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Resident Evil

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Resident Evil is Capcom's survival-horror series about biological disasters, corporate coverups, and characters trying to escape places that have gone horribly wrong. The early games are tense puzzle boxes with limited resources, the middle era leans into over-the-shoulder action, and the modern games return to horror with newer camera styles. The series has a real story chronology that differs from release order, especially because Resident Evil Zero and the remakes sit around earlier events.

SINCE 1996 · 17 GAMES

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  1. 1990s

    Resident Evil

    1996 · PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC

    The survival-horror landmark: S.T.A.R.S. members explore the Spencer Mansion with fixed cameras, scarce ammo, and puzzle locks.

    For fansMainlineClassic survival horror

    5 releases & editions

  2. Resident Evil 2

    1998 · PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, GameCube, PC

    Leon and Claire's Raccoon City nightmare, expanding the mansion formula into a police station and two interlocking campaigns.

    Start hereMainlineClassic survival horror

    6 releases & editions

  3. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

    1999 · PlayStation, Dreamcast, GameCube, PC

    Jill Valentine's citywide escape from Raccoon City, stalked by the relentless Nemesis bioweapon.

    Start hereMainlineClassic survival horror

    5 releases & editions

  4. 2000s

    Resident Evil Code: Veronica

    2000 · Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

    Claire and Chris Redfield's post-Raccoon search, moving the Umbrella story to Rockfort Island and Antarctica.

    For fansMainlineClassic survival horror

    6 releases & editions

  5. Resident Evil

    2002 · GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC

    A full GameCube remake of the first game, expanding the mansion with new areas, Crimson Heads, and a definitive horror tone.

    Start hereMainlineRemakeClassic survival horrorModern remakes

    8 releases & editions

  6. Resident Evil Zero

    2002 · GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC

    A prequel starring Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen, set just before the Spencer Mansion incident on a doomed train.

    For fansMainlineClassic survival horror

    8 releases & editions

  7. Resident Evil 4

    2005 · GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC

    Leon Kennedy's village rescue mission, replacing fixed-camera survival horror with over-the-shoulder action.

    Start hereMainlineAction-horror

    9 releases & editions

  8. Resident Evil 5

    2009 · PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

    Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar's co-op bioterror mission, closing a long-running Wesker arc.

    For fansMainlineAction-horror

    6 releases & editions

  9. 2010s

    Resident Evil 6

    2012 · PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

    A sprawling multi-campaign action-horror sequel with Leon, Chris, Jake, and Ada crossing a global bioterror crisis.

    LaterMainlineAction-horror

    6 releases & editions

  10. Resident Evil: Revelations

    2012 · Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Switch, PC

    A shipboard Jill Valentine side story that bridges classic horror pacing and the action era.

    For fansSpin-offRevelations

    6 releases & editions

  11. Resident Evil: Revelations 2

    2015 · PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC

    An episodic side story pairing Claire and Moira with Barry and Natalia on an island prison experiment.

    For fansSpin-offRevelations

    6 releases & editions

  12. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

    2017 · PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

    Ethan Winters enters the Baker estate in a first-person reinvention that brings the series back toward horror.

    Start hereMainlineFirst-person horror

    6 releases & editions

  13. Resident Evil 2

    2019 · PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

    A modern remake of Leon and Claire's Raccoon City story, rebuilding the police station with over-the-shoulder survival horror.

    Start hereMainlineRemakeModern remakes

    6 releases & editions

  14. 2020s

    Resident Evil 3

    2020 · PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

    A modern remake of Jill's Nemesis chase through Raccoon City, emphasizing pace and action over the original's branching structure.

    Start hereMainlineRemakeModern remakes

    6 releases & editions

  15. Resident Evil Village

    2021 · PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC

    A direct sequel to Resident Evil 7 that sends Ethan to a European village of castles, factories, cults, and monsters.

    Start hereMainlineFirst-person horror

    6 releases & editions

  16. Resident Evil 4

    2023 · PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC

    A modern remake of Leon's village mission, preserving the action-horror structure while tightening combat and horror.

    Start hereMainlineRemakeModern remakesAction-horror

    4 releases & editions

  17. Resident Evil Requiem

    2026 · Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC

    A post-Village mainline sequel returning to Raccoon City's long aftermath with Grace Ashcroft and an older Leon Kennedy.

    LaterMainline

    4 releases & editions