Independent survival guide
The Outlast Trials
Learn the route. Choose your tools. Make it back to the Shuttle.
Start with the essentialsA good place to begin
Start with a task.
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Learn the essentials.
Loadouts
Choose your tools.
Modes
Understand the rules.
Trials
Find your way through.
Threats
Know what is chasing you.
Quick answers
Before your next Trial.
A few essentials, with the conditions that matter.
Can I play solo, and how many friends can join?
Ordinary Trials support 1–4 players: solo, or a group of two, three or four. Solo still requires an internet connection. Invasion opponents are separate from your co-op group.
Ordinary PvE party size. This is not a claim about Sleep Room capacity or the total number of Reagents and Imposters in Invasion.
Read the full guideWhich Rig should I start with?
Stun is a practical starting choice for emergency escapes. Choose Heal for recovery, X-Ray for information, Blind or Barricade for planned space, and Jammer for utility.
PvE recommendations based on tool functions, with the 2026 Judas reworks considered. No universal best Rig or controlled speedrun ranking is claimed.
Read the full guideHow do I start and save an Escalation run?
At Therapy Level 15, choose Weekly or Endless Escalation. Start with limited random selections, build your loadout between Trials, and use Save & Quit after a successful Trial to preserve the leader’s run.
Season 7 Escalation 2.0, with September 8 save restoration and September 11 Ultra II corrections. This is not a guarantee of recovery from every disconnect.
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