Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Third-person action horror with infected villagers and inventory management
Capcom · Released Feb 27, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 98K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 659 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 473
- peak 24h 1,059
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Jan 24, 2022
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is Resident Evil 4 (2005)?
A single-player third-person action-horror game set in rural Europe. As agent Leon S. Kennedy, you shoot creatures and mind-controlled villagers, manage your inventory, and complete quick-time events while searching for the kidnapped U.S. president’s daughter.
For you if...
- +you like over-the-shoulder combat and careful inventory management
- +you enjoy horror mixed with exaggerated action set pieces
- +you value brisk pacing and replayable single-player campaigns
Not for you if...
- −you dislike quick-time events and older control schemes
- −you prefer slow horror over action-heavy shooting
- −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
What players say
94% of 98,435 reviews are positive · 96% of 659 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat loop, pacing, inventory management, and replay value. The most common complaints concern the PC port, including launch failures, stuttering, crashes, slowdowns, and awkward controls; several players recommend community fixes.
Screenshots and trailer
Resident Evil 4 (2005) system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® 10
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10
- Processor
- Intel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.7 Ghz or better, AMD Phenom™ II X4 3 Ghz or better
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 16+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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, Spanish - Spain, Italian.
Tags
- Inventory Management
- Survival Horror
- Action
- Zombies
- Horror
- Third-Person Shooter
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
- Classic
- Third Person
- Quick-Time Events
- Atmospheric
- Survival
- Shooter
- Gore
- Replay Value
Recent updates
- Jan 24, 2022 · For Windows🄬 XP, Windows Vista🄬 and Windows🄬 7 operating systems (OS) users
- Apr 24, 2014 · resident evil 4 Update Version 1.0.6 Now Available
- Apr 24, 2014 · resident evil 4 Update Version 1.0.6 Now Available
- Mar 17, 2014 · resident evil 4 Update Version 1.0.2 Now Available
- Mar 17, 2014 · resident evil 4 Update Version 1.0.2 Now Available
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