Is The Outlast Trials down? How to check server status

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Zapping in Outlast.
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Outlast holds a dear place in horror game fans’ hearts. The franchise grew in 2024 as The Outlast Trials joined the fray. This one’s a survival game where you need to complete trials to escape, but that can only be done when the game’s servers are working.

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The Outlast Trials officially launched on March 5, which means you can enter Murkoff Facility for yourself and get to work completing trial therapy. For this to work, though, the game needs to be up, so here’s what you need to know about The Outlast Trials servers and how to check the server status.

Where to check The Outlast Trials’ server status

A player inside a dark room in The Outlast Trials
The community hubs will flow with new messages when the servers are down. Image via Red Barrels

The best way to check The Outlast Trials’ server status is by keeping up with the community forums. The game doesn’t have a dedicated server tracker, so you will mostly want to rely on other players sharing that they’re also experiencing issues.

The Outlast Trials’s Reddit community and the developer Red Barrels’s X (formerly Twitter) page are always good places to keep tabs when you suspect the servers are struggling. You can also join the official Discord server for The Outlast Trials, which is a great place to keep up to date on the status of the game and any errors or issues other players are experiencing.

You’ll find updates on these platforms when there’s a server outage. Servers can go down due to excessive numbers of players trying to connect to them during content releases or for maintenance. I personally go on Reddit first and sort by new to see the latest threads when there’s a major outage—you can see players asking others whether the game’s down for them.

Four players in The Outlast Trials.
You’ll get back to Murkoff Facility in no time. Screenshot by Dot Esports

All The Outlast Trials platforms can be impacted by the same outage. But there can also be times when a single platform is affected. If the servers are up, but you still can’t play The Outlast Trials, you should troubleshoot your home connection (and, as always, make sure your PC meets the game’s requirements if you’re not on console).

  • Restart your router.
  • Restart your gaming device.
  • Change DNS addresses.
  • Call your ISP for a scan and potential local outages.
  • Try switching to your mobile data via hotspot sharing.

Completing the five steps above will be enough to double-check your home network.

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Gökhan is a Staff Writer and Fortnite Lead at Dot Esports. Gökhan graduated as an industrial engineer in 2020 and has since been with Dot Esports. As a natural-born gamer, he honed his skills to a professional level in Dota 2. Upon giving up on the Aegis of Champions in 2019, Gökhan started his writing career, covering all things gaming, while his heart remains a lifetime defender of the Ancients.
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Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.
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