Outlast (PlayStation 4) Review - Push Square

Push Square: "It’s not perfect, but Outlast is still arguably one of the best survival horror games in recent memory. You’ll need a strong stomach to get through the campaign, but if you can cope with jump scares and graphic content, then this is an exhilarating experience from bloody beginning to chilling conclusion. With fantastic audio work and a clever camera mechanic, Red Barrels’ debut fear fest really will make you afraid of the dark."

[theDECAY]

Only played about 10 minutes and it scared the poop out of me.

[dcj0524]

Dude EVERY SINGLE TIME you think your gonna escape something happens and you to "turn the valve" or "hit these three switches" while some crazy person tries to molest your limbs.

[ziggurcat]

I don't know how far I am into the game, but it's certainly been an intense experience so far.

It's pretty unique when your only defense is to run, and get the **** out of there.

[mixelon]

By the final act you're wading through so much gibs and nastiness it sort of loses it's impact..

I really enjoyed it though, on PC and PS4, it's a decent port for PS4 but a bit under-optimised? I'm pretty sure it could run better. On PS+ though that doesn't really matter. :)

[Clover904]

It looks and plays just like it does on high end PCs. I hate pc elitists.

[mixelon]

EXACTLY THE SAME!! Except it has bad LOD pop-in, especially in the outdoor areas and it has serious jaggies. And screen tear.

I think I'm probably a decent judge of this considering I played them both, on the same TV after each other. And that was on a PC with a 4 year old CPU.

People on here are insane, seriously. I'm saying it was a good effort but the PS4 is capable of more. If that makes me a PC elitist then so be it. I'd bet the developers would acknowledge the same issues.

[OrangePowerz]

I have a decent threshold regarding horror, but I couldn't play that game more than half an hour. It scares the crap out of me.

[Austin48]

This game is amazing i want a sequel

[jimjam3442]

this is the scariest game ive ever played, i got to the part after you kill trager and your outside trying to get the maintenance shed key, after you get it and are in the shed you meet the wallrider for the first time on the other side of a door. that part ended my play session for a while lol.

[Pintheshadows]

^This.

[_FantasmA_]

lol this game isn't scary. It was great at first but then it gets predictable because you know that anytime you pick up something of importance or flip a switch, you know someone is going to come into the room. The story was weak to because it didn't go into depth. I was hoping for a big twist or big revelation towards the end and it was just flat. The game would have been better if it was longer and more varied. I'd say 7.8/10.

[KarateExplosion]

Spoiler alert!!! I agree. The first 2 hours are some of the scariest moments in a game I have a played.. But then you kind of understand the mechanics. Wherever the guy burst thru a door at is where you have to go. Just sprint passed him. Lost all its magic for me when I figured that out.

[WilDRangeRrfc]

I'm loving playing BF4 CODG Fifa 14 KZSF and AC4 mostly MP gamer all the time but I downloaded Outlast and it was a nice change from playing MP only all the time,it scared the crap out of me but it made me realise how diverse and great PS4 is,I never got to play free games like that on my 360 it was constantly Gears COD and Fifa,so glad I went back to PS it truly is the best place to play

[Heisenburger]

One sentence... Jesus.

[PS3Freak]

He didn't even put a period at the end. Hahaha

I wonder if he knows where the period is located on the keyboard?