The Outlast Trials Steam page analysis
View on Steam ↗Capsule 87Page copy 79Screenshots 85Setup 88checked 2026-10-30
Similar games: screenshots 50/255 · 2 trailers · 12 languages
The Outlast TrialsRed Barrels · 20 tags · 16 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
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The score measures. The Player Jury puts your capsules in a real-size Steam list in front of 300 genre players. In development, $19 per test.
Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 4 ISSUES
high1 of your first 5 screenshots is near-black+2 pts
Screenshots #2 (25) of 255 at thumbnail size. Steam shows the first 4 to 5 before the arrow.
Move your brightest shots forward: #16 (74) and #8 (62).
highFirst sentence never names the genre+2 pts
It opens: "Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends."
Name the genre in the first sentence, the part shoppers read on hover.
mediumContrast could be stronger+1 pts
Brightness spread 52.
Increase separation between subject and background.
lowBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts
Top five tags include Multiplayer.
Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 141/255, contrast 52, colorfulness 101, 9% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 70 · long 93
Short description · 250 / 300Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends."
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warnTop five tags include Multiplayer.
- ok10 trailers.
- ok89% positive recent reviews.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok14 languages.
- ok9 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 14 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 9 GIFs or clips in the description
- ✓ Short description uses 250 of 300 characters
- ✓ 10 trailers
- ✓ Capsule stands out at small size
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
- ✓ 300+ genre players
- ✓ Real-size Steam list
- ✓ Written reasons
- ✓ 48 hours
- ✓ Daily re-score
- ✓ Neighbor alerts
- ✓ 1 jury test a month
- ✓ 3 games
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.