Resident Evil Requiem Is Out NOW: RE9 Launches Today With Critical Acclaim
Resident Evil Requiem is officially available. Requiem was released for Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 today, February 27, 2026, to critical acclaim. The ninth mainline Resident Evil game — directed by Koshi Nakanishi of Resident Evil 7 fame — is already being celebrated as one of the best entries in the franchise's 30-year history.
Resident Evil Requiem Release Date, Platforms, and Preload
Resident Evil Requiem launched globally on February 27, 2026 on PS5, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2. Preload has been live on all three platforms, and Steam users were able to unlock the game as early as 9:00 PM PT on February 26 ET. Porsche partnered with Capcom to place the Cayenne Turbo GT inside the game as Leon S. Kennedy's trusted companion vehicle — one of the more eyebrow-raising brand integrations in recent gaming history.
Who Are Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy?
Resident Evil Requiem is a single-player survival horror game in which the player controls FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft and DSO agent Leon S. Kennedy. Gameplay alternates between Grace and Leon. Grace's missions continue the survival horror gameplay of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village as she evades monsters inside a hotel. Leon's missions are more action-oriented, similar to Resident Evil 4, as he battles zombies. Both characters can be played from either a first-person or a third-person perspective.
Nick Apostolides reprises the role of Leon S. Kennedy in English after doing so for the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 remakes. On February 19, Angela Sant'Albano was revealed as the English voice and motion capture actor for Grace Ashcroft, with Polish model Julia Pratt serving as Grace's face model.
Resident Evil Requiem Reviews: Critical Acclaim Across the Board
Resident Evil Requiem received "generally favorable" reviews for the PlayStation 5 version and "universal acclaim" for the Windows, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch 2 versions, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Reviewers considered Requiem to be a worthy celebration of the franchise's 30th anniversary.
The game was first announced at Summer Game Fest on June 6, 2025, with a release date of February 27, 2026. The trailer was the show's concluding reveal and featured the devastated Raccoon City, including the police station from Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. Requiem was added to over one million wishlists across all platforms upon reveal, reaching five million wishlists just three weeks before today's launch.
Resident Evil Requiem True Ending, Spoiler Warning, and Unsolved Puzzle
On February 20, a week before release, Capcom issued a statement imploring people not to spread spoilers online and confirmed it would issue takedown notices on leaked footage. Developer Hideki Kamiya, who worked on previous Resident Evil games, wrote that those posting leaks and spoilers were engaging in "a detestable act that destroys everyone's happiness."
Kotaku has published a guide explaining how to unlock the true ending — which involves a key decision point called the Elpis Decision — while warning players that the standard ending and the true ending deliver dramatically different conclusions to Grace and Leon's story. A mysterious unsolved puzzle has also surfaced online within hours of launch, already drawing intense community discussion across Reddit and Discord.
How Long Does Resident Evil Requiem Take to Beat?
Resident Evil Requiem is the first Resident Evil game developed exclusively for ninth-generation consoles, built with ray tracing in mind and featuring full path-traced lighting on PC — including ray-traced global illumination, reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion. It was conceived as an open-world experience. Based on early completion reports from players who accessed physical copies early, a standard playthrough runs approximately 15 to 20 hours — longer than Resident Evil 7 but comparable to Resident Evil Village with its DLC integrated. A full completionist run targeting all collectibles and alternate endings is expected to push well past 30 hours.
