Bethesda Softworks

The Evil Within 2

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2017

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • The Evil Within

Engines

  • id Tech 6

Localized titles

  • The Evil Within 2

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*

Community tags · historical

  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    344*
  • Survival Horror*
    Votes · historical
    288*
  • Psychological Horror*
    Votes · historical
    221*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    214*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    197*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    196*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    176*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    169*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    166*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    147*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    144*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    142*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    130*
  • Zombies*
    Votes · historical
    124*
  • Stealth*
    Votes · historical
    122*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    116*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    89*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    87*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    83*
  • Great Soundtrack*
    Votes · historical
    73*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better*
    Storage
    40 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better*
    Memory
    16 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    61*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Tango Gameworks

Publishers

  • Bethesda Softworks

Release history

  • 2017-10-13
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2017-10-11 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2017-10-11*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 12, 2017*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
The Evil Within 2*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,017*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
horror game
horror game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2017-10-11 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2017-10-11*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
51*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
11* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,105* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Tango Gameworks*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
11* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
664* min
Metacritic score
80*
Name
The Evil Within 2*
Negative reviews · historical
2,251*
Peak ccu
176*
Positive reviews · historical
26,655*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
7.99*
Publishers
  • Bethesda Softworks*
Recommendations
18,929*
Store release date · historical
Oct 12, 2017*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Game website · historical
https://evilwithin2.bethesda.net/?utm_source=Steam*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 12, 2017*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,035* min
Ccu
176*
Developer
Tango Gameworks*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
3,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
683* min
Name
The Evil Within 2*
Negative reviews · historical
2,251*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
26,655*
Historical US price
3,999* US cents
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks*
Community tags · historical
  • Horror*
  • Survival Horror*
  • Psychological Horror*
  • Story Rich*
  • Open World*
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Gore*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Third Person*
  • Violent*
  • Zombies*
  • Stealth*
  • Survival*
  • Shooter*
  • First-Person*
  • Dark*
  • Great Soundtrack*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Russian*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Community tags · historical
Horror
Horror*
Survival Horror
Survival Horror*
Psychological Horror
Psychological Horror*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Open World
Open World*
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Gore
Gore*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Third Person
Third Person*
Violent
Violent*
Zombies
Zombies*
Stealth
Stealth*
Survival
Survival*
Shooter
Shooter*
First-Person
First-Person*
Dark
Dark*
Great Soundtrack
Great Soundtrack*
Tags votes
Horror
Votes · historical
344*
Survival Horror
Votes · historical
288*
Psychological Horror
Votes · historical
221*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
214*
Open World
Votes · historical
197*
Action
Votes · historical
196*
Adventure
Votes · historical
176*
Gore
Votes · historical
169*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
166*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
147*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
144*
Third Person
Votes · historical
142*
Violent
Votes · historical
130*
Zombies
Votes · historical
124*
Stealth
Votes · historical
122*
Survival
Votes · historical
116*
Shooter
Votes · historical
89*
First-Person
Votes · historical
87*
Dark
Votes · historical
83*
Great Soundtrack
Votes · historical
73*
Specifications 5 · 26 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Tango Gameworks*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
80*
Name
The Evil Within 2*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better Storage: 40 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$39.99*
Publishers
  • Bethesda Softworks*
Recommendations total
18,857*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 12, 2017*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Japanese (full audio), Russian (full audio), Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil (full audio), Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better*
Storage
40 GB available space*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Softworks*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 12, 2017*
Interface languages
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Simplified Chinese*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
629*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
61*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,017*
Title
The Evil Within 2*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
61*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*

* Provisional data