Highlights

  • The Outlast Trials offers a fresh multiplayer experience with heart-pounding scares, competing with Dead by Daylight in the co-op horror genre.
  • Both games emphasize teamwork, tasks, items, and perks, but differ in their approach to Killers and perspective, creating unique horror experiences.
  • While Dead by Daylight shines with crossovers, The Outlast Trials brings intense first-person scares, offering diverse options for horror fans.

As one of the newest horror titles to hit the scene, The Outlast Trials brings some heart-pounding scares to players, but the game's inclusion of multiplayer marks a first for the franchise. The Outlast Trials puts a new spin on multiplayer horror, making it a strong competitor against Dead by Daylight. Although the two games have a lot of differences, they also have some interesting similarities.

Since its release back in 2016, Dead by Daylight has remained one of the top dogs of the co-op horror subgenre. Its asymmetrical gameplay offers a fun way for friends to play against one another while trying to evade a player-controlled

Killer. The inclusion of high profile crossovers with major horror franchises in Dead by Daylight has made the title one of the most popular co-op horror games around, but The Outlast Trials has finally presented some worthy competition.

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The Outlast Trials and Dead By Daylight's Similarities

Despite the two games having different approaches to many horror elements, there are some interesting similarities. The Outlast Trials may steer away from the asymmetrical aspects of Dead by Daylight, but the former has clearly taken inspiration from the latter when it comes to certain elements.

A Focus On Teamwork And Tasks

The biggest similarity between the two games is the focus on teamwork. Thanks to the co-op gameplay, players must work as a team in order to make it through levels. The titular trials in The Outlast Trials are horror-infused puzzles and tasks that require team effort in order to make it through each trial. This is similar to Dead by Daylight, as the game focuses on Survivors having to complete tasks in order to escape. Doing all of this work alone is nearly impossible in Dead by Daylight. Although The Outlast Trials' multiplayer is optional, doing the trials with more people available to cover more ground can make the trials far easier. Both games require players to be mindful of their team members when it comes to health and overall well-being, which is the main commonality between the two.

Items and Perks

Another important similarity is the inclusion of items and perks. Perks in Dead by Daylight can make the gameplay more dynamic and customizable for players, and The Outlast Trials embraces this feature as well. Items and perks are great ways to incentivize players to upgrade and continue increasing stats, which is present and helpful in both games.

The Outlast Trials and Dead By Daylight's Differences

Different Approaches To Killers

Although the overall essence of the gameplay is similar between both games, there are some vast differences. One of the main aspects of both games lies in the concept of Survivors vs. Killers. Survivors in Dead by Daylight are controlled by players, but the Killer is as well. This can sometimes create some unbalanced gameplay, but it also adds a layer of unpredictability that can be exciting. The Outlast Trials, on the other hand, relies on AI to power its Killers. This may not make Killers as unpredictable, but it also helps balance the gameplay a lot more.

Different Perspectives

The most obvious difference between the two titles is the difference in perspective. Dead by Daylight offers a third-person experience, while The Outlast Trials is in first-person, like the other entries in the franchise. Both perspectives have their benefits, but the first-person perspective of The Outlast Trials can make the game far scarier overall. The Outlast franchise is known for its intense imagery, and the first-person perspective really helps increase this intensity.

The overarching similarity between the two games makes them great competitors, but when it comes down to it, both offer some unique horror experiences that come down to preference. Dead by Daylight's high-profile crossovers make it exciting and fun, while The Outlast Trials' multiplayer experience brings on a new level of intensity for co-op horror.