The Evil Within 2
- Developer
- Tango Gameworks
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Released
- 12 October 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
The Evil Within 2 is the latest evolution of survival horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost it all. But when given a chance to save his daughter, he must descend once more into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner as the world twists and warps around him. Will Sebastian face adversity head on with weapons and traps, or sneak through the shadows to survive.
Best gaming PC for The Evil Within 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Evil Within 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bethesda Softworks on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit versions) | Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit versions) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better | Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Evil Within 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.