Resident Evil Village
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ActionSurvival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerSexual Content

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,216

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,094

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Game description

Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

Basic info

DeveloperCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PublisherCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMay 6, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200 ／ Intel Core i5-7500
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560 with 4GB VRAM ／ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 415 reviews from the past 1 year

90.1/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Incredible plot twists and unforgettable characters make Resident Evil Village a masterpiece for many players; it scores 90.1.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 290th of 1096 and comes up in 84% of analyzed reviews. 70 reviews praise the storyline, the most upvoted pointing to mind blowing twists, and 60 praise the visuals. 57 say they enjoyed it, the most upvoted calling it a masterpiece. Visuals & Sound ranks 84th of 1249. Players describe a moving arc for Ethan as a husband and father, and some say every area feels different. Content Volume ranks 256th of 1351 and Tech & Support 223rd of 1399. It sits top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👎 Where it falls short

27 reviews are let down by the bosses, the most upvoted saying they become boring after the middle of the game, and others find scripted boss fights repetitive. 17 raise points about the world and its places, the most upvoted calling one house section extremely terrifying, which others loved. 16 dislike one of the characters, and a few found the opening dialogue overly theatrical.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“stunning visuals and industry-leading RE Engine technology” · 60 reviews
“masterpiece with unforgettable characters and fluid gameplay” · 57 reviews
“Benevento house section extremely terrifying” · 17 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.00 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “gunplay is satisfying and enjoyable, good variety of enemies and combat situations” · 11 reviews
Negative “scripted boss fights feel repetitive and uninteractive” · 13 reviews

Progression 7% · Difficulty 20% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 6% · Strategy 4%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 84% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.70 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Negative “Benevento house section extremely terrifying” · 17 reviews

Story 63% · Characters 49%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety +2.08 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Positive “every area felt different, never got repetitive” · 12 reviews
Negative “third area onwards becomes repetitive, fourth factory feels disconnected” · 11 reviews

Volume 13% · Replayability 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.29 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “stunning visuals and industry-leading RE Engine technology” · 60 reviews
Negative “scene design is the worst, reused assets not comparable to other RE games” · 1 review

Audio 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “predatory pricing strategy and launch price tactics” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.16 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “excellent optimization and graphics quality” · 2 reviews
Negative “camera movement and turning are poorly implemented, causing motion sickness worse than older RE games” · 2 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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