The Evil Within
Tango Gameworks · 2014 · Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
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About The Evil Within
Survive a nightmarish twisted world as detective Sebastian Castellanos, fighting horrifying creatures and deadly traps with limited resources while unraveling the mystery of a supernatural evil force. Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil, delivers pure survival horror with a warping environment that shifts in real-time to maximize tension and fear at every turn.
STORY:
While investigating the scene of a gruesome mass murder, Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his partners encounter a mysterious and powerful force. After seeing the slaughter of fellow officers, Sebastian is ambushed and knocked unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a deranged world where hideous creatures wander among the dead.
Facing unimaginable terror, and fighting for survival, Sebastian embarks on a frightening journey to unravel what’s behind this evil force.
KEY FEATURES:
- Pure Survival Horror Returns
Shinji Mikami, the father of survival horror, is back to direct a chilling new game wrapped in haunting narrative. Tension and anxiety heighten dramatically as you explore the game’s tortured world. - Brutal Traps and Twisted Creatures
Face unthinkable horrors and cruel traps as you struggle to survive against overwhelming odds. Turn evil against itself by using the same diabolical devices against overwhelming deadly creatures. - Unknown Threats in an Uncertain World
Mysterious and wicked fears loom ahead in a world that warps and twists around you. Corridors, walls, doors, and entire buildings change in real-time, ensnaring players in a reality where threats can appear at any time and from any direction. - The New Face of Horror
Experience a disturbing reality as you try to break free from warped machinations that could only exist in the most horrifying worlds. Defeat insurmountable terror and experience the ultimate thrill by discovering The Evil Within.
DLC & expansions
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players praise The Evil Within's strong atmosphere, effective scares, and engaging gameplay loop that combines action with horror, featuring cool characters and a satisfying upgrade system. However, the game suffers from significant technical issues on modern hardware, including a broken frame limiter and persistent stuttering that require manual workarounds to fix, which frustrates players trying to experience the game smoothly.
BEST GAME IN MY LIFE
GREAT SURVIVAL HORROR GAME, VERY RECCOMENDED
I love this game! Not perfect by any means but it's really special to me. The story is a bit hard to follow at times, but it's still interesting to play through. The characters, enemy designs, level design and general aesthetic/vibe are also great. I also found Sebastian to be a pretty enjoyable MC. I will say that I found the climax of the game to be a bit underwhelming, but it was still entertaining and visually really cool. If you like gritty games, along with combat games and body horror, I definitely recommend Also! Launching the game can be very tedious and frustrating as it may bug your computer out, and it seems like an issue many people have. Others have different fixes, but the one that worked for me was holding down alt, ctrl and delete at the same time until a window pops up, clicking cancel, and then opening the game from the taskbar. You may have to do this multiple times.
Amazing game
Honestly a classic and a great horror shooter game much like Resident Evil 4 and others. If that's your style of game you'll LOVE this too! The story is really interesting and makes you really think. It is definitely not for the gore squeamish for there is A LOT of blood and body horror. EASILY one of my favorite games! About done playing on Akumu mode and it is STILL fun (HARDEST Difficulty). Will ALWAYS recommend! Will probably be up to 90 hrs play time by the time I'm done with that. The DLCs for this game are great too and give really good insight and let you see more of the story and get a feel for what is REALLY going on and also give you a different play style to play with in each as well as new characters to play as. Overall, solid 9/10. You GOTTA try this out!
its okay. very buggy and unbelievably bad AI, but its an okay cross between RE5 and RE6 if you enjoy that kind of game.
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