Coming out of literally nowhere (the first public demo at PAX was at a a single kiosk at a game engine's booth), Outlast proved to be one of the biggest hits in survival horror in the past few years, racking up millions of YouTube views with its ever-popular "Let's Plays." As such, hype for its sequel has been high, but unfortunately fans will have to wait to get their hands on it as it has been pushed from 2016 to Q1 2017.

Here's the official statement developer Red Barrels released on their Facebook today:

"We had to make a difficult decision recently. After weighing our options we’ve decided to postpone Outlast 2’s release until Q1 of 2017.

We want you to know that we listen to your feedback, we see your excitement and we know you care about our work. Our mission as an indie studio is to deliver to you the best, most terrifying, most fulfilling experiences possible. That’s why we’re taking just a little bit more time to make sure our vision for Outlast 2 is in no way compromised and is the experience you deserve.

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.

Thank you for understanding. We promise Outlast 2 will scare the crap out of you."

Read our preview of the game here.