Plot details unfold through notes taken by the protagonist as footage is recorded through his camera, as well as manila folders scavenged from the environment. Use of the IR mode consumes batteries, which must be scavenged and replaced as the storyline progresses. It has a night vision option for use in the asylum's many unlit sections. Miles carries with him only a notebook and a camcorder, with which he plans to document the asylum. In addition, Miles may survive encounters with assailants by hiding inside staff lockers or under beds more intelligent opponents may search the room for an allocated period before moving on. Without any traditional weapons, players have to navigate the facility's ransacked environment with parkour: vaulting over low obstacles, crawling, and sliding through narrow gaps. The protagonist, reporter Miles Upshur, is incapable of combat, except for scripted sequences allowing him to shove enemies out of his way. Its presentation is similar to the found footage genre popularized in horror films. Outlast is a story-driven survival campaign told in first-person narrative and set in a dilapidated psychiatric hospital overrun by homicidal patients.
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