ActionAdventure
The Evil Within 2
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 55% of players who started
Started playing 80% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 31,142
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 15h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 55% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Union” (Took the plunge back into STEM) and “Taken” (Saw a chilling vision): from 100% to 74% of starters.
- 80% of owners got the first achievement.
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 31,284 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.1h for positive, 14.4h 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 (80.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Union Took the plunge back into STEM. 100%
- Taken Saw a chilling vision. Most players quit here 75% −25
- Not Running This Time Defeated the Guardian outside City Hall. 67% −8
- The Team Psychologist Found a potential ally in The Marrow. 66% −1
- Premature Finale Shut down a bloody performance. 61% −5
- Another Ally Survived an ordeal with the help of a new friend. 60% −1
- Crossing to the Other Side Provided a Harbinger sweet release. 58% −2
- Spiritual Awakening Came to terms with your past and present. 58%
- Fire Walk With Me Made it inside the enemy's stronghold. 56% −1
- Overcome the Past Your trauma is no more. 56% −1
- Everything Comes Crumbling Down Reached the very end of the world. 55%
- Unfortunate Consequence Did what needed to be done to save your daughter. 55%
- Rookie Completed the game on Casual difficulty or higher. 55%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (51)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Union Took the plunge back into STEM. 100%
- DIY Crafted something for the first time. 92%
- Good to See You Again Acquired the Warden Crossbow. 84%
- Thinning Them Out Killed 30 enemies. 79%
- Making Things a Little Easier Used your first High-Grade Weapon Parts. 75%
- Taken Saw a chilling vision. 75%
- Clearing a Path Killed 60 enemies. 72%
- You Got Red in You Used your first Red Gel. 69%
- Not Running This Time Defeated the Guardian outside City Hall. 67%
- The Team Psychologist Found a potential ally in The Marrow. 66%
- Backup Ain't Coming Completed the "Rogue Signal" side mission. 66%
- I Am The Night Killed 10 enemies using Sneak Kills. 64%
- Doing Some Detecting Collected 20 files. 63%
- Now You're Playing with Power Upgraded a weapon to Level 3. 63%
- Premature Finale Shut down a bloody performance. 61%
- Another Ally Survived an ordeal with the help of a new friend. 60%
- Crossing to the Other Side Provided a Harbinger sweet release. 58%
- Spiritual Awakening Came to terms with your past and present. 58%
- Fire Walk With Me Made it inside the enemy's stronghold. 56%
- Overcome the Past Your trauma is no more. 56%
- Everything Comes Crumbling Down Reached the very end of the world. 55%
- Unfortunate Consequence Did what needed to be done to save your daughter. 55%
- Rookie Completed the game on Casual difficulty or higher. 55%
- Sykes Out Completed the "The Last Step" side mission. 44%
- Finally Free Experienced every traumatic encounter and made peace with your inner demons. 42%
- Survivor Completed the game on Survival difficulty or higher. 41%
- Shock Therapy Stunned an enemy standing in water using a Shock Bolt. 39%
- Wait For It... Killed an enemy using an Ambush. 36%
- Kick, Shoot, Burn Killed 2 or more enemies at once using oil on the ground. 35%
- A Little Extra Kick to it Upgraded one of your Warden Crossbow bolts to max level. 27%
- Melancholy Memories Reminisced about every moment from your past. (Ch. 12) 25%
- Caffeine Addict Used every Coffee Maker at least once. 22%
- Chatting With Kidman Talked to Kidman about all of the photographic slides. 21%
- Bootable Offense Stomped and killed 15 fallen enemies. 20%
- Stick it in My Veins Completely upgraded all abilities. 19%
- Echoes Within STEM Observed all Residual Memories. 18%
- Half the Stash Opened 16 lockers. 17%
- Against All Odds Completed the game on Nightmare difficulty or higher. 13%
- Smoke Assassin Killed 3 enemies using upgraded Smoke Bolts. 12%
- I'll Take You Down Myself Brought your own equipment to the barbecue this time. (Ch. 14) 10%
- No More Playing With Fire Stopped a true believer from playing with his favorite toy. (Ch. 11) 9.1%
- All in the Family Collected all of the Mysterious Objects. 8.9%
- They Never Even Stood A Chance Completely upgraded all weapons. 8.6%
- Locksmith Opened all lockers. 8.1%
- Diligent Reader Collected all files. 8.0%
- Sometimes Fighting Isn't the Answer Avoided unnecessary bloodshed outside City Hall. (Ch. 5) 8.0%
- Handyman Crafted every type of item at least once. 7.5%
- That Cinematic Feel... Opted for a cinematic experience. 7.2%
- Powerhouse Acquired all standard weapons. 6.7%
- Death From Above Killed 2 or more enemies at once using a hanging lamp. (Ch. 9) 6.6%
- You Asked For It... Again Completed the game in Classic Mode. 4.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.