The Outlast Trials is a horror game where you and your teammates are test subjects trying to survive Murkoff's experiments. Prescriptions are upgrades that make your character faster, tougher, or better at escaping danger. They're split into three tiers, and you buy them from the pharmacy inside the game.
Tier
Tier 1
Instant Use
Uses picked-up items right away without taking an inventory slot.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Holding Interact while picking up an item uses it immediately instead of placing it in your inventory.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Slide
Adds a slide to your running movement.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Press Crouch while running to slide.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Regeneration
Restores one health bracket after a short delay.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- After a short delay, your health recovers by one bracket.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Self Defense Technique
A carried bottle or brick can break a Pouncer's hold.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Use a bottle or brick from your inventory to escape a Pouncer's grasp.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Hard Kick
Lets you help a grabbed teammate without reaching exhaustion.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Helping a teammate who has been grabbed costs much less stamina and no longer exhausts you.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Stay of Execution
Lets you stop an execution without reaching exhaustion.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Saving a teammate from an enemy execution costs much less stamina and no longer exhausts you.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Run and Smash Doors
Carry your run through unlocked doors and crack locked ones.
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- While running, open unlocked doors immediately; a locked door is cracked instead of opened.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 1 Prescription to unlock Tier 2.
Tier
Tier 2
Expanded Inventory
Gives you one more slot for carried items.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Adds one slot to your inventory.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Doors Basher
Opens locked doors with two bashes.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Break through a locked door with two hits.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Breaching Technique
Lets you bash doors without spending stamina.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Bashing doors no longer consumes stamina.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Speed Boost
Makes your running pace faster.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Increases your running speed.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Endurance
Lets you run longer before exhausting your stamina.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Running consumes less stamina.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Athlete
Raises your stamina limit.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Increases your maximum stamina.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Gymnast
Makes jumps and climbs cost less stamina.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Jumping and climbing consume less stamina.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Battery Extension
Keeps night vision available for longer.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Extends the battery life of your Night Vision Goggles.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Heavy Training
Speeds up movement with heavy objects.
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Increases your movement speed while carrying large objects.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Purchase every Tier 2 Prescription to unlock Tier 3.
Tier
Tier 3
Stamina Recovery
Restores stamina faster.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Accelerates stamina recovery.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Deep Breaths
Shortens the time you spend exhausted.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Speeds up recovery from exhaustion.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Advanced Regeneration
Starts health recovery sooner.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Shortens the delay before health regeneration starts.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Revitalize
Restores full health after a syringe revive or solo respawn.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- A syringe revival or a respawn in solo fully restores your health.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Anti-Ambush
Flushes a hidden enemy out with a thrown item.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Throwing a projectile at a hiding spot clears the enemy hidden inside.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Medic
Gets a teammate back on their feet sooner.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Helps you get teammates up and revive them faster.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
Resistance
Shortens traps and grapples that hold you.
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Cost
- 2 Vouchers
- Effect
- Break free faster from traps and grappling enemies.
- To Unlock the Next Tier
- Tier 3 is the final tier.
What Are Prescriptions in The Outlast Trials?
Prescriptions are upgrades that stay with your character once you buy them. They work more like permanent skills than items you find during a trial. Some apply on their own, such as Speed Boost, which makes you run faster all the time. Others you trigger yourself, such as Slide, which you use by crouching while you run. Nothing runs on a timer, so there are no cooldowns to plan around.
How to Unlock and Buy Prescriptions
Nurse Emily Barlow sells Prescriptions at the pharmacy in the Sleep Room, but she won't deal with you until you reach Therapy Level 3. You get there by completing trials, and the better your grade, the more XP you earn. Purchases use Vouchers, which you mostly earn by leveling up your Therapy Level, and the same Vouchers also pay for Rigs and Amps. Vouchers come in slowly, so it pays to think before you spend them.
How the Three Prescription Tiers Work
Prescriptions are split into three tiers that unlock in order. You have to buy every Tier 1 Prescription before Tier 2 opens, and the same rule applies to Tier 3, so you can't skip ahead to the ones you want most.
Each tier also has a loose theme. Tier 1 leans toward movement and escaping, Tier 2 toward stamina and speed, and Tier 3 toward health, reviving, and getting out of traps and ambushes. Knowing that helps you match your early buys to how you like to play.
Best Prescriptions to Get First
A handful of picks come up again and again, so they're a safe place to start. In Tier 2, Speed Boost, Endurance, and Athlete help most, since running out of stamina is one of the quickest ways to get caught. Battery Extension and Expanded Inventory are popular too, because they save you from hunting for batteries and from running out of room for healing items. Gymnast usually comes last, since you spend more time running and bashing than jumping and climbing.
In Tier 1, Instant Use and Slide are common early picks, and Regeneration is a good choice for newer players because it heals you over time. In Tier 3, Stamina Recovery, Revitalize, and Resistance are the ones most players grab early. Revitalize fully restores your health when you respawn in solo play or get revived with a syringe, so it can prevent a death. Resistance helps you break free from traps and enemy grabs faster, which matters because those can't always be avoided.
Prescriptions for Solo and Group Play
Not every Prescription helps everyone equally. Hard Kick and Stay of Execution only matter when you have teammates, since they save your stamina when you help someone out of a grab or an execution. Medic is a group pick too, because it makes reviving teammates faster. If you play alone, Heavy Training and Doors Basher are more useful, since you'll be the one carrying heavy objects and getting through locked doors.
FAQ
Do I have to pick my Prescriptions before every trial?
No. Once you buy a Prescription, it stays active for your character, so there's nothing to choose before you head in. You can check what you own in the Loadout menu at the central terminal.
What's the difference between Prescriptions and Rigs?
Prescriptions are passive upgrades that you buy once and keep. Rigs are gear you choose yourself. You can own several, but only one can be equipped for each trial, so you pick it in your loadout before you go in.
Which Prescription helps if a Pouncer grabs you?
Self Defense Technique. It lets you use a bottle or brick from your inventory to break free of a Pouncer's grip. Resistance also helps, since it makes you break free from grabbing enemies faster.