The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game you can play by yourself or with other players online. You'll have to survive the twisted, sadistic and bizarre experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, alone or in a group up to 4 players.
Best gaming PC for The Outlast Trials in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Outlast Trials today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Red Barrels on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | WIndows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB or Radeon R7 360, 2 GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, 8 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8GB |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Outlast Trials?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-6700K and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, 6 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.