Going into this blind was a gift I never knew I had. This game has a sense of wonder and discovery like no other. A true adventure game that requires brain power and a heart. Simply one of my favourites of all time.

A little plot about aliens not unlike us and their lust for exploration allows you to uncover such a deep history about the species that came before them. The story is about individuals coming together as one to facilitate something bigger than all of them and it is told so beautifully over the course of puzzles and experimentation done by the player.

This feels like a gem that only comes along a few times in a lifetime. I will sing the praises of this game until my death and hope to see more like it in the future. One of those games I wish I could play for the first time again.

This comes from someone who has played Outlast 1 & 2 and read the accompanying comics.

I'm psyched to see this become a franchise. Outlast has been one of the most boundary pushing horror media in recent memory. It's a bit of everything. Tons of psychological horror that involves breaking down characters to nervous wrecks, but also physically disgusting body horror that involves viscera and blood being thrown around. It's truly a horror fans delight.

This game is an incredible package from Red Barrels. The horror is true and present in the way the game looks, sounds, and plays. It is probably the closest we'll also ever get to a Saw type game that is good. Majority of the time you'll be skulking in the dark, avoiding enemies that want nothing more than to kill, rape, or otherwise gore you. It makes for a harrowing gameplay loop. Beyond that, the objectives are varied and feel very true to the makeshift, jury-rigged atmosphere.

Cooperative play can be seen as a hinder on the horror, but you'd be surprised at how real the threat is with higher difficulties/different modifiers.

Above all, I cannot believe something this heinous got made and became as popular as it is. This game has some of the most grotesque ♥♥♥♥ I've ever seen in a video game, ever. And it's fantastic.