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The Evil Within

Third-person survival horror with scarce resources and shifting environments

Tango Gameworks · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Oct 13, 2014

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Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 23K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 180 in 30 days
Players
184
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
May 7, 2018
Minimum PC
GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Evil Within?

A single-player, third-person survival horror game where you explore a warped world, fight grotesque creatures, conserve limited supplies, and avoid or repurpose deadly traps. Detective Sebastian Castellanos enters this world after investigating a mass murder and being knocked unconscious.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy dark, grotesque horror and disturbing creature designs
  • +you prefer scarce ammunition and demanding survival combat
  • +you want a single-player horror story with shifting environments

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike gore and other disturbing imagery
  • −you prefer smooth, fast controls over deliberate movement
  • −you want forgiving combat with plentiful resources

What players say

84% of 22,946 reviews are positive · 87% of 180 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the oppressive atmosphere, grotesque creature and location design, and tension created by scarce ammunition. The most common complaint is poor compatibility with modern PCs, including launch failures, black-screen flicker, crashes, stutter, and frame-pacing problems; others criticize clunky controls and frustrating late-game encounters.

Players over time

▼ -9% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 291 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026184
Nov 6, 2026165
Nov 5, 2026168
Nov 4, 2026178
Nov 3, 2026197
Nov 2, 2026236
Nov 1, 2026291
Oct 31, 2026257
Oct 30, 2026198
Oct 29, 2026194
Oct 28, 2026192
Oct 27, 2026190
Oct 26, 2026165
Oct 25, 2026212
Oct 24, 2026179
Oct 23, 2026188
Oct 22, 2026173
Oct 21, 2026150
Oct 20, 2026214
Oct 19, 2026198
Oct 18, 2026219
Oct 17, 2026205
Oct 16, 2026164
Oct 15, 2026174
Oct 14, 2026185
Oct 13, 2026209
Oct 12, 2026223
Oct 11, 2026263
Oct 10, 2026201
Oct 9, 2026231
Oct 8, 2026206
Oct 7, 2026235
Oct 6, 2026237
Oct 5, 2026224
Oct 4, 2026233
Oct 3, 2026207
Oct 2, 2026156
Oct 1, 2026141
Sep 30, 2026130
Sep 29, 2026130
Sep 28, 2026152
Sep 27, 2026144
Sep 26, 2026140
Sep 25, 2026137
Sep 24, 2026164
Sep 23, 2026127
Sep 23, 2026134
Sep 22, 2026137
Sep 21, 2026182

How many players finish The Evil Within?

27% of Steam players have unlocked «First Step into Darkness», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Evil Within screenshot 1

The Evil Within system requirements

Minimum: GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1
Processor
i7 or an equivalent with four plus core processor
Graphics
GTX 460 or equivalent 1 GB VRAM card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1
Processor
i7 with four plus cores
Graphics
GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent with 4GBs of VRAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space

Does The Evil Within have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Evil Within run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • First time setup requires active internet connection
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player
  • Simultaneous input gyro trackpad friendly

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
71
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
16+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Polish, Russian.

Does The Evil Within use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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