Season 4.0 of ‘The Outlast Trials’, “Project Diarchy”, is Now Available [Trailer]

Right on time, Red Barrels has unleashed Project Diarchy, Season 4.0 of The Outlast Trials, which adds conjoined twins Otto and Arora Kress as new Prime Assets, and a new Trial Environment in the Shopping Mall. In addition, Reagents can tackle the new MK-Challenges, a revamped and deepened Rebirth system, as well as dabble in the new DLC cosmetics packages.

Otto and Arora share one body, and a murderous bloodlust for their lessers. As bastions of the wealthy elite, they arrive with a mandate to therapize every Reagent they encounter to a lethal degree. Their unique anatomy grants them a 360 degree vantage to find and pursue their victims. From afar, Arora wields vials of highly toxic chemicals to induce vomiting—and can string up these flasks to create her own noise makers. Otto appreciates a more personal touch with his chainsaw.

The Kress Twins reside in The Shopping Mall, the grand intersection of American culture and capitalist commerce. Decorated with banners, flyers and other patriotic iconography from a rally held for the Kress’ puppet candidate, the Shopping Mall is a celebration of the twin powers of corruption and consumerism. As well, the Mall is the home to a new Story Trial: Kill the Politician, where Reagents are tasked with the noble goals of civic duty. This update introduces two new MK-Challenges: Get Out the Vote and Sentence the Persecuted, for those Reagents who wish to make a “difference” in their communities.

Project Diarchy also revamps the Rebirth system for The Outlast Trials, which now offers two different paths: the original Rebirth for solo players, and Communal Rebirth, newly designed for team play.

The new Rebirth drops the players in a random Trial with 3 unique variators:

• The Mirror Variator, which shifts perspective for all Trials
• The Rebirth Variator, where each player must complete two secondary objectives on top of the regular Trial objective
• The Classified Variator, randomized to force Reagents to adapt or die.

Capping off the new content featured in Season 4.0 is the New Deluxe Catalog for Project Diarchy, filled with 10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items, available for purchase using Murkoff Coins, earned from the Onboarding Catalog and other Deluxe Catalog. Reagents can acquire Stamps by completing Trials and Tasks, then use the Stamps to acquire Deluxe Catalog items, which are always available permanently. Season 4 also adds an additional 4 DLC cosmetic packs, each available for purchase at $4.99 USD.

You can also check out Season 4.0’s updated patch notes from the Red Barrels website.

The Outlast Trials is available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox.