Red Barrels has released a new hotfix patch for The Outlast Trials following the Invasion update, addressing several key gameplay issues and improving the overall multiplayer experience. This update focuses on refining the Invasion system, fixing matchmaking inconsistencies, and resolving animation and combat-related bugs that affected player imposters. Additionally, adjustments to stun and stab mechanics have been implemented to create more balanced and responsive encounters between Reagents and imposters.
The developers have expressed appreciation for community feedback, emphasizing that this patch is part of their ongoing efforts to refine The Outlast Trials. With these improvements, players can expect smoother gameplay, fairer combat interactions, and a more stable Invasion experience across all supported platforms.
Full Patch Notes
Hotfix Date: October 28, 2025
Title: Invasion Hotfix Patch
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing players to remain immobile after performing a stab counter.
- Fixed the friend Invasion system to ensure players always join their intended target.
- Group Finder now matches players with the same “Global Invasion” privacy setting.
- Fixed imposters always showing the Blind Rig (now correctly displays the mimic’s rig).
- Fixed an issue where kicking an imposter performing a fatality on a low-health teammate would fail to knock down or kill the imposter.
- Fixed Invasion-related tasks incorrectly appearing in Daily Tasks.
- Resolved various issues with imposter player name visibility.
- Fixed group invites being sent through Steam to non-friends.
- Removed “Triggered sound disturbance” from imposter scoring.
Stun Adjustments
- Increased stun effect radius on player imposters to 2 meters (previously 1.5m).
- Reworked stun reaction animation for imposters — now 5.5 seconds (was 3.5s).
Stab Adjustments
- Imposters now experience a longer recovery animation when countered with a bottle or brick, giving Reagents a larger escape window.
- Imposters can no longer chain a finisher Slash immediately after being countered.
- Fixed Stab dealing 62.5 damage instead of intended 50 when countered.
- Slightly reduced Stab range to 2 meters (previously 2.5m) to match Slash range.
- Victims of a Stab now correctly see their health bar instead of the execution icon.
- Reagents can now counter Stab multiple times unless their health is 25 HP or lower.
- If stabbed at 100 HP → counter reduces health to 50 HP.
- If stabbed at 50–26 HP → counter reduces health to 1 HP.
- If at 25 HP or less → counter is disabled.
The Outlast Trials is a first-person psychological survival horror title developed by Red Barrels, serving as a prequel to the main Outlast series. Set during the Cold War, the game follows test subjects known as Reagents who endure twisted psychological experiments conducted by the Murkoff Corporation. Players must rely on stealth, strategy, and teamwork to survive these trials, either solo or in co-op mode with up to four players. The game was officially released on March 5, 2024, and is available on Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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