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The Evil Within

Tango Gameworks · Bethesda Softworks · 2014-10-13

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Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 18, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Oct 14, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 18, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Oct 14, 2014 (Xbox 360), Oct 14, 2014 (Xbox One)

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

320
playing now
85%
positive of 34k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
123
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (456 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 55h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

320 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

The Evil Within is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was directed by Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami. The game centers on protagonist Sebastian Castellanos as he is pulled through a distorted world full of nightmarish locations and horrid creatures. Played in a third-person perspective, players battle disfigured nightmare-like enemies, including bosses, using guns and melee weapons, and progress through the levels, avoiding traps, using stealth, and finding collectables.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 320 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,333 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~167/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 839k–2.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 33,570 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.00-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.55 at GreenManGaming (2023-10-27) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 126 of 129 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27327320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

46002026-08-06 21:00 — 259 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 186 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 322 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 299 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 278 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 403 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 409 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 336 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 456 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 448 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 263 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 407 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 313 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 270 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 395 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 332 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 248 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 320 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 370 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 196 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 257 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 264 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 186 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 265 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 184 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 171 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 257 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 191 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 320 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$2.792015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $27.212015-04-17 — best price $35.212015-06-26 — best price $55.752015-11-04 — best price $59.992016-02-01 — best price $53.392016-06-24 — best price $18.042016-10-18 — best price $16.992017-03-23 — best price $9.372017-10-24 — best price $9.872018-05-06 — best price $19.992018-09-24 — best price $10.002019-06-26 — best price $6.592019-11-24 — best price $19.992020-02-06 — best price $19.742020-04-23 — best price $19.992020-07-16 — best price $19.992020-09-04 — best price $17.882020-10-20 — best price $19.992020-12-18 — best price $19.992021-05-04 — best price $16.192021-08-24 — best price $16.192021-12-17 — best price $19.992022-04-08 — best price $16.882022-07-27 — best price $17.482022-10-25 — best price $3.432023-02-16 — best price $4.472023-05-08 — best price $4.492023-07-30 — best price $4.572023-11-28 — best price $17.992024-03-05 — best price $19.992024-06-13 — best price $4.992024-10-18 — best price $6.242025-02-10 — best price $4.992025-06-02 — best price $17.422025-09-13 — best price $17.882025-12-15 — best price $4.492026-03-16 — best price $19.992026-06-01 — best price $17.482026-08-29 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7593512026-05-30 — 375 pageviews2026-06-02 — 661 pageviews2026-06-05 — 551 pageviews2026-06-08 — 531 pageviews2026-06-11 — 363 pageviews2026-06-14 — 420 pageviews2026-06-17 — 474 pageviews2026-06-20 — 504 pageviews2026-06-23 — 465 pageviews2026-06-26 — 460 pageviews2026-06-29 — 436 pageviews2026-07-02 — 370 pageviews2026-07-05 — 489 pageviews2026-07-08 — 759 pageviews2026-07-11 — 442 pageviews2026-07-14 — 452 pageviews2026-07-17 — 434 pageviews2026-07-20 — 399 pageviews2026-07-23 — 397 pageviews2026-07-26 — 413 pageviews2026-07-29 — 351 pageviews2026-08-01 — 421 pageviews2026-08-04 — 455 pageviews2026-08-07 — 445 pageviews2026-08-10 — 520 pageviews2026-08-13 — 420 pageviews2026-08-16 — 412 pageviews2026-08-19 — 451 pageviews2026-08-22 — 447 pageviews2026-08-25 — 408 pageviews2026-08-27 — 420 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

12372026-08-28 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 90 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 123 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
48.9%
earned "Weapon of Choice"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableColor AlternativesDualShock Controller SupportStereo SoundSurround SoundSteam Cloud4 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)63,6244%72
Steam (Steam)25,8235%71
Xbox One (Xbox)25,7982%71
PS3 (PlayStation)10,8507%72
Xbox 360 (Xbox)6,2793%71
PS4 (PlayStation)1,87915%72
Windows (Xbox)1,7156%71
PS4 (PlayStation)48216%72
PS3 (PlayStation)34150%42
PS3 (PlayStation)13273%42

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

DarkGoreActionHorrorStealthZombiesSurvivalAdventureDifficultAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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