"Bethesda Softworks regularly removes english language from european (non UK) versions of games they release. They have been doing it for years, and people have been complaining, to no avail." — Change.org Petition (2014)

The Evil Within is a legendary survival horror game directed by Shinji Mikami. However, many players who purchase the game digitally or physically find themselves locked out of the English language. This often happens due to regional storefront restrictions, gray-market keys, or specific console disc regions (such as Russian, Polish, or Asian releases).

The game offers in total, but specific features like audio language and subtitle availability vary.

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: Usually requires downloading the specific language pack from the PlayStation Store or Xbox Store if it wasn't included in the base regional install. How do I change the Language settings in The Evil Within?

Bethesda released specific versions of The Evil Within for Eastern Europe (RU/PL) and Asia. These versions often lack the English audio or text files entirely.

However, depending on your platform, you can try these methods to change the language: General In-Game Settings

What are you using? (Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox, etc.) What country or region is your game account or disc from? Are you missing just the audio , just the text , or both ?

Custom digital repacks frequently strip away secondary languages like English to save disk space during download.

If the disc region matches your PlayStation Network (PSN) account region, the system will automatically download the correct language update. If the disc is from a different region (e.g., a European disc on a US account), you may need to create a free PSN account matching the disc's region to download the language files. Xbox (Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S)

If your audio fixed itself but the menus and subtitles are still wrong, you need to change your console system language (on PlayStation/Xbox) or delete the localization cache file on PC. On PC, delete the tangogameworks folder inside %localappdata% and let the game regenerate it upon boot. 3. The "No Audio At All" Bug

: Converts all in-game text, including objective markers and collectibles, into English.

Select > Language > Console Language and set it to English .

client via "Manage installation" → "Configure" before the language files are downloaded. Digital Rights: