The video game The Evil Within was officially announced by Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks.
The Evil Within was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows in North America.
The Evil Within was released in Europe and Australia.
The Evil Within was released in Japan for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos and his partners investigate a gruesome murder scene at Beacon Mental Hospital where all staff and patients have been slaughtered.
While investigating, Sebastian and his team are attacked by a mysterious assailant leading to the death of Sebastian's partners.
Sebastian loses consciousness and becomes trapped in a nightmarish alternate reality created by the STEM system where reality is distorted and dangerous creatures roam.
Sebastian encounters Juli Kidman, another investigator trapped in the STEM world, and they join forces to unravel the mystery and survive.
Sebastian learns about Ruvik, the antagonist whose mind powers control the horrific world within STEM, and starts to understand the true threat behind the nightmare.
Before entering STEM, Sebastian receives a heart transplant from his deceased daughter, Leslie, which affects the events within the nightmare world.
Sebastian battles through multiple horrifying environments and enemies to ultimately escape the STEM system and return to reality.