The Evil Within

Top Critic Average

52%

Critics Recommend

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11/20

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PC Gamer

60 / 100

Game Rant

2.5 / 5

Eurogamer

8 / 10

IGN

8.7 / 10

GamesRadar+

3.5 / 5

Game Informer

9 / 10

Polygon

6.5 / 10

GameSpot

7 / 10

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Creators: Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks

Release Date: Oct 13, 2014 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5

The Evil Within Review Summary

Critic Consensus

The Evil Within is Shinji Mikami's mixed result of a return to the survival horror genre. On the one hand it faithfully recreates the feel of older entries to the genre, but it does nothing more than that

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Critic Reviews for The Evil Within

PC Gamer

Christopher Livingston

60 / 100

A challenging blend of stealth and action, but relies on gross-out rather than real fear. Poor design choices leads to technical shortcomings.

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Game Rant

Hannah Shaw-Williams

'The Evil Within' has some rich and interesting imagery, but its story and gameplay are disappointingly derivative.

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Eurogamer

Simon Parkin

8 / 10

Shinji Mikami has yet to make a poor game, and The Evil Within does not blemish his record. But neither does the game enchant and disrupt in the way that Vanquish and the others managed. This is Mikami revisiting his past glories and, as such, it's both a delight and a disappointment.

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IGN

Lucy O'Brien

8.7 / 10.0

Superb gameplay, a breakneck pace and terrifying enemies makes The Evil Within a wonderful survival horror experience.

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GamesRadar+

Ashley Reed

Despite letting some of its most compelling aspects die off, The Evil Within is still worth a shot for bringing some unique ideas in the first place, and giving us a new way to think about survival horror.

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