While investigating the scene of a gruesome mass murder, Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his partners encounter a mysterious and powerful force. After seeing the slaughter of fellow officers, Sebastian is ambushed and knocked unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a deranged world where hideous creatures wander among the dead. Facing unimaginable terror, and fighting for survival, Sebastian embarks on a frightening journey to unravel what’s behind this evil force.

The Evil Within System Requirements

10 Mar 2015 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1
Processor: i7 or an equivalent with four plus core processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 460 or equivalent 1 GB VRAM card
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 50 GB available space
Additional Notes: It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1
Processor: i7 with four plus cores
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent with 4GBs of VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 50 GB available space
Additional Notes: It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space

PC System Analysis For The Evil Within Requirements

The Evil Within needs a Radeon HD 6850 graphics card to play on low settings, with a Core i7-860S Quad 2.53GHz or Phenom II X4 965 processor to reach the minimum specs, achieving 30FPS on 1080p monitor res. You should also have 4 GB system memory for min specs. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 11 or The Evil Within won’t run.

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5.4

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100+

Genres: Action, Horror

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The Evil Within PC Release Date:

14 Oct 2014

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