Evil Dead: The Game

Evil Dead: The Game

Developers
	Saber Interactive
Publishers
	Boss Team Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	May 13, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival horror, Shooter
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror, Supernatural
Series	Evil Dead

Evil Dead
Evil Dead: Hail to the King	2001
Evil Dead: Regeneration	2005
Evil Dead: The Game	2022

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Evil Dead: The Game is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and first-person survival horror and shooter game in the Evil Dead series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Game of the Year Edition also available.

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Version differences

Deluxe Edition

Includes the base game and the Season Pass. No longer accessible through Steam and Epic Games Store directly.

Game of the Year Edition

Includes the game and all released DLC.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	DLCs add new characters, costumes and cosmetics.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Ash Williams Gallant Knight Outfit	Included with pre-orders, the Deluxe Edition and the Game of the Year Edition.
Ash Williams S-Mart Employee Outfit	Included with pre-orders, the Deluxe Edition and the Game of the Year Edition.
Ash Savini Alternate Outfit	Included with the Game of the Year Edition.
Season Pass	Contains four DLCs. Included with the Deluxe Edition.
Classics Bundle	Included with the Season Pass and the Game of the Year Edition.
Army of Darkness Bundle	Included with the Season Pass and the Game of the Year Edition.
2013 Bundle	Included with the Season Pass and the Game of the Year Edition.
Hail to the King Bundle	Included with the Season Pass and the Game of the Year Edition.
Immortal Power Bundle	Included with the Game of the Year Edition.
Who's Your Daddy Bundle	Included with the Game of the Year Edition.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	No microtransactions are present in the game.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
Go to <path-to-game>\EvilDead\Content\Movies. Delete or rename IntroLogo.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EvilDead\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493750/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EvilDead\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493750/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			4:3 and 5:4 resolutions cannot be selected.
Multi-monitor			See Ultra-widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen			Entire game is pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		If in-game resolution is set the same as the desktop resolution, Windowed has a behavior similar to "borderless fullscreen windowed".
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Labelled "Windowed Fullscreen". Uses desktop resolution only.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Off (Low), 2x (Medium), 4x (High) and 8x (Epic) available. Combined under the Textures setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Scales with the Anti-aliasing Quality setting (Low, Medium, High).
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.4 Includes sharpness slider.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Many keys are ignored by game: Numeric keypad, localized keys, other keys
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Demon controller mappings

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  Possession controller mappings

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  Survivor controller mappings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Voices sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Crossplay between PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series consoles is available.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		5	Co-op, Versus 4v1 game modes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12
Shader Model support	5.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vivox, OGG Vorbis, XAudio
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel i5-7400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400	Intel Core i7-7700 AMD Ryzen 2600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB AMD RX 580 8GB	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMD Readon RX 5600 XT
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64 bit operating system is required.