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About The Evil Within 2
About this game
From mastermind Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head-on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive?
- Story of Redemption
Return to the nightmare to win back your life and the ones you love. - Discover Horrifying Domains
Explore as far or quickly as you dare, but prepare wisely. - Face Disturbing Enemies
Survive the onslaught of horrifying creatures determined to rip you apart. - Choose How to Survive
Craft traps, sneak, run and hide, or try to battle the horror with limited ammo. - Visceral Horror and Suspense
Enter a frightening world filled with anxiety-inducing thrills and disturbing moments.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- October 12, 2017
- Developer:
- Tango Gameworks
- Publisher:
- Bethesda Softworks
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- The Evil Within
- Link:
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
Critic Reviews
80
Based on 28 Critics
The Evil Within 2 Statistics
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>= 80 Hours
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0.61% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0.61% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
1.68%
Easy
6.15%
Just Right
81.01%
Tough
10.06%
Unforgiving
1.12%
Relax & enjoy! 81.01% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
3.11%
Played It
6.22%
Halfway
2.07%
Beat It
65.8%
Conquered It
22.8%
Completionist! 22.8% of players have Conquered It
The Evil Within 2 User Reviews
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1 - 8 of 11 Reviews
Angry Badger
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The Evil Within was the textbook example of an overly ambitious but unfocused franchise starter. Its sequel, meanwhile, is an astoundingly focused title with all the ambition finally harnessed solely to the experience's benefit. While I do regret that using matches on enemies is removed in lieu of just TLOU-style stealth stabbing, this is still, by far, one of the best implementations of modern survival horror in years. In a heartbeat, it can go from feeling like Resident Evil to Silent Hill without anything going out of step tonally or thematically. The horror is as artistic as it is chilling, the combat is razor sharp without being clunky, and by being its own IP, The Evil Within 2 has far less nostalgia baggage than almost any other horror series, letting it finally explore ideas other games would get flack for trying. Though the story is still campy nonsense about a horror version of The Matrix, it's at least better told and endearingly silly. For the absolute bargain you can get it for these days, it's no question - if you like survival horror and believe gameplay in survival horror shouldn't be a chore? Pick up The Evil Within 2!
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Logge
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Amazing sequel to a great survival horror masterpiece. Amazing price on fanatical! Highly recommended
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Mario
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Maybe even better than the first game. Action and horror-packed game which will test your fingers and nerves. The best new survival horror franchise for all the fans of this genre.
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Bat
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Underrated game. Gameplay is fun and the world is unique
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CT
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Compare to the evil within 1, the evil within 2 is even better, combat, story.... great game, sandbox for chapter 3 is good try and still need play stealth way most of time.
Like it very much, waiting for the evil within 3.
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SK1DDL3
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10 out of 10. While I probably should play the first game to understand what's happening this game is till a lot of fun. Very scary at points and at others action packed overall definitely recommend in the platinum bundle
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Worth playing, even if you hated the fir
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Although the initial first part where you are locating points and following your daughters voice did drag on a bit, I thought the boss battles were pretty freaky, the story was much more involving than the first game, and the ending was extremely intense and exciting. It is definitely worthwhile giving this game a go.
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Fanatical User
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Excellent game, really capitalizing on the premise set out in the first Evil Within. I can't get enough of Bethesda's open worlds!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 8% of GameFAQs users said The Evil Within 2 is Simple or Easy. 81% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 11% of GameFAQs users said The Evil Within 2 is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ACB, The Evil Within 2 is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, The Evil Within 2 is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that The Evil Within 2 is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 19 hours. 98% of users played The Evil Within 2 for over 12 hours.
82% of critics on Metacritic recommend The Evil Within 2. The Metascore is 80 out of 100.
72% of Fanatical users recommend The Evil Within 2. The average review score is 4.6/5
The Evil Within 2 was released on October 12, 2017
The Evil Within 2 is published by Bethesda Softworks
The Evil Within 2 was developed by Tango Gameworks
Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as Action, Survival Horror, Story Rich, and Third-Person Shooter
Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric, and Violent
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as Survival Horror
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Evil Within 2 as Story Rich
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