# The Outlast Trials New Update | Prime Time Limited-Time Event is Back, New MK-Challenges & more - Product: The Outlast Trials (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-outlast-trials) - Vendor: Red Barrels - Date: 2025-06-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1304930/view/537728078367949155 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-outlast-trials/releases/2025-06-03-new-update-prime-time-limited-time-event-is-back What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — New Limited-Time Event Prime Time featuring Sergeant Coyle, Mother Gooseberry, and Franco Barbi hunting players in the same Trial - **added** — New Limited-Time Catalog for Prime Time event where players can spend Event Tokens to unlock exclusive cosmetics - **added** — New MK-Challenge Fumigate the Factory - **added** — New MK-Challenge Redeem Your Freedom - **added** — Group Finder feature accessible from Terminal main screen to help players connect with others for the same activity - **added** — Task pinning feature to display one task permanently in the HUD - **added** — Trial Maker Last Played tab listing the last Trials played in chronological order - **added** — New option to automatically equip picked-up items in Settings - **added** — New behaviors for imposters - **changed** — Revamped Program Genesis to include all Trials and MK-Challenges organized by theme with distinct visual feedback - **changed** — Quickplay replaced with Group Finder - **changed** — Pause Menu reworked to feature three tabs: Menu, Tasks, and Loadout with view-only Loadout tab during Trials - **changed** — Weekly Therapies renamed to Routine Therapies with more tasks for extra rewards - **changed** — Routine Therapies and Special Therapies now include event variators in Introductory difficulty - **changed** — Jaeger Ex-Pop spawn chances reduced to 20% at Standard Difficulty and 75% at Intensive and Psychosurgery difficulties - **changed** — Jaeger presence in a Trial reduced to 3 minutes from 5 minutes - **changed** — Stamina Boost item now grants temporary stamina immunity and a short speed boost upon consumption - **changed** — Solo Escalation Therapy players can now have a maximum reserve of 5 respawns - **fixed** — Fixed missing reward for Genesis task Score A+ in the Trial: Liquidate the Union - **fixed** — Fixed bug where Program Genesis was reset after a Relapse ##### Greetings Reagents, Our Prime Assets are the core of the Therapy and it's time for you to have some quality time with Sergeant Coyle, Mother Gooseberry and Franco Barbi during Prime Time, along with two new sadistic MK-Challenges that push you to fumigate the factory and gamble your life for freedom. ##### This update includes - New Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIME - New Limited-Time Catalog: PRIME TIME - New MK-Challenge: FUMIGATE THE FACTORY - New MK-Challenge: REDEEM YOUR FREEDOM - Revamp of Program Genesis - Quickplay replaced by Group Finder - Pause Menu rework - Task Tracking - Many additions, fixes, and balancing changes ##### New Limited-Time Event: PRIME TIME Prime Time proved to be a most efficacious therapy; so much so that we are reviving the initiative. Gooseberry, Coyle, or Franco unite to hunt you down in the same Trial for some compound Therapy. ##### New Limited-Time Catalog: PRIME TIME A brand new Catalog is available for the duration of the Prime Time Limited-Time event. - Players can spend their acquired Event Tokens on items in the Prime Time Catalog to unlock exclusive cosmetics. - Once the event ends, the catalog will be removed, and any unspent tokens will be lost. ##### New MK-Challenge: FUMIGATE THE FACTORY Aging workers with their pensions and benefits are the bleeding wounds of our economy, draining the corporate body with their chronic existence. Stop the bleeding with a sterilizing gas and put the workers out of our misery. ##### New MK-Challenge: REDEEM YOUR FREEDOM Currency, like your survival, is worthless unless you give it value with faith. Collect tickets like your life depended on it. ##### Revamp of Program Genesis The Genesis Program has been revamped to include all Trials and MK-Challenges. - Trials are now organized by theme. - Programs now feature distinct visual feedback to clearly differentiate between Trials and MK-Challenges. - Going forward, all new Trials and MK-Challenges will be added under their corresponding themes within the Genesis Program. ##### Quickplay replaced by Group Finder - Quick Play has been replaced with the new Group Finder. - Accessible from the Terminal’s main screen, the Group Finder allows players to connect with others looking to participate in the same activity. _**Developper Comment**: With the wide variety of activities in the game, managing them all through a single matchmaking system became increasingly complex. This often led to long wait times or failed group formations. The new Group Finder offers a streamlined solution—helping players quickly connect with others interested in the same activity. Once matched, players can communicate to fine-tune the details before jumping in._ ##### Pause Menu rework - The Pause Menu now features three tabs: Menu, Tasks, and Loadout. - Players can navigate through these tabs to view their respective content. - While in a Trial, the Loadout tab is view-only. Changes can still be made in the Sleep Room and Shuttle before starting a Trial. - Holding Tab (or Select on Gamepad) remains a shortcut to quickly open the Tasks tab. ##### Tasks Tracking - It is now possible to pin one Task and have it displayed in the HUD permanently. - Simply navigate to the Tasks menu and press the Pin input. ##### Additions/Fixes/Balancing - “Weekly Therapies” are now called “Routine Therapies” and include more tasks to complete for extra rewards. This change helps distinguish them from rotating “Weekly Tasks” and week-long program tasks. - Routine Therapies and Special Therapies will now include event variators in the Introductory difficulty, since it’s now possible to play any Trial in its original format within Program Genesis. - Jaeger Ex-Pop changes: - The Jaeger will no longer spawn during Trials of the Genesis Programs on Introductory and Standard difficulties. - It can still appear in Standard difficulty for Routine, Event, and Escalation Therapies. - Spawn _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1304930/view/537728078367949155]_