The Resident Evil Showcase has revealed in depth gameplay for the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, launching on twenty seventh February, 2026. Not solely that, however we have additionally obtained official affirmation that zombies are again. However they’re barely completely different this time…
The zombies right here are usually not fully senseless, however moderately retain a few of the attributes of their personalities once they have been alive. This implies you may see zombies trying to finish duties like cleansing the setting, albeit in a totally deranged method.
The showcase explains that cautious commentary of your enemies will mean you can both sneak round them or get the drop on them. When you’re taking part in as Leon, you’ll parry assaults with a hatchet and execute brutal ending strikes whereas additionally selecting up weapons dropped by the zombies. And sure, this features a chainsaw. Grace’s gameplay, in the meantime, is extra akin to basic survival horror, inserting emphasis on restricted ammo.
Crafting additionally makes a return, and you will truly must extract blood out of your fallen enemies to create specialised injectors. The outline for one in every of these says “Prevents corpses from mutating”, so it appears affordable to imagine that we’d see some enemies much like the Crimson Heads from the Resident Evil remake.
The showcase additionally revealed three default problem ranges for Requiem. Informal will add in auto-aiming to permit newcomers to ease into the expertise, whereas Customary is available in each Fashionable and Traditional varieties. The latter brings again the Ink Ribbon gadgets throughout Grace’s gameplay, which means your means to avoid wasting is finite. It is doubtless {that a} harder ‘Hardcore’ choice can be obtainable upon completion of the primary recreation, however this wasn’t talked about.
It was additionally reiterated which you can change between first and third-person views at any time throughout gameplay. In the meantime, a Requiem Professional Controller will launch for the Change 2 alongside the sport subsequent month, whereas amiibo may also arrive later within the yr.
