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Capcom Finalizes Resident Evil: Requiem as Single-Player Survival Horror

The 30th anniversary entry stars Grace Ashcroft in a claustrophobic Raccoon City tale following Capcom’s cancellation of co-op, open-world prototypes

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Overview

  • Resident Evil: Requiem will launch on February 27, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
  • Capcom scrapped online co-op and open-world experiments to restore the series’ classic single-player survival horror gameplay.
  • Grace Ashcroft, daughter of Raccoon City survivor Alyssa Ashcroft, leads the story after Leon S. Kennedy was deemed unsuited for horror’s fear-driven tone.
  • Developers pivoted from alternate protagonists and multiplayer builds based on fan feedback emphasizing tension, resource management and isolation.
  • The game revisits the original Raccoon City incident and Umbrella Corporation’s downfall to celebrate three decades of franchise lore.