It seems that after some long thought, the people behind Outlast have decided that they need more time to prep its sequel – Outlast 2 has been delayed for release until the first quarter of next year. Previously it’d been slated to release this autumn.

In a Facebook post, the developers Red Barrels said that the decision had been ‘difficult’.

“After weighing our options we’ve decided to postpone Outlast 2’s release until Q1 of 2017.

“This is not the type of news we ever want to deliver, but we are so fully committed to the world we’ve built and to our awesome community that we could not, in good conscience, release a game who’s limits haven’t been tested to the extreme.”

Going further into it the studio said that it valued its fans feedback and that they needed ‘a little more time’ to make sure that the experience for Outlast 2 wasn’t ‘compromised’ and ‘is the experience you deserve’. They also promised that Outlast 2 ‘will scare the crap out of you’.