Action
The Evil Within
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 55% of players who started
Started playing 49% of owners
Steam reviews 85% positive of 33,907
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 20h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 55% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Weapon of Choice” (Defeat the Sadist within the village) and “What's in the Box?” (Escape the Keeper beneath the catacombs): from 100% to 71% of starters.
- Only 49% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 34,063 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.6h for positive, 5.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (48.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Weapon of Choice Defeat the Sadist within the village. 100%
- What's in the Box? Escape the Keeper beneath the catacombs. Most players quit here 71% −29
- The First, Not the Last End a monstrosity in the underground garage. 61% −11
- One of the Many Defeat the ultimate evil within. 55% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (71)
story milestone ending side
- Weapon of Choice Defeat the Sadist within the village. 100%
- ...And the Corpses Mount Kill 30 enemies. 95%
- Old Flame Finish off a shrieking beast. 83%
- Home is Where the Hospice is That vision in the hospice... why here? Why now? (Ch. 4) 80%
- Two on Two Take out both guardians before the church. 77%
- What's in the Box? Escape the Keeper beneath the catacombs. 71%
- Krimson PD Fury Kill 200 enemies. 61%
- The First, Not the Last End a monstrosity in the underground garage. 61%
- Arachnophobia Outrun a gigantic threat in the city. 58%
- Slither into Oblivion Remove an invisible enemy from the equation. 56%
- One of the Many Defeat the ultimate evil within. 55%
- First Step into Darkness Complete the game on Casual difficulty. 55%
- Drop It Like It's Hot Kill 3 living enemies with one drop of a match. 53%
- Entry Level Electrician I should get this whole generator panel running just in case. (Ch. 14) 52%
- Burn, Baby, Burn! Kill 5 enemies with a torch. 48%
- Another Day on the Job Complete the game on Survival difficulty. 37%
- Silent Kill Kill 5 enemies in a row with a sneak kill without being discovered. 31%
- My Best Friend Completely upgrade one weapon. 28%
- Bloody Bar Brawl Sneak Kill an enemy after hitting them with a bottle. 26%
- Everybody Gets One Who wouldn't reach out for a man clinging for his life? (Ch. 6) 24%
- One Man Army Kill 400 enemies. 22%
- Ammo Conservationist Kill 25 enemies with melee attacks. 20%
- Hardbody Fully upgrade all of Sebastian's attributes. 20%
- A Different Beginning Clear Chapter 1, "An Oath." 19%
- Bathed in Flames Enough running! I'll burn her to the ground right here! (Ch. 10) 17%
- Not as it Seems Clear Chapter 2, "Crossing Paths." 17%
- Home Invasion Clear the first and second floors of the manor house in The Executioner. 16%
- Things Fall Apart Clear Chapter 3, "Illusions." 16%
- Got to Destroy the Brain Use Executions on 20 basic Haunted. 16%
- The Power of Three Completely upgrade three weapons. 16%
- Where Do We Go From Here? Clear Chapter 4, "A Ghost is Born." 16%
- Prank Call Lure an enemy with a phone call and lock them in a room. (Ch. 1) 15%
- The Craftsman's Tools Clear the basement of the manor house in The Executioner. 15%
- Why Can't I Hold All This Ammo? Upgrade all options in the Stock menu. 13%
- I Don't Have Time for This! It won't stay dead! Better only fight when I have to. (Ch. 7) 13%
- Not Part of the Job Description The water's rising, but we'll get out of this without a scratch. (Ch. 5) 12%
- Unstoppable Arsenal Completely upgrade all weapons. 11%
- A Real Hero Save Sebastian's life in the hotel. (Ch. 4) 9.8%
- Clutch! Use a single trap to kill two or more enemies in The Assignment. (Ch. 2) 9.6%
- A Piece of My Past Collect all Personnel Files in The Assignment. 9.6%
- Becoming an Agent Collect all Personnel Files in The Consequence. 9.6%
- Master of Unlocking Open up all the lockers in the save room. 9.2%
- Nosy Parent Collect all Daughter's Diaries in The Executioner. 9.2%
- Knife Beats Chainsaw His engine roars, but my knife is strong enough to take him out. (Ch.3) 9.0%
- Trapper and Keeper Kill 10 basic Haunted with environmental traps in The Executioner. 8.2%
- Death Grip Get a Cadaver to grab and kill a Haunted. (Ch. 2) 7.6%
- Stick to the Script Defeat Ruvik before the final showdown in The Consequence. (Ch. 4) 7.6%
- Doctor's Notes Collect all Research Documents in The Assignment. 7.4%
- Blow Up the Playing Field Use a secret explosive weapon to kill 10 enemies. (Agony Bolt effects negate results) 7.0%
- À la Corvo Have they lost their minds? Better get past them without a fight. (Ch.2) 7.0%
- It's All Your Fault Collect all Research Documents in The Consequence. 7.0%
- Master of Horror Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty. 6.7%
- Every Nook and Cranny Collect every collectable in the game. 6.7%
- All You Need is Axe Survive the duel without using any electronic devices in the environment. (Ch. 2) 6.7%
- Item Management This cave echoes like crazy. Better put the gun away and keep quiet. (Ch. 8) 6.3%
- A Warning Complete the hidden letter in The Assignment. 6.3%
- Full House Kill 5 enemies with each type of Agony Bolt. 6.1%
- This is Just the Beginning Complete the hidden letter in The Consequence. 6.1%
- Krimson Chainsaw Massacre Kill 10 basic Haunted with the chainsaw. 5.9%
- You Had This Coming Get payback on the cop who took down your predecessor. 5.9%
- Fumbling in the Dark Turn on the generator using no more than 10 chemical lights. (Ch. 3) 5.7%
- You Asked For It Finish the game on 悪夢(AKUMU) mode. 5.5%
- Not a Scratch on Her! I'm not taking any chances, this bus can't take much more damage. (Ch. 12) 5.1%
- The Quick and the Dead Finish the game with a clear time of under 5:00:00 4.7%
- It Is What It Is Finish the game without upgrading any skills with green gel. 4.7%
- There Will Not Be Blood Get through the hotel without being spotted or killing any enemies. (Ch. 4) 4.5%
- Cruel and Unusual Complete all Torments. 4.5%
- I Might Close Early Purchase all items in the Shop. 4.3%
- I've Got Box of Steel Clear The Executioner without taking any damage. 4.3%
- Not Afraid of the Dark Clear The Assignment in KURAYAMI Mode. 4.1%
- None More Dark Clear The Consequence in KURAYAMI Mode. 4.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.