Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry, the studio is poised to deliver a haunting new chapter. Revealed at Summer Game Fest 2025 and further detailed during the recent Capcom Spotlight, this title, set for release on February 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, promises a return to the franchise’s roots in Raccoon City.
Meet Grace Ashcroft, the new face of fear. She’s an FBI analyst and daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak’s Alyssa Ashcroft, but don’t expect a grizzled hero like Leon or Chris. Grace is quiet, jumpy, and way out of her depth when it comes to zombies and bio-organic nightmares. “We wanted a character who feels the horror just like you do,” director Koshi Nakanishi said at the Spotlight. “She grows braver as the story unfolds, but she’s also got FBI training—sharp with a gun and cool-headed when it counts.”
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Gameplay clips show Grace inching through shadowy hallways, her lighter casting a flickering glow that amps up the dread. Capcom’s throwing in a clever twist, too: you can switch between first- and third-person views to suit your style. “We saw fans split between loving first-person or third-person games,” producer Masachika Kawata shared in a PlayStation Blog chat. “So we built Requiem to let everyone dive in their own way.”
Set in the ruins of Raccoon City, Requiem feels like a tribute to the series’ origins, tied to Umbrella’s T-Virus chaos. “This game is a eulogy to those who came before,” Nakanishi said, and you can feel the weight of that history in the shattered streets. The developers almost took a wild swing with an open-world, online version, but they pulled back. “We played with big ideas like an online or open-world Resident Evil,” Kawata admitted. “But fans want that classic, focused horror, so we doubled down on a single-player, offline experience.”
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Fans are buzzing about old favorites, especially after spotting Leon’s truck outside the Raccoon City Police Department in the trailer. But Capcom’s clear: Leon’s not the star this time. “He’s too tough to flinch at a falling bucket. A horror game with him as the lead wouldn’t quite work,” said Nakanishi.
