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{{ii}} Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.<ref name="VRAM">[http://www.bethblog.com/2014/09/25/the-system-requirements-within/ The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog]</ref> Many players report that the game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general. To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the r_skipglare 1 command.
 
{{ii}} Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.<ref name="VRAM">[http://www.bethblog.com/2014/09/25/the-system-requirements-within/ The System Requirements Within | Bethesda Blog]</ref> Many players report that the game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general. To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the r_skipglare 1 command.
 
{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default;<ref name="console">[http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1508646-debug-console-commands/ Debug Console Commands - PC - Bethesda Softworks Forums]</ref> to fix see [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]].
 
{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default;<ref name="console">[http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1508646-debug-console-commands/ Debug Console Commands - PC - Bethesda Softworks Forums]</ref> to fix see [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]].
{{--}} All resolutions are letterboxed 2.35:1;<ref name="console"/> to fix see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] and [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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The Evil Within
The Evil Within cover
Developers
Tango Gameworks
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech 5
Release dates
Windows October 14, 2014
The Evil Within on Wikipedia

Key points

Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.[1] Many players report that the game is optimized badly and has poor performance in general. To help increase FPS, adjust the video settings and try using the r_skipglare 1 command.
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS by default;[2] to fix see high frame rate.
All resolutions are letterboxed 2.35:1;[2] to fix use Flawless Widescreen.

General information

Official website
The Evil Within General Discussion - Bethesda Softworks Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Enable console

Instructions
Notable console commands include:
  • God - You are effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against you (Laura, for example, will not jump on you)
  • Noclip - Allows you to walk through walls
  • G_infiniteammo - Unlimited ammo (provided you have at least 1 bullet when you enable this)
  • G_stoptime 1 - Stops time. Re enable time with g_stoptime 0.
  • Toggledebugcamera - Separates the camera from Sebastian so you can freely move around the
  • Startslowmotion2 - Slows down time. To disable, Stopslowmotion.
  • r_skipglare 1 - Disables all post-processing. Will make the color temperature warmer and disable depth of field. This will also increase the FPS. Can also be set in the launcher using +r_skipglare 1.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

File name: "the evil withinConfig.cfg"

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

Instructions

Create cache files

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

System requirements

64-bit system required.
Developer recommends 4 GB of VRAM for optimal performance.[1]
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) i7 or an equivalent 4+ core processor
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
(41 GB installation size)
Video card (GPU) GeForce GTX 460 or an equivalent card
1 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References