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Resident Evil

by Capcom

Released November 27, 2014 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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About Resident Evil

Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD. Experience true terror in this genre-launching survival horror classic. The year is 1998. The Bravo Team of S.T.A.R.S., an elite special forces squad, has gone radio silent, and its Alpha Team has been dispatched to the forest on the outskirts of Raccoon City to investigate this mysterious disappearance. Attacked by bizarre and vicious dogs, alpha team members Chris and Jill manage to escape to a mysterious mansion in the middle of the forest. The horrors they encounter there are far greater than anyone might have foreseen...

On July 24, 1998, a series of bizarre murders occur on the outskirts of the Midwestern town of Raccoon City. The Raccoon City Police Department's Special Tactics And Rescue Service (STARS) are assigned to investigate. After contact with Bravo Team is lost, Alpha Team is sent to investigate their disappearance. Alpha Team locates Bravo Team's crashed helicopter and land at the site, where they are attacked by a pack of monstrous dogs, killing one of the team. After Alpha Team's helicopter pilot, Brad Vickers, panics and takes off alone, the remaining members (Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker and Barry Burton) seek refuge in an abandoned mansion, where they split up. The player character (Chris or Jill) finds several members of Bravo Team, including Kenneth J. Sullivan being eaten by a zombie; Richard Aiken, who is either killed by a giant venomous snake or eaten by a shark; Forest Speyer, who is found dead and revived as a zombie; and Bravo Team leader Enrico Marini, who reveals that one of Alpha Team's members is a traitor before being killed by an unseen shooter. Bravo Team survivor Rebecca Chambers joins Chris. The player character learns that a series of illegal experiments were undertaken by a clandestine research team under the authority of a biomedical company Umbrella Corporation. The creatures roaming the mansion and its surrounding areas are the results of these experiments, which have exposed the mansion's personnel and animals to a highly contagious and mutagenic biological agent known as the T-virus. The player character discovers a secret underground laboratory containing Umbrella's experiments. There, they find Jill or Chris in a cell and encounter Wesker programming a Tyrant, a humanoid bioweapon. Wesker reveals that he is a double agent working for Umbrella, and plans to use the Tyrant to kill the STARS members. In the ensuing confrontation, Wesker is apparently killed and the player character defeats the Tyrant. After activating the lab's self-destruct system, the player character reaches the heliport and contacts Brad for extraction. The ending changes depending on the player's actions at key points: in the best ending, the surviving team members escape by helicopter after defeating the Tyrant again; in the worst ending, the mansion remains intact and the player character is the sole survivor.

Release dates by platform

PlayStation 3JPNovember 27, 2014 · Out now
Xbox 360JPNovember 27, 2014 · Out now
PlayStation 4JPNovember 27, 2014 · Out now
Xbox OneJPNovember 27, 2014 · Out now
PCJanuary 19, 2015 · Out now
PlayStation 3NAJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
Xbox 360NAJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
PlayStation 3EUJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
Xbox 360EUJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
PlayStation 4NAJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
PlayStation 4EUJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
Xbox OneNAJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
Xbox OneEUJanuary 20, 2015 · Out now
Nintendo SwitchMay 21, 2019 · Out now

Reviews & players

Critic score8216 reviews
Steam reviewsVery Positive92% of 37K positive
Player score85481 ratings on IGDB
Playing now595on Steam at last update

PC system requirements

Official specs from Steam

Full specs

Minimum

OSWindows®10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 GHz, or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or better Monitor Resolution: 1024×768 or higher
DirectXVersion 9.0c
NetworkBroadband Internet connection

Recommended

OSWindows®10 / Windows®11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.7 GHz, AMD Phenom™ II X4 3.0 GHz or better / 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz (16 CPUs), ~2.5GHz,AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor (16 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560, ATI Radeon HD 6950, or betterMonitor Resolution: 1280×720 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER,AMD Radeon RX 6800
DirectXVersion 12
NetworkBroadband Internet connection

Resident Evil FAQ

When did Resident Evil come out?

Resident Evil was released on November 27, 2014 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Resident Evil on PlayStation 5?

No. Resident Evil has not been announced for PlayStation 5. It is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Resident Evil on Xbox Series X|S?

No. Resident Evil has not been announced for Xbox Series X|S. It is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Is Resident Evil on Nintendo Switch 2?

No. Resident Evil has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Who is making Resident Evil?

Resident Evil is developed by Capcom.

Is Resident Evil multiplayer?

No. Resident Evil is single player only.

How much does Resident Evil cost?

Resident Evil costs $19.99 on Steam. Prices checked October 9, 2026.

Is Resident Evil good?

Steam players rate it "Very Positive" — 92% of 36,927 reviews are positive. Critics average 82/100.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Resident Evil?

The minimum GPU is NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, ATI Radeon HD 6790, or better Monitor Resolution: 1024×768 or higher. See the full minimum and recommended specs on our Resident Evil system requirements page.

Resident Evil series

46 games in release order

Full timeline
  1. Resident Evil1996
  2. Resident Evil 21998
  3. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis1999
  4. Resident Evil Survivor2000
  5. Resident Evil Code: Veronica2000
  6. Biohazard 02000
  7. Resident Evil Gaiden2001
  8. Resident Evil2002
  9. Resident Evil Zero2002
  10. Resident Evil: Dead Aim2003
  11. Resident Evil: The Missions2003
  12. Resident Evil Outbreak2003
  13. Resident Evil 42005
  14. Chainsaw Maniac2005
  15. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles2007
  16. Resident Evil: Degeneration2008
  17. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles2009
  18. Resident Evil 52009
  19. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D2011
  20. Resident Evil 42011
  21. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD2011
  22. Resident Evil: Revelations2012
  23. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City2012
  24. Resident Evil 62012
  25. Resident Evil: Revelations2013
  26. Resident Evil2014
  27. Resident Evil: Revelations 22015
  28. Resident Evil 02016
  29. Resident Evil 6 Remastered2016
  30. Umbrella Corps2016
  31. Resident Evil 5 Remastered2016
  32. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard2017
  33. Resident Evil 22019
  34. Resident Evil 32020
  35. Resident Evil Resistance2020
  36. Resident Evil Village2021
  37. Resident Evil 4 VR2021
  38. Resident Evil Re:Verse2022
  39. Resident Evil 42023
  40. Resident Evil2024
  41. Resident Evil 22024
  42. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis2024
  43. Resident Evil: Survival Unit2025
  44. Resident Evil Requiem2026
  45. Resident Evil Veronica2027
  46. Resident Evil 2: ArcadeTBA

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