Shinji Mikami
"The Evil Within" began development in late 2010 under the codename "Project Zwei". "Resident Evil" creator Shinji Mikami served as the game's director, with development taking place at his studio Tango Gameworks. The studio was bought by ZeniMax Media in 2010, shortly after development began. Mikami said that he wanted to make a survival horror game as he believed that contemporary horror games relied more on action than survival.