The Evil Within 2 similar games & best alternatives

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The Evil Within 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2017

Should you play it?

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

What works

  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Improved gameplay and controls over first game
  • Semi-open world exploration
  • Strong horror atmosphere and suspense
  • Good progression and customization systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Some pacing and repetition issues
  • Occasional bugs and optimization problems
  • Less scary than first game for some players
  • Open world sections sometimes feel shallow
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dead Space

  • Beyond Hanwell

  • The Evil Within

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

  • Resident Evil Requiem

  • Total Chaos

More relaxing

Games that feels like The Evil Within 2 but with a more relaxing feel

  • Dishonored

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Withering Rooms

  • NieR:Automata™

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Evil Within 2 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition

  • Quantum Break

  • GYLT

  • Alone in the Dark

  • In Sound Mind

  • Skydance's BEHEMOTH

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026