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
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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.