Resident Evil 5
Third-person action horror built around a two-player co-op campaign
Capcom · Released Sep 15, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 68K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 721 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 645
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Feb 28, 2023
Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)
What is Resident Evil 5?
A third-person action game playable solo or in co-op. Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar fight aggressive creatures while investigating a biological agent that is transforming people in Africa.
For you if...
- +you want an action-focused campaign built for two-player co-op
- +you prefer shooting and melee combat over sustained horror
Not for you if...
- −you plan to play entirely solo with an AI partner
- −you dislike combat that makes you stop to shoot
- −you expect survival horror to take priority over action
What players say
87% of 68,010 reviews are positive · 85% of 721 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the two-player co-op campaign, with some also highlighting the gunplay and melee combos. Common complaints target the solo partner AI, clunky controls, repetitive or unclear boss fights, and later level design. Recent reviews also strongly object to the addition of Enigma Protector DRM, while some report launch or performance problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Resident Evil 5 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- Processor
- Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 9800 series or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better
- Memory
- 4GB or better
- Storage
- 15 GB free hard drive space
Recommended
- Processor
- Intel Core™ i5-3570 or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better
- Graphics
- 512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA(R) GeForce® GTX 650 or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better
- Memory
- 4GB or better
- Storage
- 15 GB free hard drive space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- The Enigma Protector
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
- 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian.
Tags
- Co-op
- Action
- Zombies
- Co-op Campaign
- Online Co-Op
- Horror
- Third-Person Shooter
- Multiplayer
- Adventure
- Local Co-Op
- Third Person
- Survival Horror
- Shooter
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
- Split Screen
Recent updates
- Feb 28, 2023 · Update to Resident Evil 5
- Jan 24, 2022 · For Windows🄬 7 operating systems (OS) users
- May 12, 2015 · Patch #1 Now Available
- May 12, 2015 · Patch #1 Now Available
1 DLC available.
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