| The Evil Within | |
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| Developer(s) | Tango Gameworks |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Director(s) | Shinji Mikami |
| Producer(s) | Masato Kimura |
| Designer(s) | Shigenori Nishikawa |
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| Artist(s) | Naoki Katakai |
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| Composer(s) | Masafumi Takada |
| Engine | id Tech 5 |
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| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Evil Within[a] 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.
The Evil Within was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One in October 2014. Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the game's horror elements, gameplay and atmosphere, while criticism was directed at the game's story, characters, and technical issues. A sequel, The Evil Within 2, was released in October 2017.
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