The Outlast Trials Season 7, Project Boneyard, has been live since July 14, 2026. The free update opens Prison Farm and gives Reagents three new activities, led by the Locksock the Warden Trial.
Key points
- Project Boneyard, The Outlast Trials Season 7, has been live since July 14, 2026.
- Prison Farm adds Locksock the Warden, Bribe the Judges, and Cancel the Broadcast.
- The Biter appears in all three new Trials.
- Blood Drive closes on August 25 at 9:59 AM ET, and unspent Event Tokens will be lost.
The most immediate change is the pressure inside each run. Prison Farm brings Sergeant Leland Coyle back into the season. The Biter, a new fast Ex-Pop, appears in the main Trial and both MK-Challenges. Teams need to spot escape routes before an objective turns into a dead end.
Red Barrels also adds Bribe the Judges and Cancel the Broadcast. Those MK-Challenges sit alongside Locksock the Warden and give players more ways to rotate their runs. The season is not just a new location. It also adds a limited event, preparation options, and revised competitive systems.
The Outlast Trials Season 7: Prison Farm and new Trials
Prison Farm is Project Boneyard's new setting. Coyle returns as a central threat, while The Biter adds pressure across all three new activities. Saving a slowing or escape tool for a bad encounter can matter more than spending every resource at the first objective.
Locksock the Warden is the season's headline Trial. Bribe the Judges and Cancel the Broadcast provide two MK-Challenge variants. The Biter is present in each of them. Players learning the season should identify objectives, hiding places, and exits before chasing fast completions.
The update adds three loadout presets. They let players prepare different approaches before entering a Trial. One preset can focus on defense. Another can support a team role. This removes the need to rebuild an entire setup whenever the selected mode changes.
Rig and Knife cosmetics can now be changed through the customization menus. A new hint system can show the current objective and a visual marker during a Trial. It can be disabled in Settings. Players who want a tougher read of the environment can turn it off without losing access to the season.
The Outlast Trials Season 7: Blood Drive makes health a resource
Blood Drive is the community event launching with Project Boneyard. It asks players to donate blood across several environments. Each donation permanently lowers maximum health for the rest of the current Trial. The practical decision is not to donate blindly. Teams need to decide who takes the loss, when it happens, and whether they can still finish the objectives with less room for mistakes.
Rewards also require a minimum personal contribution. Simply following teammates may not be enough to claim every event reward. A safer approach is to coordinate donations before a dangerous section and keep an escape option available after losing health.
The limited Blood Drive Catalog closes on August 25 at 9:59 AM ET. Unspent Event Tokens will be forfeited at that time. Players who want an item from the catalog should open that menu before the deadline instead of saving tokens for a later session.
Escalation Therapy 2.0 and Invasion 2.0: run priorities
Escalation Therapy 2.0 resets the leaderboards and adds weekly Escalations. Rankings first use the highest Trial reached. Total time breaks ties. Reaching a higher Trial should therefore come before trimming seconds from an early segment.
Invasion 2.0 asks for a different response. Red Barrels directs Reagents to escape, hide, and slow Imposters. Repeated attacks are no longer a dependable answer. Control tools become more valuable when one teammate must finish an objective while others create distance.
Project Boneyard is included for existing owners of The Outlast Trials on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Browse our gaming news, game pages, and practical guides.
Red Barrels lists the detailed rules in the official Project Boneyard patch notes. The studio also covers Prison Farm, the MK-Challenges, and The Biter in its official season overview. The embedded video at the top comes from the Red Barrels YouTube channel.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Project Boneyard launch?Project Boneyard has been live since July 14, 2026.
The season adds Locksock the Warden, Bribe the Judges, and Cancel the Broadcast.
Each blood donation permanently reduces maximum health for the rest of the current Trial.
Do not keep Event Tokens after August 25 at 9:59 AM ET, because they will be forfeited.
The system that shows the objective and visual marker can be disabled in Settings.
Red Barrels posts changes in the official patch notes and introduces the season in its Project Boneyard overview.
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