Resident Evil 2
A port of Resident Evil 2, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters. Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident…
Resident Evil 2 is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 19 August 2025 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
What Resident Evil 2 is
Resident Evil 2 is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is set on September 29, 1998. Zombies have infested Raccoon City. A biological weapon known as the T-Virus was released into the sewer system. Rats then spread the virus to the city's population. Two people make their way to Raccoon City: Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie police officer on his first day on the job, and Claire Redfield, a college student looking for her brother. Leon and Claire quickly find themselves fighting for their lives against hordes of creatures in their search for survival.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Resident Evil series
Resident Evil 2 is the 182nd of 190 entries we hold in the Resident Evil series. It arrived 10 months after Resident Evil Remake Trilogy. The next entry was Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in 2025.
What it launched against
Resident Evil 2 launched on 19 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
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