In your Steam library, Right click The Evil Within > Properties > Set Launch Options.

Copy and paste the list below.

+com_allowconsole 1 +com_skipIntroVideo 1 +vt_maxaniso 4

NOTE If you intend to play the game above 60FPS, ADD +r_swapinterval 0 to the end, this will unlock the framerate.



Explanation -

• +com_allowconsole 1 - Enables the console in game (Press INSERT to use)
  
• +com_skipIntroVideo 1 - Skips the long start up video
  
• +vt_maxaniso 4 - Increase the Anistropic Filtering scale to 4x (4x is the max in this engine)
  
• +r_swapinterval 0 - Unlocks the Framerate. NOTE - Unlocking the framerate can cause MINOR Issues such as, Enemy attacks draining health slightly faster, and a slight increase to enemy attack speed.

I have completed the game multiple times with +r_swapinterval 0 enabled, i've even completed AKUMU mode (playing at 144fps). It's absolutely fine :)

Download and Install Flawless Widescreen [www.flawlesswidescreen.org]

Set the path to where your steam library is located - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps


Say yes to the next pop-up. Scroll to The Evil Within and click it. This will download the preset, fiddle with the sliders if you want to increase the FOV, I usually just max them both.

Remember to run this software and click on The Evil Within preset BEFORE launching the game.

Launch the game and press INSERT to activate console. Type out the commands below and hit ENTER

• r_skipglare 1 - Disables the Post Processing effects.
  
• m_smooth 0 - Disables mouse acceleration.

(1 being on, and 0 being off)

r_skipglare 1 Massively improves performance but will change how the game looks. In my opinion it actually looks better in most scenes anyway, but ultimately it comes down to personal preference, it's entirely up to you. But if you are struggling for frames, use the r_skipglare 1 command.

Try both r_skipglare 1 and r_skipglare 0 and see what you prefer.

r_skipglare 0 (default)


r_skipglare 1


r_skipglare 0 (default)


r_skipglare 1