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The Evil Within 2

Tango Gameworks · Bethesda Softworks · 2017-10-12

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 19, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 13, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

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.

127
playing now
92%
positive of 31k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (279 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 27h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

127 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

The Evil Within 2 is a 2017 survival horror game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is the sequel to 2014's The Evil Within.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 127 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 842 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~105/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 774k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 30,944 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$6.88-83%
GOG$7.99-80%
GOG$7.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.00-80%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.56 at AllYouPlay (2020-11-26) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 63 of 135 observed days · $4.43 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
50150120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3441172026-08-06 21:00 — 183 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 143 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 236 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 176 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 202 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 301 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 210 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 236 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 337 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 244 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 193 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 331 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 196 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 200 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 344 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 193 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 149 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 313 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 200 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 131 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 203 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 178 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 135 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 192 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 170 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 124 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 141 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 179 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 127 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$4.062017-06-122026-08-302017-06-12 — best price $59.992017-10-20 — best price $59.992018-02-19 — best price $59.992018-06-19 — best price $47.682018-09-06 — best price $29.992019-02-27 — best price $59.992019-09-04 — best price $17.992019-12-03 — best price $39.992020-01-27 — best price $29.772020-04-20 — best price $28.032020-07-06 — best price $11.992020-08-25 — best price $39.992020-10-09 — best price $16.002020-11-19 — best price $35.892021-03-03 — best price $15.992021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-10-25 — best price $13.202022-01-28 — best price $5.992022-05-06 — best price $15.992022-08-16 — best price $7.042022-11-13 — best price $39.992023-02-16 — best price $5.492023-05-12 — best price $6.802023-07-29 — best price $34.792023-11-20 — best price $5.392024-02-12 — best price $39.992024-05-08 — best price $39.992024-07-30 — best price $39.992024-11-22 — best price $6.992025-03-05 — best price $34.792025-06-05 — best price $34.792025-08-13 — best price $39.992025-11-13 — best price $7.992026-01-27 — best price $39.992026-04-29 — best price $7.992026-07-22 — best price $35.512026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5891572026-05-31 — 170 pageviews2026-06-03 — 309 pageviews2026-06-06 — 250 pageviews2026-06-09 — 225 pageviews2026-06-12 — 197 pageviews2026-06-15 — 206 pageviews2026-06-18 — 170 pageviews2026-06-21 — 192 pageviews2026-06-24 — 187 pageviews2026-06-27 — 209 pageviews2026-06-30 — 183 pageviews2026-07-03 — 209 pageviews2026-07-06 — 236 pageviews2026-07-09 — 272 pageviews2026-07-12 — 220 pageviews2026-07-15 — 197 pageviews2026-07-18 — 223 pageviews2026-07-21 — 215 pageviews2026-07-24 — 157 pageviews2026-07-27 — 157 pageviews2026-07-30 — 225 pageviews2026-08-02 — 206 pageviews2026-08-05 — 188 pageviews2026-08-08 — 186 pageviews2026-08-11 — 212 pageviews2026-08-14 — 160 pageviews2026-08-17 — 217 pageviews2026-08-20 — 267 pageviews2026-08-23 — 252 pageviews2026-08-26 — 215 pageviews2026-08-27 — 209 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
80.1%
earned "Welcome to Union"
32.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam Cloud

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)57,66216%52
Xbox One (Xbox)22,3704%51
Steam (Steam)19,8647%51
Windows (Xbox)1,7647%51

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreActionHorrorStealthViolentZombiesAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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