Resident Evil 4

Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Mar 23, 2023

Action Adventure

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 278K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 3,555 in 30 days
Playing now: 8,331; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Sep 15, 2023

Free demo available, 26 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)

What is Resident Evil 4?

A single-player third-person survival horror shooter set in a secluded European village. As agent Leon S. Kennedy, you fight hostile locals and monsters while searching for the president's kidnapped daughter.

For you if...

+you want survival horror mixed with fast action
+you enjoy parries, evasions, and replayable combat
+you prefer a dark, story-led single-player game

Not for you if...

−you dislike gore, horror, and dark settings
−you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign

What players say

97% of 278,216 reviews are positive · 97% of 3,555 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the updated combat, especially parrying and evasion, along with the tense village atmosphere and replay value. Many February complaints focused on newly added DRM that players said caused stuttering and lower performance; later reviews report that it was removed and performance improved.

Screenshots and trailer

Resident Evil 4 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i5-7500
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance (when set to Prioritize Performance): 1080p/45fps. ・Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. ・AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 required to support ray tracing.

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)/Windows 11 (64 bit)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i7 8700
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Memory: 16 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps ・Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. ・AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 required to support ray tracing.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 46
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Arabic, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Polish.