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10. The Evil Within 2
Tango Gameworks
The sequel to 2014's Evil Within might be able to boast a cult following, but it's yet to achieve the mainstream recognition it sorely deserves.
Though it isn't without its flaws, the Shinji Mikami sequel is a compelling third-person horror title and one that manages to retain its drive from start to finish, with only a few wobbles in between.
Yes, those final corridor-sequences aren't as exciting as the title's earlier moments, but The Evil Within II is atmospheric above all else, having picked up three or so years after the finale of the first game.
It's not a sequel just for the hardcore either, as although the lore is certainly deep, it doesn't take long to get to grips with, lending this particular horror title an appeal others in the genre can lack at times - particularly so, once you factor in its intuitive combat mechanics.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
