Outlast

The PC version isn't markedly different from the console version. I actually preffered playing the game with a controller, so there is no real advantage to there. I did noticed that the textures in the PS4 version were sometimes a little blurrier than the PC version. Otherwise, the two versions are nearly identical.

It’s a pity the narrative unravels towards the end, but that one concern aside, Outlast is an effective and consistently terrifying survival horror game that’s likely to satisfy the demands of those fans of this genre who constantly see their extreme entertainment watered down in order to attract more audience numbers. If you really want to test your horror mettle, we recommend playing this game in the dark with your headphones on. Go on: we dare you!

Outlast has elements that are genuinely frightening, but they yield to predictability, and predictability leads to tedium. There is more than enough remaining to make survival-horror fans on the PS4 gleefully consume it, plus the PS4 version of the...

Make no mistake. Outlast is a survival-horror game, and it does have some genuine tense moments here and there. It does one thing brilliantly well and I am not sure I should congratulate it or have it sectioned. The game instills revulsion, disgust and a...

Despite these problems, Outlast is a horror game that manages to be terrifying in spite of itself. As with any horror game, best results come from playing with the lights off and headphones on.

Outlast is a little too mechanical, but still rather terrifying. Chases are exhilarating and the Asylum creates an unsettling atmosphere that keeps you on...

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In its quieter moments, however, Outlast can be terrifying, with subtle scares, wonderfully timed surprises, and a crushing sense of dread accompanying you as you inch through the darkened corridors, waiting for something - anything to happen.