
games like
The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like The Evil Within 2, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like The Evil Within 2
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Blink timing and combat inputs matter.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Gunplay and movement reward aim but builds carry hard.
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Deliberate weapon timing against huge movesets
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Same counter-heavy combat as its predecessor
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Shooter and piloting inputs
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Stamina-timed dodges and parries punish sloppy hands.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Co-op friendly-fire chaos adds unpredictability
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 2) - Light PvP reads, mostly PvE
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Dodge-and-combo combat, forgiving timing
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (1 vs 0) - Pawns and monsters follow learnable scripted behaviours
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Both lean on reads about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Stamina-based melee with timing and dodges matters early
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- Released
- 2017
- Developer
- Tango Gameworks
- Platforms
- PS4, PC, XONE
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 81/100
- IGDB users
- 82/100