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The Evil Within 2
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“[h1]The Evil Within 2 - A Hidden Masterpiece Crippled by PATHETIC Human Dialogue[/h1] [b]Status:[/b] Completed after Resident Evil Requiem [b]Verdict:[/b] Fuller. Deeper. And yet… STILL HELD BACK. Ohhh, how it pains me…”
“A truly surprising horror gem that completely went under the radar. The Evil Within 2 is a great improvement over the obnoxious original installment. I believe the big reason why this sequel didn't sell well, is because…”
“The Evil Within 2 improves on its predecessor, with great TPS combat, solid stealth mechanics and better crafting and exploring zones. And, more importantly, the game answers all the questions from first game. 8.5 / 10…”
20 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A truly surprising horror gem that completely went under the radar. The Evil Within 2 is a great improvement over the obnoxious original installment. I believe the big reason why this sequel didn't sell well, is because…”
“The Evil Within 2 improves on its predecessor, with great TPS combat, solid stealth mechanics and better crafting and exploring zones. And, more importantly, the game answers all the questions from first game. 8.5 / 10…”
“After just finishing the 2nd game... it was a great game, however I still felt somehow disappointed... game1 is like the 18+ version, and game2 the 16+ version... The first game was just more brutal, more gorey, more…”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“A truly surprising horror gem that completely went under the radar. The Evil Within 2 is a great improvement over the obnoxious original installment. I believe the big reason why this sequel didn't sell well, is because…”
“Great. For starters the game itself, while it's similar it's also very different from TEW1 in both it's story direction and environment. In tew2, story is about Sebastian, his trauma of losing his family and trying to…”
“The Evil Within 2 really capitalises on the the first game. The shooting mechanics feel much more accurate and stable and is a step up from the first game. The Evil Within 2 is an ambitious, genuinely tense, and at…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“The Evil Within 2 might be my favourite survival horror game of all time. It truly saddens me that we will never get a third game to finish the trilogy… But what’s done is done. The game didn’t sell well, and now the IP…”
“❤ Audience ❤ ☐ Beginner ☑ Casual Gamer ☑ Normal Gamer ☐ Expert ☼ Graphics ☼ ☐ Bad ☐ Alright ☐ Good ☑ Beautiful ☐ Fantastic ♬ Music ♬ ☐ Bad ☐ Alright ☑ Good ☐ Beautiful ☐ Fantastic ☠ Difficulty ☠ ☐ Easy ☑ Average ☐ Easy…”
“This game is great! Shortly said: It's therapy the game, but instead of going to therapy, you fight your problems head on with a gun in your hand and a classic grumpy detective mind to accompany that with. I was quite…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is amazing! i havent played it since 2023 so i thought i'd replay it on my pc and im enjoying every second”
“This is one of my favourite games. I own it on playstation and have played it multiple times on there as well. Still holding out hope that they're going to make a third one.”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]The Evil Within 2 - A Hidden Masterpiece Crippled by PATHETIC Human Dialogue[/h1] [b]Status:[/b] Completed after Resident Evil Requiem [b]Verdict:[/b] Fuller. Deeper. And yet… STILL HELD BACK. Ohhh, how it pains me…”
“[h2][b]Fantastic sequel. Amazing psychological horror. Simply another masterpiece from Tango Gameworks.[/b][/h2] [h2][b]MY SCORE: 8.5/10[/b][/h2] A great sequel that is definitely worth playing but it doesn't have the…”
“i expected nothing when i started playing the game at first cuz i didn't really like the first one, but to my surprise i liked this one better , characters are a little better , story's meh not bad not good, map is…”
13 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“The influences of Silent Hill and Resident Evil (4 onward) on this game are inherent to it, in that they berth it's only redeeming qualities. I regret that Steam only allows me to say "yes" or "no" in my review, as the…”
“Terrible "open-world" segments, bad pacing, annoying looking for materials for the crafting. Having large open segments just made everything about this game worse than the first game in my experience.”
“After finishing The Evil Within 2, I have to say it's quite different in a lot of aspects compared to the previous. It didn't have the best start, the first few open world chapters were too open for me, requiring hours…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“After just finishing the 2nd game... it was a great game, however I still felt somehow disappointed... game1 is like the 18+ version, and game2 the 16+ version... The first game was just more brutal, more gorey, more…”
“While a worthy sequel that improves the game in pretty much every way, I feel like it loses a lot of the soul the first game had in the process. The environments feel cleaner and much less grindhouse than the first. The…”
“This game is amazing! Absolutelly there are so many differences from the first game. First of all, it doesn't have a scary atmosphere just like the first game. Also, the bosses aren't as challenging as in the first…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Literally one of the best horror game and EA deadass end it 😔 Play it, its worth it!!!!”
“I literally can't believe this game didn't "sell enough". This is easily one of the best sequels ever made. A literal masterpiece. I was really rooting for evil within 3. Sad that they closed the studio and we'll never…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The influences of Silent Hill and Resident Evil (4 onward) on this game are inherent to it, in that they berth it's only redeeming qualities. I regret that Steam only allows me to say "yes" or "no" in my review, as the…”
“While a worthy sequel that improves the game in pretty much every way, I feel like it loses a lot of the soul the first game had in the process. The environments feel cleaner and much less grindhouse than the first. The…”
“doesn't have any of the sauce the first game had. the first game was a janky mess that was clearly made with a lot of passion. this is just a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ the last of us clone. everything here is cliche and generic as hell.…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Microsoft would pump out dozens of awful brainless games before doing anything with this studio and series. How you going to shut down a horror based series made by the Don of survival horror? Sold the team to another developer and it seems only Hi-Fi Rush ip was sold to them.…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Well, compared to the first game, this game lost all of the horror aspects. No, i'm serious. Like, in the first game, you'll mostly feel scared and trapped (mostly because of the map's design itself or by how dark the environment is). This game is more focused on the action and…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Open World · Action · Adventure · Gore · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Third-Person Shooter · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Difficulty · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Russian * , Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 51 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://evilwithin2.bethesda.net/?utm_source=Steam |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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