Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

First-person survival horror inside a hostile rural American house

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Jan 23, 2017

Action Adventure

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 127K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 1,012 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,181; peak 24h 1,398
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 months ago; May 11, 2026

Free demo available, 8 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard?

A single-player, first-person survival horror game set in modern rural America. As Ethan, you explore the Baker house and later areas, search rooms, solve puzzles, and evade or fight enemies while confronting the Baker family.

For you if...

+you enjoy methodical exploration and puzzle-based progress
+you want horror that eventually gives way to more action
+you prefer a focused single-player campaign

Not for you if...

−you dislike gore, jump scares, or first-person games
−you want multiplayer or cooperative play
−you get frustrated by scripted stealth sequences

What players say

95% of 127,191 reviews are positive · 93% of 1,012 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the tense atmosphere, the Baker house, and the opening hours. The main complaint is that the later sections lose momentum, with more action and limited enemy variety.

Screenshots and trailer

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 24 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/30FPS. May require reduction in Texture Quality settings or turning Texture streaming to OFF due to high VRAM requirements. *Internet connection required for game activation.

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) / Windows 11 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 3GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 24 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/60FPS. *Internet connection required for game activation.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 58
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR
Age rating: 17+

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
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. Text only: Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Thai, Spanish - Latin America.