Resident Evil 6
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ActionAdventureZombiesCo-opThird-Person ShooterHorrorOnline Co-Op

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Game description

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Basic info

DeveloperCapcom
PublisherCapcom
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 21, 2013
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows®10
Processor: Intel® CoreTM2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD AthlonTM X2 2.8 Ghz or better
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better
Storage16 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

67.0/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (77%)

Metacritic: 69 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Loud, explosive and far from scary, this co-op entry splits players and lands at 67.0 across 422 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

127 reviews say it shines in co-op, praising runs with a friend or a helpful stranger, and some call the partner play the best part. Multiplayer ranks 204th of 642. 73 find it fun, a total blast of over the top action, and a few admit they enjoyed it more than its reputation suggested. 34 enjoy the story, with its several campaigns crossing paths, and some like the returning characters. Content Volume ranks 403rd of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay comes up in 54% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1335th of 1396. 88 reviews criticize the controls and combat feel, such as frequent quick time events, awkward camera shifts and a clumsy inventory, and some find keyboard play rough. 42 dislike the story, calling it a confusing mess that drifts from horror into action. 28 miss the tense atmosphere of the series, saying the world holds almost no fear. Story & World ranks 1037th of 1096, and Visuals & Sound ranks 1096th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“experienced player helped throughout entire run, stayed through deaths, made boss fight possible” · 127 reviews
“total blast, masterpiece, played until 3 AM” · 73 reviews
“gameplay and gunplay are really good and do interesting things” · 26 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.40 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “inventory management worse than ever, constantly frustrating” · 88 reviews
Positive “gameplay and gunplay are really good and do interesting things” · 26 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 6% · Strategy 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World -1.33 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Negative “game has 0% terror despite being Resident Evil” · 28 reviews
Positive “genuinely terrifying horror experience” · 8 reviews

Story 47% · Characters 23%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.79 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “tons of content with different campaigns and characters” · 23 reviews
Negative “story too short, wants more chapters” · 1 review

Variety 22% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.94 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “great visuals and incredible performance on Steam Deck” · 14 reviews
Negative “Capcom gave the fattest butt to Leon instead of female characters” · 6 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.74 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “experienced player helped throughout entire run, stayed through deaths, made boss fight possible” · 127 reviews
Negative “no friends to play through this amazing game with” · 9 reviews

Community 3% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.12 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “terrible falopeada, poorly designed” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.18 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “random crashes force restart entire sections, black screen on startup, scripted scene bug” · 10 reviews
Positive “game runs stably without bugs” · 1 review

Performance 3% · Developer support 2%

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

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