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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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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Metro GameCentral

David Jenkins

6 / 10

Rather than the future of survival horror this is merely a retread of its defining moments, and even then it rarely manages to equal what has gone before – let alone exceed it.

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Game Informer

Tim Turi

9 / 10.0

Is feeling completely unnerved for 15-plus hours your idea of a good time? Then you're in for a treat

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Polygon

Philip Kollar

6.5 / 10.0

The Evil Within has a strong foundation in the past but fails to build on it

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GameSpot

Shaun McInnis

7 / 10

The Evil Within is a captivating return to the glory days of survival horror whose various issues keep it just short of greatness.

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