Early PS4 classic The Evil Within will be free on the Epic Games Store next week<p>
The Evil Within will be <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/free-games" data-original-link="
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/free-games">free[/url] next week on the <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-epic-games-store-starts-giving-users-five-percent-credit-back-on-purchases-175628763.html">Epic Games Store[/url]. The nearly decade-old title is a survival horror game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, who <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/game-designer-shinji-mikami-is-leaving-the-bethesda-studio-he-founded-174159251.html">left Bethesda[/url] earlier this year. The game will be free to claim on Epic from October 19 to 26.</p>
<p>The game puts you in the shoes of Detective Sebastian Castellanos as he finds himself sucked into a macabre world full of nightmarish monsters and traps.
The Evil Within’s action unfolds in a third-person perspective as Castellanos uses stealth and whatever weapons and resources he can scrap together to unravel the mystery of his environment and the villainous Ruvik. The highly intelligent antagonist toes the line between madman and tortured soul as he helms the STEM machine, a complex device that can link human minds together in a virtual world.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Although some players and reviewers chided the title’s uneven plot and archetypal (sometimes bordering on generic) enemies, it could be seen as something of a modern cult classic for horror fans and Mikami devotees. You can add the game (typically $20 these days) to your account for free next week in the <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within" data-original-link="
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within">Epic Games Store[/url].</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Early PS4 classic The Evil Within will be free on the Epic Games Store next week
