Resident Evil 2

Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Jan 24, 2019

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Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 223K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 1,822 in 30 days
Playing now: 2,679; peak 24h 3,402
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Sep 15, 2023

Free demo available, 20 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Resident Evil 2?

A third-person survival horror remake set during a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. As Leon Kennedy or Claire Redfield, you explore the police department and other locations, fight or evade enemies, manage supplies, and solve puzzles in separate campaigns.

For you if...

+you enjoy tense exploration, resource conservation, and puzzle solving
+you want separate campaigns from two character perspectives
+you like being stalked through interconnected corridors

Not for you if...

−you dislike revisiting puzzle-heavy, maze-like areas
−you expect ordinary zombies to die quickly
−you want two campaigns with substantially different routes

What players say

97% of 223,447 reviews are positive · 96% of 1,822 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the tense atmosphere, police-station exploration, puzzles, and pressure created by Mr. X. Common complaints focus on repeated backtracking, zombies that absorb too much ammunition, and Leon and Claire's scenarios sharing too many locations, puzzles, and encounters.

Screenshots and trailer

Resident Evil 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 26 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/30 FPS. If you have don't have enough graphics memory to run the game at your selected texture quality, you must go to Options > Graphics and lower the texture quality or shadow quality, or decrease the resolution. An internet connection is required for product activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)

OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 26 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/60 FPS. An internet connection is required for product activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 44
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, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. Text only: Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Thai, Spanish - Latin America.