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Amnesia: Rebirth vs The Outlast Trials

Amnesia: Rebirth is an action-adventure horror game from Frictional Games (2020) while The Outlast Trials is an action-adventure horror game from Red Barrels (2024).

Amnesia: Rebirth

2020 · Frictional Games

6.9GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

The Outlast Trials

2024 · Red Barrels

7.7GamingPickz Score

$39.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Amnesia: Rebirth under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files The Outlast Trials under Action-Adventure and Horror.

Amnesia: Rebirth

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Description from its Steam store page

The Outlast Trials

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Amnesia: RebirthThe Outlast Trials
GamingPickz Score6.9/107.7/10
Steam ratingMostly Positive (77%, 9,326)Very Positive (92%, 111,229)
Critic aggregate80/100No aggregate
Price$29.99$39.99
Install size35 GB40 GB
Steam Deckverifiedverified
Released20202024
DeveloperFrictional GamesRed Barrels

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Amnesia: Rebirth vs The Outlast Trials, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Amnesia: RebirthAction-adventure horror game
    The Outlast TrialsAction-adventure horror game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Amnesia: RebirthAction-Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle
    The Outlast TrialsHorror, Co-op, Survival Horror

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Amnesia: RebirthScore 6.9 · 77% on Steam · 80 critic
    The Outlast TrialsScore 7.7 · 92% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Amnesia: Rebirth9,326 reviews · 35 GB
    The Outlast Trials111,229 reviews · 8 add-ons · 40 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Amnesia: Rebirth$29.99
    The Outlast Trials$39.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Amnesia: RebirthVerified
    The Outlast TrialsVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: The Outlast Trials (GamingPickz Score 7.7)
  • The cheaper right now: Amnesia: Rebirth ($29.99)
  • Lighter on storage: Amnesia: Rebirth (35 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Outlast Trials (111,229 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Action-AdventureFirst-PersonAdventureStealthHorrorAtmosphericSurvival HorrorDark

Where they differ

Amnesia: Rebirth is also

PuzzleStory RichSingleplayerExplorationLovecraftianPhysics

The Outlast Trials is also

MultiplayerCo-opPvECharacter CustomizationSurvivalDark Humor

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Amnesia: Rebirth is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Outlast Trials is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Amnesia: RebirthThe Outlast Trials
Minimum GPUOpenGL 4.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Minimum CPUCore i3 / AMD FX 2.4GhzIntel Core i7-3770
Minimum RAM4 GB8 GB
Install size35 GB40 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Amnesia: Rebirth · The Outlast Trials.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Amnesia: Rebirth and 1 for The Outlast Trials. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Amnesia: Rebirth and The Outlast Trials in scope?

Amnesia: Rebirth has drawn 9,326 Steam reviews and installs in 35 GB. The Outlast Trials has drawn 111,229 Steam reviews, ships 8 add-ons and installs in 40 GB.

Is Amnesia: Rebirth or The Outlast Trials better?

By the GamingPickz Score, The Outlast Trials rates higher (7.7 to 6.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Amnesia: Rebirth or The Outlast Trials?

Amnesia: Rebirth is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $39.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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