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Cheats & Secrets

Outlast Cheats & Secrets Guide



Overview


Outlast is a linear survival horror game that intentionally provides no cheat codes, unlockable commands, or developer console. Red Barrels designed the experience to be purely immersive with no shortcuts. However, the game contains several carefully hidden Easter eggs, secret areas, and developer-intended surprises. This guide documents every known discoverable secret.

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Important Note: No Traditional Cheats Exist


  • No cheat codes can be entered anywhere in the game (menu, gameplay, pause screen).

  • No debug console is present in released versions.

  • No invincibility, infinite battery, or level skip commands exist.

  • The game does not have an in-game cheat menu or unlockable modifiers.


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    Easter Eggs & Hidden Secrets (Base Game)



    #### 1. The "Funny Farm" Drawing
  • Location: Administration building, first floor, in a small office with a filing cabinet.

  • How to find: After entering the administration building, go through the first door on your left. On the wall is a childlike crayon drawing of Mount Massive Asylum labeled "Funny Farm," with stick figures and a smiling sun. This is a reference to the common horror trope of asylums being called funny farms.

  • Significance: Purely cosmetic Easter egg; no gameplay effect.


    • #### 2. The "Redrum" Shining Reference
  • Location: Female ward, second floor, inside a bathroom stall.

  • How to find: In the female ward, after the scene with the hanging body, enter the women's restroom. Check the last stall: on the wall you will see "REDRUM" written in red paint, a direct homage to Stephen King's The Shining.

  • Significance: Homage to classic horror; no gameplay effect.


    • #### 3. The Man with a Skin Condition (Hidden Enemy)
  • Location: Underground laboratory, near the end of the game.

  • How to find: After descending into the underground lab, in the room with the large vat of green fluid, look for a door that appears locked. There is a scripted event where a deformed patient (nicknamed "Skin Condition" by the community) will burst out and run past you. This enemy is unkillable and only appears once; he cannot be encountered again.

  • Significance: A unique, non-recurring enemy that serves as a jump scare.


    • #### 4. Larry the Walking Turd (Cut Character Reference)
  • Location: Sewers beneath the asylum.

  • How to find: In the sewer area after the male ward, search the corner of a large pipe junction. You will see a grotesque, moving pile of feces nicknamed "Larry" by fans. It is a small, harmless but visually disturbing object that slides along the floor.

  • Significance: Possibly a leftover from a cut enemy or a joke; no gameplay impact.


    • #### 5. The Skeleton Playing Chess
  • Location: Administration building, second floor, a locked office.

  • How to find: After obtaining the key in the infirmary, unlock the office at the end of the hall. Inside, a skeleton is seated at a desk playing chess against another skeleton. A document nearby suggests they were doctors.

  • Significance: Environmental storytelling; no interaction.


    • #### 6. The "Welcome to the Asylum" Hidden Message
  • Location: The game's main menu background features a subtle message.

  • How to find: On the main menu, wait for the asylum hallway background to scroll. In the dark corner of a doorframe, you can barely see the words "WELCOME TO THE ASYLUM" scratched into the wood.

  • Significance: Easter egg only visible if you inspect closely.


    • #### 7. Mirror Reflection Glitch (Easter Egg?)
  • Location: Various mirrors throughout the game, notably in the admin washroom.

  • How to find: Stand close to a mirror and look down with the camera. In some versions, you can briefly see Miles Upshur's face reflected as a crude 3D model, contrary to the game's deliberate hiding of the protagonist's face.

  • Significance: Unintentional or semi-intentional; allows a rare glimpse at Miles.


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    Unlockable Content (Legitimate)



    #### 1. New Game Plus
  • Note: Outlast does not have a New Game Plus mode. Completion rewards are limited to achievements/trophies and the Whistleblower DLC (if purchased).


    • #### 2. Alternate Endings?
  • False: There is only one ending. No choices affect the outcome.


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    Secrets Requiring Speedrunner/Exploits (Not Cheats)


  • Out-of-bounds areas: Some players have glitched through walls to access unused rooms, such as a hidden test chamber with floating chairs. These are development leftovers, not intended secrets.

  • Infinite battery glitch: Not a legitimate secret; only possible via memory editing (PC), which is not considered a cheat by the developer.


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    Summary


  • No cheat codes or unlock commands exist.

  • Six confirmed Easter eggs in the base game (Funny Farm, Redrum, Skin Condition, Larry, Chess Skeletons, Welcome to the Asylum).

  • Developer-intended hidden secrets are all environmental and purely cosmetic or lore-based.

  • No gameplay modifications can be unlocked without external tools (not recommended).


For players seeking extra content, the Whistleblower DLC offers additional secrets and a complete parallel story. That DLC also contains its own Easter eggs (e.g., the "Outlast 2 demo" reference in the file room).

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Guide written for Outlast version 1.0 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch). Secrets verified across all platforms.