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Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Overall, I cannot really give tips for chapter 9 because it is random each time you play it. Sometimes enemies spawn in one place, next time they don't. I encourage you to save often - keep in mind that messing up the brain puzzles will kill you. However, after each successful puzzle you get an autosave. Not a very difficult chapter to beat on Akumu.
0:00 Chapter 9: The Cruelest Intentions
4:16 Entering the Mansion
5:05 Puzzle I
9:43 Puzzle II
11:48 Death/Respawn
14:48 Puzzle III
17:48 Escaping Ruvik
18:22 Death/Respawn
21:50 Burning Barn
24:15 Death/Respawn
Overall, I cannot really give tips for chapter 9 because it is random each time you play it. Sometimes enemies spawn in one place, next time they don't. I encourage you to save often - keep in mind that messing up the brain puzzles will kill you. However, after each successful puzzle you get an autosave. Not a very difficult chapter to beat on Akumu.
0:00 Chapter 9: The Cruelest Intentions
4:16 Entering the Mansion
5:05 Puzzle I
9:43 Puzzle II
11:48 Death/Respawn
14:48 Puzzle III
17:48 Escaping Ruvik
18:22 Death/Respawn
21:50 Burning Barn
24:15 Death/Respawn
![The Evil Within | 悪夢 - AKUMU - Difficulty - Chapter 9 | No Upgrades / No Keys [No Commentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OXtAsr2fRZY/mqdefault.jpg "The Evil Within | 悪夢 - AKUMU - Difficulty - Chapter 9 | No Upgrades / No Keys [No Commentary]
Overall, I cannot really give tips for chapter 9 because it is random each time you play it. Sometimes enemies spawn in one place, next time they dont. I encourage you to save often - keep in mind that messing up the brain puzzles will kill you. However, after each successful puzzle you get an autosave. Not a very difficult chapter to beat on Akumu.
0:00 Chapter 9: The Cruelest Intentions
4:16 Entering the Mansion
5:05 Puzzle I
9:43 Puzzle II
11:48 Death/Respawn
14:48 Puzzle III
17:48 Escaping Ruvik
18:22 Death/Respawn
21:50 Burning Barn
24:15 Death/Respawn")
![The Evil Within | 悪夢 - AKUMU - Difficulty - Chapter 6 | No Upgrades / No Keys [No Commentary]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Oww1-PTnVkk/mqdefault.jpg "The Evil Within | 悪夢 - AKUMU - Difficulty - Chapter 6 | No Upgrades / No Keys [No Commentary]
Chapter 6 is infamous for its difficulty on Akumu. I have to agree that certain sections are tough.
Cabin Fight Strat:
- Kill the first two Haunted by shooting a barrel
- Prepare a harpoon bolt. Try to shoot one enemy in the second wave out of the area. Dont kill it. When performed successfully, this shouldnt spawn another wave and you just have to run away from two Haunted
- When coming to the lower level, pick up the bolts
- Kick the oil barrel to Josephs side and shoot it to kill all three Haunted that spawn in the first wave. If you dont hit them all in the explosion, you can make them run into the fire and die
- This next wave is important: There will always be 1 big guy, 1 woman and 2 men. Do NOT kill any of the men because one of them triggers the next wave. You can kill the big guy and the woman. If done successfully, the rest of the fight is easy
A lot of people seem to also struggle in the next section where Haunted in cages shoot harpoons in an area riddled with enemies. I found this part to be fairly easy with this strat.
Cage Strat:
- When you get the sniper, go right and close to the wall (to your right, same wall as the door you came from). From there, you can snipe one Haunted over a wooden bridge (you will only see a part of his head - he will drop an axe)
- Then, start running through from the right, you will get a checkpoint. The rightmost cage I shot with a harpoon bolt
- Drop down and wait for the arrows in the middle to stop shooting, go far back so you can snipe that guy
- After that, run up the stairs. Almost at the top, use your pistol to shoot the Haunted in the cage
- Instantly sprint up the stairs towards the big bridge (where Joseph can fall) and use your sniper to shoot the last cage
- From there, continue running over the bridge to the other side where you shot the first Haunted and collect his axe (there is also some bolt ammo)
- Drop down and rush towards the Sadist and get a new checkpoint
I was just winging the bridge section because I didnt want to waste any ammo - died multiple times with this scetchy strat.
Neun & Zehn Strat:
- You will need two explosive bolts, two grenades and two shotgun shells
- If you are lucky you can hit both with the bolts and grenades
- When they go down you can finish them off with one shotgun shell each
- After the fight you can pick up more shotgun ammo and two explosive bolts - even some sniper ammo
0:00 Chapter 6: Losing Grip on Ourselves
5:14 Cabin Fight
6:46 DEATHS
11:51 Successful Cabin Fight
16:37 Cage Section
18:02 The Sadist (4th Encounter)
18:31 Death/Respawn
19:29 Collecting Resources
24:45 The Bridge
29:41 The Marketplace
32:03 The Graveyard
38:10 Neun & Zehn
40:30 Underground
42:08 Puzzle
45:45 Sentinel")
