Anson Mount and Jennifer Carpenter did not reprise their roles as Sebastian Castellanos and Juli Kidman, respectively. Bethesda, The Evil Within 2's publisher, refused to officially state the reason for the recastings.
Tango Gameworks developed their own in-house engine for The Evil Within 2, suitably titled the "STEM Engine."
Was released on Friday the 13th in the United States.
John Johanas, the game's director, is not new to the franchise. He was the director for the first Evil Within's expansions 'The Assignment' and 'The Consequence.'
The menu noise when selecting a save slot is reminiscent of Silent Hill menu noises.