This particular classification is awarded to games that "depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified."Īs the site notes, the game's demo was given an R18+ rating earlier this year, but it seems the full game is taking things further than the board could allow. Kotaku reports that the Classification Board classified it as a Games 1(a) title. Outlast 2 will not see official release in Australia after the country's Classification Board ruled against it. You can read more in their original post, which contains descriptions of the offending act.Unless a modified version of Outlast 2 gets resubmitted, the game will not see official release in Australia. Kotaku Australia did some digging, and believes that a scene of implied sexual violence is to blame. The Classification Board found the game to "depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified". Outlast 2 was due to release on April 25, but the game's developer, Red Barrels will now need to re-submit its product with amendments if it hopes to reach the Australian market. The decision was made by the Australian Classification Board, which ruled that the game's contents rendered it unsuitable for sale. Original story: Survival horror game Outlast 2 has been refused classification in Australia, effectively banning it from release in the country. "There will be only one version of Outlast 2 available worldwide." " Outlast 2 has been rated R18+ by the Classification Branch in Australia and will be released April 26, 2017," it said. The game's developer Red Barrels confirmed in a statement to Press Startthat no changes were made to the game in light of the ACB's previous decision to withhold a rating. The ACB page for the game provides the following diagram, which reveals that the "violence", "sex", and "themes" of Outlast 2 are classified as "high impact". Outlast 2 has been classified as R18+, the highest possible rating in Australia.
#Outlast 2 game rating update#
Update 1: Upon re-examination of Outlast 2, the Australian Classification Board has decided to give the game a rating after all. There will be only one version of Outlast 2 available worldwide." The game was then approved for release with an R18+ rating.
#Outlast 2 game rating code#
"In the second submission, the same game code was submitted with a video file reflecting the final game content.
This video file should not have been sent along with the game code, as its content was not representative of the final game. "The original submission of Outlast 2 sent to the Australian Classification Branch contained the final game code and a video file for reference taken from an Alpha version of the game.
The info came to light in a statement to Eurogamer from Red Barrels. This video featured alpha footage of content which has since changed. The copy of the game submitted to the ACB by Red Barrels was accompanied by a reference video which resulted in Outlast 2 being denied a rating certification. Update 2: It seems that the rejection of Outlast 2 by the Australian Classification Board was down to content that wasn't intended for the game's final release.
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