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|release dates=  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 13, 2017}}
 
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|steam appid  = 601430
 
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|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id    = 1083619800
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|strategywiki =  
 
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|wikipedia    = The Evil Within 2
 
|wikipedia    = The Evil Within 2
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|The Evil Within}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [http://theevilwithin.com Official Website]
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{{mm}} [https://bethesda.net/community/category/183/the-evil-within-2 Official forums]
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{{mm}} [https://bethesda.net/community/category/183/the-evil-within-2 Official Forums]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://help.bethesda.net/app/answers/list/kw/~any~/p/886/platform/3 Official Support Page]
 
{{mm}} [https://help.bethesda.net/app/answers/list/kw/~any~/p/886/platform/3 Official Support Page]
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{{GOG.com links|1083619800|the_evil_within_series|for game series}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/601430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/601430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-THE-EVIL-WITHIN-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-THE-EVIL-WITHIN-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3319-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3319-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_evil_within_2 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-evil-within-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-evil-within-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 601430 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
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|steam cloud notes     = Backs up saved games and user settings.
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{{Image|Tew2vs.jpg|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Tew2vs.jpg|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Tew2vsa.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Tew2vsa.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
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|multimonitor notes        = Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed.<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 View topic - EvilWithin 2 Cutscenes Fix (Update: v1.05) | WSGF]</ref> Use [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 the 48:9 cutscenes fix].
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|multimonitor notes        = Cutscenes are 16:9 {{term|pillarboxed}}.<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 View topic - EvilWithin 2 Cutscenes Fix (Update: v1.05) | WSGF]</ref> Use [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 the 48:9 cutscenes fix].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://imgur.com/a/OMqDj|title=The Evil Within 2 - Album on Imgur|date=2018-05-21}}</ref> Use [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 the 21:9 cutscenes fix].
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Cutscenes are 16:9 {{term|pillarboxed}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://imgur.com/a/OMqDj|title=The Evil Within 2 - Album on Imgur|date=2018-05-21}}</ref> Use [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=32339 the 21:9 cutscenes fix].
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
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{{Image|The Evil Within 2 controls settings.png|In-game controls settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Evil Within 2 controls settings.png|In-game controls settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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|key remap                = true
 
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{{Image|The Evil Within 2 audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Sliders for Master, SFX, Voice, Music and Cinematic levels. A dynamic range setting is also present.
 
|separate volume notes    = Sliders for Master, SFX, Voice, Music and Cinematic levels. A dynamic range setting is also present.
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Hungarian
 
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  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |notes    = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/the-evil-within-2/the-evil-within-2/2521 Fan translation].
 
  |notes    = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/the-evil-within-2/the-evil-within-2/2521 Fan translation].
 
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|language  = Mexican Spanish
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|notes    = Retail only. [http://www.mediafire.com/file/e6jwfowv3k51s6s/traduccion_the_evil_within_2.rar/file Download].
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===Communicator stops working randomly===
 
===Communicator stops working randomly===
 
{{Fixbox|description=Restart the game or load a save game|ref=|fix=
 
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|shader model versions  = 5.0
 
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Revision as of 21:29, 8 August 2020

The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2 cover
Developers
Tango Gameworks
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
STEM Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows October 13, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 80
OpenCritic 80
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Series The Evil Within
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The Evil Within 2 on HowLongToBeat
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The Evil Within 2 on MobyGames
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The Evil Within
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The Evil Within 2 2017

Key points

Low CPU and GPU utilization resulting in low FPS or micro-stuttering is still present in the latest version.[2][3][4]

General information

Official forums
Official Support Page
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Bethesda.net
Bethesda.net Launcher
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
A demo is available on Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Last Chance Pack Pre-order bonus.
Windows

Essential improvements

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Skip intro videos

Replace video file[5]
  1. Download Intro Skip file
  2. Copy tango_logo.bk2 to <path-to-game>\base\bink and replace the file.
Only skips the first two videos. The warning text is hard-coded.

Game data

In-game HUD display settings.
In-game HUD display settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within 2\base\the_evil_within2Config.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/601430/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within 2\base\savegame\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/601430/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Backs up saved games and user settings.

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed.[6] Use the 48:9 cutscenes fix.
Ultra-widescreen
Cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed.[7] Use the 21:9 cutscenes fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
45-90° horizontal. Changes dynamically depending on the scene/location.
Windowed
Also supports hotsampling.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
4x by default.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA, TAA+FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Display based, display based (half), 60 FPS, 30 FPS, and disabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game controls settings.
In-game controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
No in-game option and doesn't seem like there's any acceleration by default.
Mouse sensitivity
Separate menu and in-game sensitivity sliders.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Two pre-defined layouts.
Controller sensitivity
Separate X- and Y-axis sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion
X-axis inversion also available.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Can be disabled.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Rapidly changes button prompts.

  • In-game controller layout settings.

  • In-game keyboard bindings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Master, SFX, Voice, Music and Cinematic levels. A dynamic range setting is also present.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Title screen produces sound, but main game forces a pause on Alt+Tab ↹ which switches to silence.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Retail only. Download.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: The Evil Within 2 (DX11).

Issues unresolved

Communicator stops working randomly

Restart the game or load a save game

or

Press the aiming button then release it and your Communicator will be fixed

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video

Console

Use the +com_allowconsole 1 parameter to activate the in-game console and access it with Insert. For a list of commands type listCMDs and listCvars.
Achievements become disabled and once the game saves this can not be reverted for that save file.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD FX-8320		 Intel Core i7-4770
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
System memory (RAM) 8 GB 16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7970
2 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 480
6 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/601430/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (601430) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References