The Evil Within
Tango Gameworks · Bethesda Softworks
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.
Year 1
Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 13, 2015
30 changes
Halloween Demo let prospective players sample the first three chapters of The Evil Within for free beginning October 30, 2014. The promotion also granted existing owners, and qualifying new purchasers, a free copy of Call of Cthulhu, while a PC update added long-requested display controls.
- Halloween Demo: The free demo covered the first three chapters of The Evil Within. Players who bought the game after trying it received Call of Cthulhu, and existing owners also received the bonus game.
- PC display options: The Letterbox setting allowed players to remove the cinematic bars, while Frame lock settings added selectable 30 FPS and 60 FPS caps. The update also addressed gameplay and visual issues caused by unlocked frame rates and removed letterboxing.
- Achievements and performance: The Power of Three unlocked correctly after upgrading the same weapon three times, and count-based achievement progress persisted when loading earlier saves. December’s performance optimizations also improved behavior on higher-end GPU systems.