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Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Action
OpenCritic73IGDB75
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.
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Dark, overwhelming, plot-driven and demanding.
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AusGamersSteve FarrellyOct 201410/10Where BioShock Infinite aggressively tugged on heartstrings, The Evil Within tears them from your chest and crucifies you. It strangles you with your own tendrils and feeds you your own beating heart, mouth locked shut and tied with entrails, forcing you to chew and swallow. But when the last sliver slides down the back of your throat, you'll look up and smile a sadistic smile before asking "more, please".
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Game InformerTim TuriOct 20149/10Is feeling completely unnerved for 15-plus hours your idea of a good time? Then you're in for a treat
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GameTrailersMichael HuberOct 20149/10The Evil Within is a survival-horror masterpiece. Anyone concerned this is just another action game soaked in blood needn't worry. Tense pacing, stunning atmosphere, and terrifying enemy encounters come together to create a journey you may never forget.
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KotakuEvan NarcisseOct 2014The Evil Within winds up feeling like an inconsistent rehash of ideas previously executed elsewhere. Its great boss fights aren't enough to justify the tedium and frustration the game puts players through.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunAdam SmithOct 2014Creepy, surreal, intense and occasionally very clever indeed, The Evil Within isn't undone by its ludicrous setting – it embraces it to wonderful effect, always ready to add another layer of bizarre hand-stitched horror. But the overall experience is frustrating, never managing to fully escape that narrow field of view, making me feel as boxed in as the game's posterboy.
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IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 476 ratings.
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