- Resident Evil Requiem has formally been introduced
- The ninth entry launches on February 27, 2026, for PC and console
- Requiem‘s protagonist is FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, who might be associated to Resident Evil Outbreak‘s Alyssa Ashcroft
It’s official, Resident Evil Requiem is about to launch on February 27, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Collection X, Xbox Collection S, and PC.
The subsequent Resident Evil sport was the ultimate announcement of Summer time Recreation Fest 2025 and was unveiled with a chilling cinematic trailer displaying off the sport’s protagonist, FBI technical analyst Grace Ashcroft, and a nuked Racoon Metropolis.
Capcom is asking the ninth entry “a new era of survival horror,” and host Geoff Keighly describes it as a “bold shift for the franchise both in tone and gameplay,” and that gamers ought to count on “high-stakes cinematic action”.
“Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Resident Evil Requiem is the ninth title in the mainline Resident Evil series,” the blurb reads. “Put together to flee loss of life in a heart-stopping expertise that may chill you to your core.
“A new era of survival horror begins in 2026. Technological advancements combined with the development team’s depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before.”
Bizarrely, Jun Takeuchi, Resident Evil govt producer, made a short look earlier within the broadcast to tease the sport, however said that Capcom wasn’t able to reveal it.
From the trailer, it appears that evidently Resident Evil Requiem will comply with Grace as she investigates a serial killer who has a connection to her deceased mom.
It’s unclear if former Resident Evil characters, like Leon and Jill, will make an look, however it seems that Grace Ashcroft is expounded to Alyssa Ashcroft from Resident Evil Outbreak and Outbreak File #2.
