The Evil Within
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Tango Gameworks | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
id Tech 5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 14, 2014 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 68 |
OpenCritic | 73 |
IGDB | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Series | The Evil Within |
The Evil Within | |
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The Evil Within | 2014 |
The Evil Within 2 | 2017 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 4 DVD discs, counting 44% of the games data. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Contains all season pass content. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
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Steam | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable) | ||||
Bethesda.net (unavailable) | Digital Deluxe. |
Version differences
- The Microsoft Store version features a first person mode with an FOV option and icons for lantern/sneaking, an Infinite Ammo Mode, Low/Medium options for camera bob, as well as increased stamina, allowing to run for 5 seconds at default stamina (instead of 3 seconds).[1]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
The Assignment | ||
The Consequence | ||
The Executioner | ||
The Fighting Chance Pack | Pre-order bonus. Included in the GOG release. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Launch game with +com_skipIntroVideo 1 parameter[2]
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Restore cache files
- The texture cache folder is not made by the game so the cache is regenerated for each session.
- This can fix stuttering in the game.
Make texture cache folder[3] |
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Notes
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4K Upscaled Pre-Rendered Cutscenes including for DLCs
Upscaled the Pre-Rendered Cutscenes to 4K, improving frame details and minimises compression artefacts. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within\base\the evil withinConfig.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\TangoGameworks\The Evil Within\base\savegame\ |
Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.TheEvilWithin-PC_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/268050/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 15 save slots + 1 autosave slot available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 2.50:1 letterboxing can be disabled in settings.[5] | ||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Pillarboxed. Use Flawless Widescreen or the related PCGW community tool. | ||
4K Ultra HD | 2.50:1 letterboxing can be disabled in settings.[5] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Limited to the first person FOV and Microsoft Store version. Use Flawless Widescreen or the related PCGW community tool for more. |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | No exclusive fullscreen support. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, MLAA or SMAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Choice of 30 or 60 FPS.[5] See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Launch game with +vt_maxaniso X parameter where X is between 1 and 4 [citation needed]
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Notes
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High frame rate
- In-game frame rate cap option supports either 30 or 60 FPS.[5] Use this parameter to remove the cap entirely.
Launch game with +r_swapinterval 0 parameter[2]
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Notes
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Post-processing
Toggle post-process effects[8][9] |
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Hotkeys
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ↵ Enter cannot be bound to commands. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Four preset options to choose from. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Occasionally changes button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Voice, SFX | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output.[10] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. | |||
Russian | Fan voice-over by «Team Raccoon». | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: The Evil Within (DX11). |
Issues fixed
Game is oddly zoomed in or cropped
Enable the following compatibility setting: Disable display scaling on high DPI settings [11]
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On Windows 10: Override high DPI scaling behaviour in compatibility setting and set it to Application
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Stuttering/micro stuttering while moving around or during camera movement
Disable the in-game frame rate cap and lock frame rate with a third-party tool[12] |
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- Alternatively:
Enable low latency mode (for Nvidia users)[14] |
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White lines on some objects
In Nvidia Control Panel, set "Texture filtering - Quality" setting to "Quality" or lower[15] |
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- Machines with a small amount of VRAM (less than 2GB) may have stuttering significantly reduced with this tweak.
Launch game with +vt_pageimagesizevmtr 2048 parameter[2]
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Final cutscene does not start
- Users experiencing issues with the final cutscene of the game not playing and falling into the sky might be able to solve it by reinstalling, updating, or otherwise trying another version of the display drivers of their graphics card.
Update or try another version of your display drivers[16] |
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Blurry image in Chapter 5
- Users playing with Anti-Aliasing other than FXAA will experience an issue where the game image gets blurry as they enter a puzzle room in Chapter 5. The problem will persist until the player leaves the room.
Change the Anti-Aliasing type to FXAA[17] |
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Extreme slowdowns/stuttering on high refresh-rate monitors (75Hz or higher) with AMD GPU
Disable FreeSync for this game in AMD Radeon Software[18] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | Game is internally using OpenGL[19] |
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 4K Upscale files here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2430942746 |
Console commands
Add parameter[7] |
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- Notable console commands include:
god
- Makes the player effectively invincible, and certain enemy kill moves will not be used against the player.noclip
- Allows the player to walk through walls.g_infiniteammo
- Unlimited ammo (Provided the player has at least 1 bullet when it is enabled).g_stoptime 1
- Stops time. Re-enable time withg_stoptime 0
.toggledebugcamera
- Separates the camera from Sebastian so the player can freely move the camera around.startslowmotion2
- Slows down time. To disable, runstopslowmotion
r_skipglare 1
- Disables all post-processing, including anti-aliasing.[20] Will make the color temperature warmer and disable depth of field. This will also increase the frame rate. Can also be set in the launcher using+r_skipglare 1
.r_modelsCastShadow 0
- Disables player model shadow.megashadow_resolutionScale x.x
- Custom shadow resolution scale. Recommended values: 0.12 up to 1.5.vt_lodbias x
- Increases LOD distance. in-game highest value is 5. lower values increase the distance up to 0.m_smooth 0
- Disables mouse acceleration.m_sensitivity x
- Custom mouse sensitivty. In-game highest value is 5. With this variable you can go beyond that.pm_thirdPersonSimple 1
- Simplified third person camera.pm_thirdPersonHeight x
pm_thirdPersonRange x
kill
- Suicide.
Enable SLI
- While SLI is not officially supported, custom bits might used for a performance increase.
Modify game profile[citation needed] |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 8.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7 or an equivalent 4+ core | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB (41 GB installation size) | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or equivalent 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/268050/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (268050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ The Evil Within on Xbox Gamepass has a FOV option and FPS mode
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Evil Within PC Port Quality : pcgaming
- ↑ "fs_cachepath" to reduce stuttering :: The Evil Within General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:No_one_17 on 2021-12-25
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Steam Update: The Evil Within - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Evil Within
- ↑ id Tech 5 Challenges From Texture Virtualization to Massive Parallelization by J.M.P. van Waveren
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Debug Console Commands - PC - Bethesda Softworks Forums
- ↑ The Evil Within - GeForce Forums - last accessed on 2017-05-02
- ↑ Helix Mod: The Evil Within (DX11) - last accessed on 2017-05-02
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Can't play full screen :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/268050/discussions/0/1762481957320622758/#c1746720717343912977
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/268050/discussions/0/2999920878440571630/
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/268050/discussions/0/3111394035967169049
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/601430/discussions/0/1484358860950563813/#c1484358860951397351
- ↑ Steam Community - The Evil Within - HELP! Can't get ending and credits! - last accessed on 2019-06-19
- ↑ The Evil Within Chapter 5 - Blurry Room bug (and how to fix it) - last accessed on 2021-05-11
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/268050/discussions/0/135511455869500415/
- ↑ The Evil Within by Tango Gameworks / Shinji Mikami / Bethesda (2014) - GeForce Forums
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/55hjxb/does_antialiasing_fxaa_mlaa_smaa_have_any_effect/
- ↑ 3DCenter SLI thread (#1939)