The Evil Within similar games & best alternatives

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The Evil Within

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, 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.

What works

  • Strong horror atmosphere
  • Challenging survival gameplay
  • Engaging and complex story
  • Varied and atmospheric environments
  • Meaningful progression and upgrades

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and optimization issues
  • Clunky controls and camera
  • Some difficulty spikes frustrating
  • Story can be confusing without dlc
  • Lack of official localization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

  • Eternal Evil

  • Metro 2033 Redux

  • Total Chaos

  • Fear The Timeloop

  • The Evil Within 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Evil Within but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

  • Amnesia: The Bunker

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition

  • Alone in the Dark

More relaxing

Games that feels like The Evil Within but with a more relaxing feel

  • Dishonored

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Hollowbody

  • The Sinking City Remastered

  • Prey

  • Withering Rooms

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Evil Within: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Competition.

Last update: 03/08/2026