The Outlast Trials Season 7.2 Update Brings Back GEISTER and Launches ESCAPE THE FACILITY
Two new GENESIS MK-Challenges join a reworked Escalation curve, while the Geister Catalog closes Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. ET.
The Outlast Trials Season 7.2 update went live Oct. 20, bringing back the GEISTER Limited-Time Event and starting the ESCAPE THE FACILITY Community Event. Red Barrels’ Oct. 20 Steam announcement also introduces two MK-Challenges, changes to Escalation Therapy, and a Favorites filter for customization items.
GEISTER adds three Variators to Trials: HARVEST ORGAN SAMPLES, HALLUCINATIONS?, and MORE IMPOSTERS. Reagents can search deceased subjects for organ samples, and completing the secondary objective earns extra rewards.
The new GEISTER Catalog offers exclusive rewards in exchange for Event Tokens. It will be removed Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. ET, when the event ends, and any unspent tokens will be forfeited. The earlier Geister 2025 Catalog is also available for purchase in the Murkoff Store.
In ESCAPE THE FACILITY, Reagents must find Escape Intel Schematics and leave Trials with them in their inventory. Each phase unlocks exclusive rewards for participants, with community milestones bringing the group closer to a possible escape. The campaign runs from Oct. 20 through Dec. 8.
The five-phase reward track includes a Player Icon, Player Border, Cell Poster, and Dreadful Anger Legendary Outfit. Two new MK-Challenges are available in GENESIS: COMPEL THE CHILDREN features in Geister’s first phase, and SANITIZE THE FACTORY appears in its second.
Escalation Therapy adds a tougher endgame tier
Escalation now divides into three tiers, covering Trials 1 through 20, Trials 21 through 30, and Trial 31 onward. A permanent BREAKING POINT Variator begins at Trial 31, combining punishing modifiers, deadly enemies, scarce resources, and no second chances. Rigs also stop recharging. Revive Syringes and Revive Pills can now appear in Intermission item selection, and several Escalation Tasks have been adjusted to fit the revised progression.
The new tiers follow Season 7’s Escalation Therapy 2.0 overhaul, which introduced themed Weekly Escalations and leaderboards.
Favorites and a limited-time sale
Players can mark any customization item as a favorite, then use the Favorites filter in the Cell Customization and Reagent Customization menus to find it more quickly.
Selected Legendary Outfits are 50% off in the Murkoff Black Market through Nov. 3.
The Outlast Trials Season 7.2 Patch Notes
- The “Geister 2025” Catalog is now available for purchase in the Murkoff Store.
- Added new Weeklies to the Weekly Escalation pool.
- Reagent customization is now preserved after Relapses, except after the first Relapse.
- Lock Breaker Amp: Bricks now break instantly after unlocking a padlocked container or door.
- Reagents can now look behind them while assisting teammates in the Incapacitated or Dead state.
- Added a setting to enable or disable the new controller minigame feature.
- Trials adjustments:
- Fund the Campaign: Reworked the escape phase difficulty and exit timer based on objective completion.
- Eliminate the Past: Reworked the escape phase difficulty and exit timer based on objective completion.
- Battery Stations no longer count as light areas for player detection.
- Other general fixes and improvements.
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The Outlast Trials
Developed by Red Barrels
The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game you can play by yourself or with other players online. You'll have to survive the twisted, sadistic and bizarre experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, alone or in a group up to 4 players.
- Genre Adventure, Indie
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release March 5, 2024
- Publisher Red Barrels
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