dilapidated rural area in Supai, near the western edge of the Colorado Plateau.
The game continues the found footage characteristics from the first game. Outlast 2 is a first-person survival horror game that, like its predecessors Outlast and Outlast: Whistleblower, is a single-player campaign. Criticisms were reserved for the gameplay design and perceived difficulty. The game was met with generally positive reviews upon release, with praise going towards the graphics, sound design, and atmosphere. The Nintendo Switch version released on Maon the Nintendo eShop. A gameplay demo was then released at both PAX East and E3 2016 on April 22 and June 15 respectively, with a release originally slated for Autumn 2016.ĭue to development delays, the game was ultimately released on Apfor Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Shortly after the release and popularity of Outlast, Red Barrels announced the sequel. It is the sequel to the 2013 video game Outlast, and features a journalist named Blake Langermann, along with his wife Lynn, roaming the Arizona desert to explore the murder of a pregnant woman only known as Jane Doe.īlake and Lynn get separated in a helicopter crash, and Blake has to find his wife while traveling through a village inhabited by a deranged sect that believes the end of days are upon them. Outlast 2 (stylized as OU⸸LASTII) is a first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels.