There’s no other word for it.

But then the evil twin of my teammate knifes me again and I stumble to the floor.

I can’t think rationally here I can barely thinkat all.

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There’s a story here, but it’s pretty light touch.

A confusing maze of a police station.

An obscene facsimile of an orphanage.

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The shadowy alleys of an amusement park where the only fun you’ll find is within your funeral coffin.

Yes, it’s obscene.

Yes, it’s bloody challenging and challengingly bloody.

The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a homeless person clutching a flyer that invites them to participate in “science” that will give life “purpose”

And that’s the problem with The Outlast Trials for me.

I am, indeed, a ditherer, which means I’m forever being spotted and hunted and bloodied.

(I’ll leave you to decide who it was that was cowering in the bin.)

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Your XP, on the other hand?

Pointless, I’m afraid.

Run can be toggled off/on, key bindings can be customised, with Y/Z inversion available alongside adjustable sensitivity.

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Thought you’d ducked into that locker before the enemy turned the corner?

Figured you’d slammed the door and slipped under the desk before you were spotted?

Sorry, my friend.

The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a bloody slaughterhouse. Every inch is covered in blood, and dismembered body parts hang from hooks in the ceiling

The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a woman in a creepy mask holding a terrifying horse-like puppet. Blood smears the corners of the screen

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The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a chapel full of smiling mannequins, dancing jerkily as jets from the screen spray blood around the room

The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a jail environment, with cardboard cutout officers and bodies – both real and plastic – hang from the ceiling

The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing a corpse of police officer, a blue key scrawled on his chest. “KEY INSIDE BODY” is on a sign above his head, whilst “LOOK AT TVS” has been scribbled onto the wall in blood

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The Outlast Trails review screenshot, showing the three programs available – POLICE STATION, FUN PARK, ORPHANAGE, and PROGRAM X, which is marked SEASON 1