DreadXP and developer TheClassifiedX teased the latter’s upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer title The Outsiders late last year, and now they’ve taken the proverbial wrappings off with an official announcement and reveal trailer. The game is expected to launch in Early Access on Steam soon.
The Outsiders will feature two game modes in Early Access: The Human Show and The Origin. The Human Show is an asymmetrical multiplayer co-op mode of two to five players, which sees players as the unwilling contestants in a high-stakes, life or death game show. In The Human Show, one player will assume the role of Game Master, doing whatever they can to scare, ensnare, and modify the map to make it even more dangerous. Like a souped-up version of Saw, contestants must hone their teamwork skills to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and deal with a variety of horrific otherworldly creatures in their pursuit of Game Master. Each of three initial maps found in The Outsiders’ multiplayer act as an episode of The Human Show, with the number of puzzles and maps to increase following the game’s time in Steam Early Access.
Meanwhile, The Origin is the first chapter of The Outsiders’ single player campaign, which tells an evolving horror tale about the Human Show and the various contestants that are trying to survive it. The campaign will be periodically updated with new chapters that expand on the story throughout Steam Early Access — offering new lore, scares, and a heaping spoonful of ‘80s nostalgia.
Originally created as a micro-game in anthology horror title in the first Dread X Collection, the standalone release of The Outsiders has been massively expanded. The title will launch into Early Access as feature complete, with developer TheClassifiedX using the following months after its initial release to add new content to each of The Outsiders’ game modes — with a third mode, The Hunt, to release when the game exits Early Access — as well as add additional polish based on community feedback.
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