The Outlast Trials Tops Steam Autumn Sale After 90% Discount

The Outlast Trials reached the top of Steam's global top sellers chart on the final day of the Steam Autumn Sale after receiving its first-ever 90% discount, according to gamemeca.com. The discount drove the game's peak concurrent player count to 119,526, a new all-time high since its launch.

Since the sale began, new Steam user reviews for The Outlast Trials have been rated "Very Positive," with 87% positive out of 3,838 reviews. The discount was the first time the game had been offered at 90% off.

Other discounted titles also ranked in the top 10 of the global top sellers chart: Project Zomboid, discounted 33%, placed 9th, while Baldur's Gate 3, discounted 30%, placed 10th.

On the daily peak concurrent player top 20, Aion 2 held 4th place with around 370,000 players, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remained in the chart for more than 7 days.

Background

The Outlast Trials was released in 2023. Before the Steam Autumn Sale, its maximum discount was 70% and it averaged fewer than 5,000 daily peak concurrent players. From the first day of the sale, daily peaks exceeded 30,000, and from the 4th day they rose to an average of around 90,000. Previously, despite multiple discounts, its peak concurrent player record was in the 30,000s from its early launch period.