The Evil Within 2

IGN

Lucy O'Brien

8 / 10.0

The Evil Within 2 gives you more options to play your way in a much bigger survival-horror playground than the original. Although a disjointed plot and weak protagonist make it slow to get started, being pursued through an intriguingly bizarre world by plentiful and disturbing monsters kept my palms sweaty and my heart in my throat thanks to a strict adherence to the most important survival horror rule: you should always be on the back foot.

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PC Gamer

Joe Donnelly

80 / 100

An intense and thrilling psychological survival horror sequel that improves on its forerunner in almost every way.

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Game Rant

Dalton Cooper

The Evil Within 2 is a significant step forward from the first game in the series, providing tighter controls, a more focused narrative, and no shortage of scares.

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Eurogamer

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

No Recommendation / Blank

Resident Evil 4 meets the Truman Show in an entertaining but unremarkable follow-up, held back by tepid stealth and warmed-over scares.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral

4 / 10

A worse game than the already flawed original, whose poorly crafted action is as ineffective as its clichéd attempts at horror.

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GamesRadar+

Lucas Sullivan

Though it doesn't outdo its predecessor, The Evil Within 2 delivers another fun, challenging, tense horror headtrip that should delight fans of the first game.

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Game Informer

Suriel Vazquez

7.8 / 10.0

The Evil Within 2 offers some enjoyable scares, but it never transcends or deviates from the many works it draws from

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