{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8693d3cbc54d02e643589738","clusterId":"c_6f7b2c98b691ef28d141b823","slug":"the-outlast-trials-hits-94-507-steam-concurrents-on-90-sale","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Outlast Trials Hits 94,507 Steam Concurrents On 90% Sale","summary":"Red Barrels' co-op survival horror game The Outlast Trials set a new Steam concurrent player record of 94,507, according to SteamDB data cited in coverage of the game's autumn sale surge. The previous all-time peak, 36,689, came at early access launch in May 2023, so the new figure is roughly 2.5 times that number. The jump began on October 1 with Steam's autumn sale, where the game is discounted 90 percent from 4,500 yen to 450 yen until October 9. Cosmetic downloadable content is also up to 90 percent off. The September release of the Season 7.1 update added the limited-time Chemical Leak event, which runs until October 6 at 10:00 AM ET and fills trial areas with toxic gas that players must shut off at scattered valves. The same update added two MK Challenges, CHANGE THE PROGRAM and FUND THE CAMPAIGN, plus balance and stability adjustments to the Invasion and Escalation modes.","whyItMatters":"A 90 percent discount, not new content alone, is doing the heavy lifting: the game's prior peak of 36,689 stood for more than three years before the sale began.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 90 percent discount is the largest the game has offered, and it runs until October 9. Red Barrels\u0026#39; co-op horror title is available on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, plus PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, with support for up to four players online and a solo option.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSales have reached 9.5 million units as of March 2026, and the Steam user rating sits at 92 percent positive across 93,000 reviews. The prior entries are also discounted: Outlast and Outlast 2 are 75 percent off on Steam.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Season 7.1 update also ended Mod support, a change meant to prevent some players from gaining an unfair advantage. Features that mods previously covered, including field of view and camera shake controls, moved into the standard in-game settings menu. The update brought quality-of-life improvements on top of the balance and stability work in Invasion and Escalation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chemical Leak event adds a limited catalog, where players spend event tokens earned in trials to unlock rewards. Unused tokens disappear when the event ends on October 6 at 10:00 AM ET.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Outlast Trials hit 94,507 concurrents on a 90 percent discount, not new content. The Chemical Leak event runs to October 6; the sale to October 9. Red Barrels will learn which one actually pulled players back.","twitterPost":"The Outlast Trials set its concurrent record on a 90 percent discount, with the Chemical Leak event ending three days before the sale does.","threadsPost":"The Outlast Trials peaked at 94,507 concurrents during a 90 percent discount, not a content drop. The limited-time Chemical Leak event ends October 6, the sale October 9. Red Barrels can read which lever moved players, because the price cut outlasts the event by three days.","newsletterBlurb":"Red Barrels' co-op horror game The Outlast Trials just set a new Steam concurrent player record of 94,507, roughly 2.5 times its May 2023 early access peak. Steam's autumn sale dropped the price from 4,500 yen to 450 yen through October 9, and the limited-time Chemical Leak event runs until October 6. The game sits at 9.5 million cumulative sales as of March 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261005-471765/\",\"title\":\"Up to 4-Player Co-op Horror 'The Outlast Trials' Smashes Its All-Time Steam Concurrent Player Record at ~100,000; Massive Boom More Than 3 Years After Launch\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/05/173159.html\",\"title\":\"[4,500 yen → 450 yen] Co-op horror game 'The Outlast Trials,' where players are caught up in human experiments, sets new Steam peak concurrent player record! 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