CIA brainwashing experiments helped make Outlast an iconic horror series

The Outlast Trials is a prequel to the original Outlast and Outlast 2 , which landed in 2017 .

It's a cooperative four -player horror experience where participants are trapped in the secret Sinyala Facility run by the Murkoff Corporation .

The Sleep Room in Trials is named after a real-life space at McGill University’s Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal .

The first two Outlast games sold a combined 15 million units and pulled in $45 million for Red Barrels .

The Outlast Trials has been purchased by more than 1 million players already.

Red Barrel's main writer for all Outlast is to take the team’s wildest, most potentially offensive ideas and make them palatable for a horror audience.

Red Barrels is only now expanding because they need people with expertise in multiplayer and live-service design.

The studio has a flat internal structure, where there aren’t harsh distinctions between roles like level designer and game designer.

The original Outlast was created with personal savings, loans and a $1 million investment from the Canada Media Fund .