It’s official: Resident Evil 9 is happening, and we just got our first true glimpse of it at Summer Game Fest 2025.
Resident Evil Requiem is a single-player survival horror game launching February 27, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.
Through city vistas that might allude to open-world game design, the teaser seems to indicate that Raccoon City has been destroyed, having been nuked at the end of Resident Evil 3.
The ruins of the Raccoon City Police Department are briefly shown.
The FBI technical analyst Grace Ashcroft, who is looking into a string of odd fatalities, might be a brand-new playable character.
She is forced to confront her history as she returns to the location of her mother’s murder.
A unknown stranger then says, “I know now that you’re the one that I’ve been searching for… special one,” as we see Grace strapped to a stretcher. selected one. Is he referring to Grace?
Is Grace the only character that can be played? Are Leon and other well-known Resident Evil characters playable in the game?
On stage at SGF host Geoff Keighley added Resident Evil Requiem said
“bold shift for the franchise both in tone and gameplay”
Expect “high stakes cinematic action” on top of survival horror.
We have known a latest Resident Evil game was coming for year now with Capcom having teaseed the upcoming game during its summer stream last july and then teased it yet start past month while celebrating 10 million players of Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Capcom website does not have any good answers but does hint “technological advancements” and story with rich characters and gameplay that more immersive than ever before”
Here is the official statement
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Resident Evil Requiem is the ninth title in mainlien Resident Evil series.
Prepare to escape death in a heart stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
A new era of survival horror starts in 2026.
Technological advancements combined with the development team depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that more immersive than ever before.
