The Evil Within 2
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- October 13, 2017
- Tango Gameworks
- Shooter, Horror
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The Evil Within 2
- October 13, 2017
- Shooter, Horror
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49% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100
Joe Donnelly (PC Gamer)
80/100
“An intense and thrilling psychological survival horror sequel that improves on its forerunner in almost every way.”
Lucas Sullivan (GamesRadar+)
4.5/5 stars
“Though it doesn’t outdo its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 delivers another fun, challenging, tense horror headtrip that should delight fans of the first game.”
Stacie Ponder (Kotaku)
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“When I finished the story, I had to stop myself from immediately starting a new game. That’s partially because this is one of the best survival horror games I’ve played, but also because you unlock several snazzy new shirts for Sebastian, alongside other goodies to take with you into NG+.”
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| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
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| 3DNews | Олег Москалёв | 7 / 10 | 10-21-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is not a step forward. On the contrary, if it were not for an open world and a prettier picture, it would be a step backwards. Nevertheless, that core basis, which was in the first game, is still working, and it’s because of it you will not drop a sequel halfway. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 10-12-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| Areajugones | Víctor Rodríguez | 8.5 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a sequel that hooks the player from the first minute. Even though the AI has some issues and some basic enemies, the gameplay quality, its amazing visual style and a great story make this game one of the best horror experiences nowadays. | Read review |
| Ars Technica | Steven Strom | Recommended | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a mechanical step up from the first game in nearly every way, even if the narrative is just as disposable as ever. Buy it if that balance doesn’t bother you. | Read review |
| Atomix | Claudio Quiroz | 85 / 100 | 10-12-2017 | Its is said that sequels are usually the best games in a series and we can say that with The Evil Within II that happened. With a new world to explore in a non linear gameplay, detective Sebastian Castellanos is ready to fight in a new nightmare in order to save his beloved daughter. Survival Horror fans must try the new game. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Lewis White | 3 / 5 stars | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is just like its predecessor: a mixed bag. While it had the potential to be something absolutely brilliant, Tango Gameworks has attempted to both cram too much in and offer too little at the same time. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 8 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | Because after playing through it, going to a real park or a real beach filled with real people has never sounded better. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Taha Rasuli | 8.6 / 10 | 10-25-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a completely different title. It is nothing like either the first game or any other survival-horror. The game flows well and it benefits from good mechanics. However, generally, if players approach the game from an “open world” perspective, they will find it easy and less challenging. Nevertheless, The Evil Within 2 is definitely worth playing multiple times and it has such potential to become one of Bethesda’s popular titles. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Gabriel Bogdan | 8 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | The Evil Within 2 delivers a solid horror performance that suffers a bit because of poorly designed open world spaces. Psycho-Horror Fans and people that like abstract art will still get what they came for but it doesn’t feel like an improvement over the first title. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Joel Couture | 8 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is horrifying delight, using a feeling of vulnerability to make players appreciate every moment they’re still alive. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | April Marie | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-13-2017 | If you are considering getting The Evil Within 2, be prepared for some slightly clunky movement and somewhat repetitive walking simulator sections. Past that, it’s a wonderful sequel to a game that was originally sort of a miss, rather than a hit. You’ll become just as invested as Sebastian is when trying to find his daughter and walk away from the experience feeling like you got your money’s worth. The Evil Within 2 is well worth the purchase, but especially those who enjoyed the first game and want something more. | Read review |
| Checkpoint Gaming | Luke Mitchell | Recommended | 10-20-2017 | The Evil Within 2 left me exhausted by the time the credits rolled; like I’d survived an ordeal – and I have. It cleverly provides you with just enough motivation to keep pushing forward, even when the odds seem to be stacked against you. Some of the narrative beats fall a little flat but the mind-bending style is mesmerizing and its open world sections with memorable short stories make it one of the more distinctive survival horror games you can get your hands on | Read review |
| COGconnected | Paul Sullivan | 75 / 100 | 10-17-2017 | Speaking of annoying, the movement and combat in The Evil Within 2 are largely a source of frustration. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Umar Bastra | 9 / 10 | 10-25-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a shining example of how to expand your game world while still having it remain a focused experience. Minor bugs cannot hinder what is ultimately a bloody (pun intended) good time. | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Tomas Barry | 7 / 10 | 10-25-2017 | The real issue with The Evil Within 2 is that it has tried to marry too many foreign gameplay elements to the genre, whilst not addressing a lot of technical annoyances that, if remedied, would have provided enough refreshment to the third-person horror experience alone. Whereas Resident Evil 7 shifted the perspective into first-person, and re-discovered its core emphasis | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Jimmy Donnellan | 9 / 10 | 10-22-2017 | It may have made some design concessions that could dissuade fans of the original, but The Evil Within 2 is a far more engrossing nightmare that you won’t want to wake up from. | Read review |
| Daily Mirror | JC Suttun | 4 / 5 stars | 10-18-2017 | The addition of open levels is a mixed bag, but this terrifying follow-up is a worthy addition to the genre | Read review |
| DarkZero | Dominic Sheard | 8 / 10 | 11-08-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a grand follow up from a studio who has set out to fix the pacing issues with the first game, while offering a bigger, more coherent title that looks better and plays better with the reworked stealth and upgrade mechanics, but without forgetting the parts that made most of the original a solid action horror title. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Raymond Porreca | 7 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 often feels uneven, but that’s probably the point. Even if it isn’t, there’s enough blood, guts, and horror to keep your heart racing. | Read review |
| Digiato | Nima Farshin | 89 / 100 | 11-14-2017 | The whole point of The Evil Within 2 is its most serious problem. the game is more stressful than fearsome. it doesn’t even try to scare you. but as a whole, it could be a worthwhile experience and it brings up some interesting ideas. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Steven McGehee | 9 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | TEW2 is a great game, tempered a bit by combat woes but nonetheless a game I gladly recommend to fans of the first or newcomers to the series (or genre, for that matter). | Read review |
| DualShockers | Ryan Meitzler | 7.5 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | Coming into its release, it would have been easy to give The Evil Within 2 a pass based on the reception of the previous game, and I don’t necessarily blame those that might have been let down by The Evil Within for not entirely living up to its lofty expectations. And yet, though The Evil Within 2 might be a different flavor of survival horror this time around, I hope that those willing to give it a chance will be more likely to enjoy its taste. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Michael Huber | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-16-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| EGM | Mollie L Patterson | 8 / 10 | 10-19-2017 | Though I never expected to ever see a sequel to The Evil Within, we’ve now gotten one, and I’m rather glad that we did. While The Evil Within 2 isn’t without problems—and I’m not sure it’s the kind of game I’ll ever want to play through a second time—by the time the final credits rolled, I had legitimately enjoyed the adventure I’d just gone on, and the improvements that Tango Gameworks had tried to bring to the series. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | Not Recommended | 10-13-2017 | Resident Evil 4 meets the Truman Show in an entertaining but unremarkable follow-up, held back by tepid stealth and warmed-over scares. | Read review |
| Expansive | Ray Willmott | 8.5 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | A solid and serious thriller with a story that can punch you right in the soul | Read review |
| Explosion Network | Explosion Network | 8 / 10 | 10-27-2017 | The Evil Within 2 did something not a lot of games have been able to do — it won me over after a disappointing start. I went from hating the main character to being fully invested in his journey. At its core, this is a creepy survival horror game with tight gameplay and enough scares to keep you on edge. Unfortunately, while improving some aspects of the original, it has lost a lot of the charm that the first game absolutely nailed in its environments and enemies. Much like its predecessor, a few minor issues have stopped it from being a masterpiece, so I guess we’ll just have to settle for a great game. | Read review |
| Fextralife | Bob the Hollow | Not Recommended | 12-01-2017 | Lazy horror: don’t buy it until it’s half price also, if the DLC really is in Beacon, just don’t buy it at all. | Read review |
| FingerGuns | Paul Collett | 6 / 10 | 10-24-2017 | I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who was surprised when Bethesda announced a sequel to the so-so Evil Within. But announce they did and here we have The Evil Within 2. Can it fix the flaws of the first? The FingerGuns review; | Read review |
| Game Debate | Jon Sutton | 8 / 10 | 10-21-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is definitively better than the original. An already great horror game has been refined and expanded, offering just the right balance between overwhelming oppressiveness and a satisfying fight for survival. It’s another love letter to fans of Resident Evil 4. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Suriel Vazquez | 7.8 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 offers some enjoyable scares, but it never transcends or deviates from the many works it draws from | Read review |
| Game Rant | Dalton Cooper | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a significant step forward from the first game in the series, providing tighter controls, a more focused narrative, and no shortage of scares. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Paul Tamburro | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-12-2017 | There’s plenty tucked away in The Evil Within 2 that will both appeal to both fans of the original and new players, with it presenting a mix of Mikami’s best ideas and John Johanas’ new direction. It’s certainly not what I was expecting, but in a good way. | Read review |
| Game Volt | Moustafa Gad | 7.8 / 10 | 10-21-2017 | The Evil Within 2 continued where we left first part but on a wider scale, allowing the player to navigate freely for the first time in a semi-open world, using tools and elements and weapons are more sophisticated and versatile and serve the method of playing in more than one way and having exciting side quests and rewarding for anyone who prefers to roam and explore, but the game shifting to action more than the last part and the beginning of the weak story that the player has to wait until the second part of events to interact with, but at the level of atmosphere and Stage Design also enemies you will inevitably feel terrified. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Jonathan Bushle | 8 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within improves the game mechanics by adding the exploration of a few open zones. A very good game for horror fans ! | Read review |
| GameCrate | Leo Parrill | 8.8 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 improves on the sequel in every way, while retaining the core of what made the first one special. Better gameplay, better story, and more options make this an all around excellent survival horror experience. | Read review |
| Gamefa | Mohammad Hossein Bajalan | 8 / 10 | 10-25-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a combination of all the other horror games and the first game of this series. The game has managed to stay fresh and it is very stunning. There are a lot of cool mechanics and interesting, but simple, puzzles in the game. The fighting system is well made as well but turning the game into an open world one just doesn’t feel right; it wasn’t a decent decision. | Read review |
| GameGrin | Andrew Wowk | 7.5 / 10 | 10-26-2017 | Tense, terrifying, and a significant improvement on its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 capitalises on the potential the franchise clearly shows. | Read review |
| GameMAG | xtr | 8 / 10 | 10-24-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is one of the most great and emotional adventures of this year. Developers, sadly, did not have enough time for polishing of the game and expanding open areas, but we hope that all the problems will be solved in the third game, if it, of course, will be released. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Ben Allan | 8 / 10 | 10-24-2017 | Its characters aren’t much chop, but The Evil Within 2 coughs up some gruesome enemies and scares, while mostly justifying its shift to an open world design. | Read review |
| GamePro | Michael Cherdchupan | 88 / 100 | 10-12-2017 | Excellently playable survival horror, that combines his fascinating (linear) action with an open world. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Johnny Hurricane | 8 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | The Evil Within 2 took what The Evil Within did and improved it in every way. If you need to scratch the survival horror itch, The Evil Within 2 is an easy sell. | Read review |
| GamesBeat | Stephanie Chan | 75 / 100 | 10-16-2017 | If you’re a horror buff, you’ll likely be disappointed because there aren’t that many unique monsters in the game. It’s not even scary, to be honest; most of the tension and fear comes from the lack of ammo. All in all, it’s not a bad game, but it’s not a great game either. You’ll probably have fun shooting the zombies and checking out the occasionally cool surreal locales, but that’s it. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Ty Arthur | 8 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | Bringing with it some of the best parts of ResidentEvil and Silent Hill, The Evil Within 2 does a lot of things right. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Richard Seagrave | 10 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | 2017 has been a great year for games, but for me, The Evil Within 2 has been one of the most pleasant surprises. It’s a fine example of how a sequel should be done; taking what worked and made the original such a memorable experience while building upon it and stripping out the fat. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Alessandro Fillari | 8 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The sequel to the mind-bending survival-horror game is a clever follow up that makes some big changes. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Lucas Sullivan | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-12-2017 | Though it doesn’t outdo its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 delivers another fun, challenging, tense horror headtrip that should delight fans of the first game. | Read review |
| GameWatcher | Chris Capel | 9 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is an excellent game and a wonderful survival horror, perfectly mixing Silent Hill and Resident Evil 4 while correcting all the flaws of the original. | Read review |
| GameZone | Cade Onder | 9 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 addresses concerns that players had with the first game and goes above and beyond with its gameplay, story, and characters. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Matt Mirkovich | 8.5 / 10 | 10-30-2017 | The Evil Within 2 get so much right that it’s predecessor got wrong, and it’s actually a great game on top of that. The initial chapters of the game start off slow, but then once things get rolling, this game is really hard to put down. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Shubhankar Parijat | 8 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 isn’t without flaws, but it manages to deliver a great blend of horror and action. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Travis Northup | 85 / 100 | 10-20-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a huge step forward for the series that emphasizes exploration, stealth, and conserving resources for the more challenging encounters. Though the compelling plot is weighed down by poor writing and poorer voice performances, the game offers a great horror experience with a ton of content. | Read review |
| GBAtemp | Pranavsingh Dhunnoo | 8 / 10 | 11-11-2017 | The Evil Within 2 felt to me like a major improvement from the more awkward prequel, particularly on the storyline aspect by including emotional themes and being more coherent overall. The mashup of open-ended exploration, freedom of playstyle, skill tree and weapon crafting/upgrade system in a survival horror game might sound like an unusual combination but is executed surprisingly well in this title. | Read review |
| GearNuke | Humad Ali Shah | 8.5 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 can be genuinely terrifying at times. The game masterfully blends survival horror elements with plenty of action in between moments of silence. As a sequel, it is a bigger, better and ultimately more enjoyable experience. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Pedro del Pozo | 8.6 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a title that, despite the drawbacks, offers everything it promises: Terror, action and a good story. In conclusion, a Survival Horror worthy of a high budget production. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Gary Bailey | 9 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a game that uses stealth and atmosphere to create some great situations, but its use of sound elevates its scares well beyond those of lesser horror titles. | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Jordan Helm | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a more coherent and purposeful journey, strengthened by its voyage into non-linear level design, while at the same time reinforcing the foundation with which the original’s gameplay often shined through on. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Daniel Quesada | 82 / 100 | 10-12-2017 | A remarkable adventure that offers a great atmosphere, story and a solid combat. Don’t expect to be scared by it, though. | Read review |
| IGN | Lucy O’Brien | 8 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | The Evil Within 2 gives you more options to play your way in a much bigger survival-horror playground than the original. Although a disjointed plot and weak protagonist make it slow to get started, being pursued through an intriguingly bizarre world by plentiful and disturbing monsters kept my palms sweaty and my heart in my throat thanks to a strict adherence to the most important survival horror rule: you should always be on the back foot. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Biagio Etna | 8 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is definitely one step ahead of its predecessor: a rich, deep and long-lived horror survival. The level of difficulty has been considerably softened. If this makes the title more accessible, on the other hand, he denies that authoritative uniqueness of the title that inspired it. | Read review |
| IGN Middle East | Moayad Al Yaghshi | 7.5 / 10 | 10-22-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a good horror survival game in itself, but it is considered a backward step for the series at all levels except the technical aspect. The first section of the game presented a similar experience to the open world in a very excellent way, but soon the game returns to the linear method and here show the disadvantages and most important semi-random confrontations with the enemies and the battles of leaders without creativity and this are the points that made the first game a genius one. The story-telling was not good and the level of writing was bad, and the dialogues were flat and shallow. Despite all this, the game certainly good and you must play it, but we were hoping for a game that surpassed the first one and not the other way round. Mikami’s departure seemed to have had a big impact on the game. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Jose A. Rodríguez | 8.5 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is again an amazing chance to push ourselves into the darkness of fears and nightmares, a very psychological experience with an interesting plot and an incredible use of terrifying creatures. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Sean Warhurst | 4 / 5 stars | 10-16-2017 | John Johanas has masterfully taken up the directorial reigns and given us a game that, while it shares many trace elements of DNA with its predecessor, has more than enough of a distinct identity in order to separate it from the pack. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Stacie Ponder | Recommended | 10-20-2017 | When I finished the story, I had to stop myself from immediately starting a new game. That’s partially because this is one of the best survival horror games I’ve played, but also because you unlock several snazzy new shirts for Sebastian, alongside other goodies to take with you into NG+. | Read review |
| M3 | Carl Brännström | 8 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 may not be the perfect horror game, but it manage to both feel as a unique experience and improve on the original in almost every detail. | Read review |
| Marooners’ Rock | Mike Robles | 7.8 / 10 | 11-01-2017 | If you were a fan of The Evil Within, you will enjoy The Evil Within 2. Scares are scarier, disturbing imagery is more disturbing, and, overall, the game builds on what was already established in the first one. It’s not a perfect game, but for being the Halloween season it’s the perfect game to help set a spooky mood. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 4 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | A worse game than the already flawed original, whose poorly crafted action is as ineffective as its clichéd attempts at horror. | Read review |
| MonsterVine | Shannon P. Drake | 4 / 5 stars | 10-31-2017 | Play it if you dig a spooky atmosphere and don’t play it if you’re tired of “The Cat’s in the Cradle” in video game form | Read review |
| New Game Network | Josh Hinke | 63 / 100 | 10-21-2017 | The Evil Within 2 doesn’t have anything new to offer the franchise. It fails to be frightening, the narrative is a mess, and it only manages to keep its head above the blood water with some decent survival-action mechanics. | Read review |
| Nexus | Sam Aberdeen | 7.8 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | The Evil Within 2 will probably please horror gaming enthusiasts hoping for a refreshing new, more freeform approach to survival horror, but fans of Shinji Mikami’s first triumphant game might leave underwhelmed. | Read review |
| NZGamer | Keith Milburn | 8.9 / 10 | 10-25-2017 | Ambitious design elevates it, creating one of the most unique survival horror experiences out there. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Utku Çakır | 7.7 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | Although it doesn’t have the masterfully crafted levels and heart-attack inducing battles from the first game, The Evil Within 2 manages to stand on it’s own legs. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Alireza Razmjoei | 8.5 / 10 | 10-26-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a great Survival Horror game that made a perfect balance between it’s tense and relaxing moments. Survival Horror elements work almost flawless and provides an engaging experience but poor dialogue writing and weak protagonist don’t let the game reach it’s full potential. in overall, if you are a fan of the genre, The Evil Within 2 is a must play. | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Holly Green | 6.7 / 10 | 10-20-2017 | One thing that The Evil Within has done right so far? Improved with its second game. Let’s hope that’s one element of the formula that repeats with the inevitable third installment. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Joe Donnelly | 80 / 100 | 10-16-2017 | An intense and thrilling psychological survival horror sequel that improves on its forerunner in almost every way. | Read review |
| PC Invasion | Tim McDonald | 7 / 10 | 10-19-2017 | Mixing open-world and linear survival horror is a brave experiment that largely pays off for this enjoyable, schlocky stealth-action horror title. | Read review |
| PCGamesN | Jordan Forward | 8 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | At its core, The Evil Within 2 is still a survival horror experience, a modern take on the time-honoured suspense of having only one round but two deranged enemies lurching towards you. | Read review |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Max Parker | 9 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | Since nobody really expected “The Evil Within” to get a sequel, expectations for “The Evil Within 2” were basically nonexistent. It was up to Tango Gameworks to show us why we should want this sequel, and they have accomplished this. It succeeds where the previous game failed, while adding more to the formula that could win over those who didn’t care for the first game. For those looking for something creepy this October, or for those who want to give the series a second look, “The Evil Within 2” is worth your time. | Read review |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | Paulmichael Contreras | 8 / 10 | 10-13-2017 | A much more focused story will drive you to want to play for “just one more chapter,” while a decent selection of side missions will also keep you occupied for the duration. Still, by incorporating a lot of the more traditional elements of open-world games, such as a regular map, waypoint system, and lengthy cutscenes, the game has lost some of the abstract charm seen in the original. This should not act as a deterrent, however; horror fans have found the best game to play this Halloween. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Garri Bagdasarov | 8 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a great addition to the survival horror genre. It improves in a lot of aspects from its predecessor, but also makes some sacrifices that made the original so memorable from a horror standpoint. The Evil Within 2 is a damn good game and any fan of the genre should give it a shot. | Read review |
| Polygon | Philip Kollar | 9 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | It’s a brilliant horror game, one that understands when to ratchet up tension and when to pull back and let you collect yourself. If the first game was a failed attempt to capture the spirit of Shinji Mikami’s classic Resident Evil 4, the sequel is a successful attempt at something much better: finding a chilling, exhilarating voice of its own. | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 8 / 10 | 10-24-2017 | Tango Gameworks’ sequel gives us a small but satisfyingly scary open world loaded with monsters and dread | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Ryan Rivetz | 8 / 10 | 10-22-2017 | The story is very meaty in The Evil Within 2 (no pun intended) which will keep players engaged for a good many hours. It’s not a game with a simple blow through narrative though. It takes time to see it to completion. | Read review |
| Press Start | James Mitchell | 8 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is an enjoyable, psychological and somewhat emotional trip that I probably won’t forget. As a sequel to it’s predecessor, it takes things in a rather different direction and tries several new things to mixed results. Nonetheless, The Evil Within 2 is a thrilling and tense experience that’ll appeal to most fans of the original and newcomers looking for a harrowing experience they’ve probably not had before. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Ivan Nikolai Barkow Castilho | 88 / 100 | 10-19-2017 | The Evil Within 2 corrects many mistakes from the first game. It is an excellent survival horror title. However, there are some problems, like the story (it isn’t as good as the first game), less memorable bosses than the original and some combat mechanics. | Read review |
| Push Square | Joey Thurmond | 7 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | The Evil Within 2 has fine-tuned its solid mechanical base and visuals, and even crafted some big improvements to areas such as exploration and character direction. Yet it lacks creativity and diversity with its level design and bosses. The game may be more presentable and refined than its predecessor, but it’s also lost some substance in the process. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Nick Moreno | 8 / 10 | 08-17-2018 | The Evil Within 2 is a solid horror title that has been keeping fans occupied as there are very few of them in the genre. | Read review |
| Rely On Horror | Jordan Leendertsen | 9.5 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | Strong pacing, rewarding progression, and innovative level design set a solid foundation for the franchise’s future, and underneath a few layers of cheese and grit is a story worth experiencing for its creativity and strong emotional core. If The Evil Within was a modern take on classic survival horror, then The Evil Within 2 is the next step for the genre. | Read review |
| Reno Gazette-Journal | Jason Hidalgo | 8 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 returns with a world more open to exploration plus plenty of extra polish to the familiar Resident Evil formula. Admittedly, the familiar gameplay might give veterans of the genre a been-there, done-that feeling. The addition of more open-world elements, however, improves on the old RE-style approach and the third-person perspective will be welcome to folks who didn’t quite like Resident Evil 7’s first-person switch. If you love the first game or Shinji Mikami’s Resident Evil titles, this is worth taking a stab at the old bathtub once more, pun so totally intended. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Olivia White | Recommended | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 feels like something of a departure from the first game, but also an extremely fitting follow-up. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | صالح بازرعة | 9 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | One of the best survival games currently available, and one of the most improved sequels. The game packs a myriad of features and improvements to create the perfect blend for horror fans. Some issues mar the experience, but don’t stop it from being a must play. | Read review |
| SelectButton | Kevin Mitchell | 8 / 10 | 10-17-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is quite the surprise, outperforming its predecessor in every category. The lengthy narrative kept me invested, while the open-world nature of Union and the supporting characters help create a much more realized environment. Even then, the game’s tension is quite high, and there were a lot more scares than I was expected. The lack of PlayStation 4 Pro support is indeed an odd decision, but hopefully, Bethesda can patch the game sooner rather than later. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Chris Jarrard | 6 / 10 | 10-15-2017 | Castellanos pushes through the twisted world in the hunt for Lily, encountering new faces, old faces, disgusting nightmare faces, and a semen monster. By the end of it all, I couldn’t remember half of what happened and had no desire to explore STEM for a second time on a higher difficulty. Reducing the amount of bullets is not going to make the experience more compelling. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | May Alturas | 9 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | In general, the macabre that The Evil Within 2 brings is spectacular that times you can’t help it but admire the ‘artwork’ it supposedly brings. The adverse perception of this game: portraits coming to life, a door that wasn’t there in the first place, walking on stairs that you didn’t realize was there – messing up your sense of directions gives a foreboding horror while you explore. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Ryan Aston | 3 / 5 stars | 10-13-2017 | There’s no mystery to Union, which is grounded in exactly the way that the Beacon Mental Hospital was not. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Róbert Herda | 85 / 100 | 10-26-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is an intense, gory, brutal and most of all exhausting horror ride. Unforgettable sinister experience. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Domenico Musicò | 8.5 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a very solid and thrilling survival horror. Despite some not so good tension breaking sandbox sections, filled with unnecessary fetch quests, this sequel is better than its predecessor: better game rhythm, better story, no more frustration and a compelling skill system. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Steve Wright | 9 / 10 | 10-12-2017 | It’s a solid, emotional romp filled with challenge and scares alike. It’s certainly recommended. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Samuel Guglielmo | 8.5 / 10 | 10-27-2017 | The Evil Within 2 combines a great open world with some fun gameplay and smart design to really improve upon the original game. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Sam White | 4 / 5 stars | 10-16-2017 | The game’s greatest strength is avoiding the pitfalls of the first; removing frustrating boss fights and lessening the amount of forced stealth sections. | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Rob Kershaw | 8 / 10 | 12-06-2017 | Superior to the original in almost every department, The Evil Within 2 will still divide opinion with its difficulty. Persevere though, and you’ll find a gore-soaked diamond. | Read review |
| The Game Fanatics | Tyler Chancey | 7 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | If you thoroughly enjoyed the first Evil Within, chances are you’ve already picked up this sequel. However, if you’re like me and found the original to be a lot of bark with no bite, this installment is worth the ride. Just be ready for some cringe-inducing dialogue and some tonal whiplash along the way. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | Jim Sterling | Recommended | 10-14-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | Keith Mitchell | 4 / 5 stars | 10-16-2017 | The Evil Within 2 does a good job of finishing the original story. Seb gets reunited with his daughter and overcomes his guilt. That said, the game revisits multiple events from the first game. This assumes you’ve played it and if not, you’re left following scraps of content from the game. Outside of the story, the game is quite different from the first. It’s a good follow-up, even if the horror takes a back seat to the action. Thankfully the game also addresses the performance issues from the first game and it runs like a champ (if you have the hardware). A solid entry for those new to the survival horror genre. While veterans may be a bit disappointed as the game puts more focus on combat than providing the scares. Still, fans of the first game will eat this up and come back for seconds. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Jim Hargreaves | 8 / 10 | 10-19-2017 | With the original game having done so little to impress me, The Evil Within 2 has come as a massive surprise. Although the story still failed to hook me, clever gameplay changes and well-used horror tropes combine to create a vastly-improved sequel. | Read review |
| TheXboxHub | Gareth Brierley | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-22-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is highly recommended to anyone who loves a horror game, and you don’t have to play the first one to get an understanding of what is going on | Read review |
| ThisGenGaming | Jordan Phipps | 9 / 10 | 10-23-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is up there with some of my favorite games of 2017, an absolute must play for anyone who liked Resident Evil 4 or Dead Space. Now can we get a sequel to Shadows of the Damned already, Shinji? | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Lexley Ford | 4 / 5 stars | 10-23-2017 | The Evil Within 2 doesn’t reinvent the survival-horror genre but makes it work in more of an open world. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | حسين الموسى | 7 / 10 | 10-20-2017 | Chapter 3 was our highlight with the game, but it failed to maintain the element of surprise and the joy of exploring the unknown to the end. also, the gameplay mechanics didn’t improve as they should over the first game. there is special moments to be found, but it doesn’t reach the brilliance of the first neither in art style nor game design. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Zhiqing Wan | 4 / 5 stars | 10-12-2017 | As it stands, The Evil Within 2 is held back by a forgettable story and annoying AI issues that would probably put a serious damper on your gameplay experience if you were playing on Nightmare difficulty. And yet, it also does exactly what a horror game should do, and it does it well. | Read review |
| USgamer | Mike Williams | Recommended | 10-12-2017 | From what I’ve played so far though, The Evil Within 2 is everything I wanted from the first game. Every major complaint I had about the first game is at least addressed in some manner, though the tweaks aren’t always perfect. It’s a unique psychological horror title with Resident Evil 4’s action combat. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Evan Norris | Not Recommended | 10-16-2017 | In an attempt to make The Evil Within more palatable to a mainstream audience, Tango and publisher Bethesda have muted its unique voice. | Read review |
| VGN | Elena Coriale | 8.5 / 10 | 10-18-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is certainly one of the best horror games of this generation: a great experience that pays tribute to the most important classics of the genre, such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, but a game that loses some of the charm of the first chapter due to a easier experience and a lower difficulty. Despite a few issues and technical flaws, the game is strongly advised, especially to horror lovers. | Read review |
| Video Chums | Tyler Hall | 8.8 / 10 | 10-26-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a tense and challenging game that still manages to remain accessible. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Alice Bell | 5 / 10 | 10-16-2017 | Some monstrously lovely set pieces are let down by a bit too much padding, some broken mechanics, and an overwrought story. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Rosh Kelly | 7.9 / 10 | 10-20-2017 | Although it tries a little too hard and fails to capture of the horror tropes, The Evil Within 2 is a great, imaginative game with enough tension that you won’t mind the lack of horror. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Todd Rigney | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-15-2017 | When compared to other games in the horror genre, The Evil Within 2 seems a few steps behind its contemporaries, both in terms of storytelling and execution. However, what it lacks in genuine scares and creepiness it makes up for in atmosphere and gore, especially during the final chapters. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Kieron Verbrugge | 8.5 / 10 | 10-21-2017 | Tango Gameworks take another stab at creating a thrilling survival horror title, and defy expectation by applying open-world action philosophies with a great degree of success | Read review |
| Windows Central | Paul Acevedo | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-12-2017 | The Evil Within 2 is a frightening game, though perhaps not as pants-wettingly scary as the early portions of Resident Evil 7. | Read review |
Game Info
GAME INFO
Game Description / Storyline:
The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive.
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- Tango Gameworks
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- Bethesda Softworks
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- Shooter, Horror
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- The Evil Within
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- Single player
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