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Based on 736 ratings
7.4
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Score Breakdown Based on 736 ratings
  1. 10 (105)
  2. 9 (126)
  3. 8 (198)
  4. 7 (143)
  5. 6 (64)
  6. 5 (39)
  7. 4 (15)
  8. 3 (12)
  9. 2 (10)
  10. 1 (24)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9

    A great comeback for Shinji.

    By Strategizer | Review Date: Oct 15, 2014 | PS3

    I'm am going to be honest here I am not much for writing reviews. Still with all the different perspectives on this game I want to give my opinion especially since I have played practically every resident evil and horro... Read Full Review

    8 of 8 users found the following review helpful

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  • Rating:9

    Great Game 9+

    By varukeen | Review Date: May 24, 2022 | PS4

    Geart game....just played it on ps4... a game full of horror moments that will bing you in a strange world :)The end is insane <3Sebastian Castelano is a hero that fights for his life... at the end i understood the ga... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4

    I don’t want to say it’s bad… but I can’t say it’s good

    By dagoth_1993 | Review Date: Jan 13, 2021 | PC

    Pros:AnimationsGraphicsGoreReally weirdUnique, disgusting monstersSome unique concepts in the narrative (although they were never fleshed out as much as I wanted them to be)PhysicsCons:Clunky movementDoors open either re... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3

    FRUSTRATING

    By jakknewmann | Review Date: May 07, 2019 | PS3

    TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES.TOO FRUSTRAT... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    A palm sweating experience.

    By ILuvAnju | Review Date: Nov 21, 2018 | PC

    I finished RE7 not long ago and thought no other horror game could top it, but boy, was I wrong. The Evil Within taps into many emotions. Fear, paranoia, desolation, hopelessness, and more. Although this game is in 3rd p... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Technically one of the worst in the last years

    By dobpat | Review Date: Jan 20, 2018 | PC

    I tried this game from friends list in steam.Thank god i never spent a single cent on this.It is technically one of the worst games i tried in the last 5 years or so i would say.So for the background, i have a nice PC, n... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Too heavily inspired by Resident Evil

    By redviperofdorne | Review Date: Nov 09, 2017 | XONE

    Coming from the creator of Resident Evil, You can expect a very similar styled experience with Evil Within. The gameplay is similar, The graphics are similar. Pretty much the entire game comes off as a spin-off of RE wit... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Great production for a survival game

    By enzo2606 | Review Date: Oct 30, 2017 | PS4

    This game has a mixed reaction on me. First, I do not have a lot of time to invent in gaming, so this kind of game in witch you may die hundreds of times could be considered at some point a waste of time. However, this g... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Evil Indibin

    By uninspiredcup | Review Date: Oct 21, 2017 | PC

    ImpressionsWithin the opening 20 minutes of Resident Evil 4 the player fends off masses of zombies in an open ended village, an explosive opening that merely acts as a taster for the rest of the game.Within the first 20 ... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    A Good First Attempt

    By thegabrielram | Review Date: Oct 12, 2017 | PS4

    The Evil Within was developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks.The most prominent entity behind this game is Shinji Mikami, who was responsible for directing and producing Resident Evil 1 and Reside... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    a mix of Resident Evil + Silent Hill with a bit of Alan Wake = The Evil Within

    By phantomdark | Review Date: Sep 18, 2017 | PC

    It is good to have games like The Evil Within, even more so in a generation that is lacking in games of the genre Survival Horror (is improving currently), the game is directed by the great Shinji Mikami the creator of t... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful