Escalation Therapy is a game mode inThe Outlast Trialsthat increases the difficulty tenfold.

Check into the Murkoff facility for your Weekly Therapy in The Outlast Trials.

In the Escalation Therapy game mode, you’re basically playing naked and afraid.

A player in pink, covered in blood next to a player in a full outfit.

You have nothing at your disposal at the start of the trial.

The purpose isfor experienced playersto get more out of the game, after being Reborn a bunch of times.

The difficulty will increase every five, ten, or twenty games in Escalation Therapy.

Finishing a Trial and waiting to return to the Sleep Room in The Outlast Trials.

There are four difficulty levels in The Outlast Trials.

Difficulty can be adjusted in normal game modes such as Core Therapy.

In Escalation Therapy, the trials will begin to increase in mode difficulty,reaching Psychosurgerylevel.

A description of the Escalation game mode in The Outlast Trials.

Press ESC or the menu button to view what level of Escalation Therapy you are currently on.

Trials will have Variators.

These are game changes that make surviving harder.

Three cards offering different abilities.

Almost all Variators in the game can come up in Escalation Therapy.

These make the enemies stronger, increase their spawn rate, and can even allow them to one-shot.

Everyperk, upgrade, and Rig you own gets thrown outat the start of Escalation Therapy.

Earning an A+ rating on a trial in The Outlast Trials.

You will have to start fresh.

At the start of each Escalation Therapy trial, you get tochoose a Rig and some perks.

The trials willonly end when all players die.

Game trial selection menu in The Outlast Trials.

The maps and objectives in Escalation Therapy mimic other trials in the game.

It is not new content.

Excel in your therapy with an A+ in The Outlast Trials.

Two players, side by side in the end screen of an Outlast Trial mission.

Escalation Therapy includesall Core and Weekly maps and objectivesin a more challenging environment.

If you have completed these trials, it’s possible for you to bettermemorize the mapsand finish objectives quickly.

How To Beat Escalation Therapy

All you have to do is survive and complete the objectives.

Emily sitting at the Pharmacy, ready to sell medication in The Outlast Trials.

To do this effectively, memorize the Core Therapy trial objectives and maps.

We have multiple guides detailing how to complete the objectives in Core Therapy.

TheHeal Rig and Stun Rig are the best.

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Select perksas theycorrelate with your flaws.

As asolo player, you could use theHeal Rigandselect defensive perksif you’re just focused on surviving.

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