Capcom shared snippets of Resident Evil Requiem gameplay at its Capcom Highlight livestream on Thursday, shedding gentle on the survival horror title’s first and third-person views. The developer talked concerning the sport’s idea, characters, and setting throughout the livestream. Resident Evil Requiem was revealed at Summer season Recreation Fest earlier this month and is about to launch in 2026.
Resident Evil 9 New Gameplay Revealed
In a five-minute ‘Creator’s Message’ overview throughout the Capcom Highlight livestream, Resident Evil 9 director Koshi Nakanishi defined that the core idea for the sport was “addictive worry”. The livestream confirmed off first-person gameplay, with the sport’s protagonist Grace Ashcroft, a lighter in hand, strolling by way of darkish corridors. We additionally see her exploring a manor in first-person with a handgun geared up.
Nakanishi additionally defined the choice to go together with a brand new protagonist and mentioned the group had considered bringing again Resident Evil icon Leon S. Kennedy, final seen in Resident Evil 6.
“We at all times thought of making Leon the protagonist, however making a horror sport primarily based round him is tough,” Nakanishi mentioned. “He would not bounce at one thing like a bucket falling. Nobody needs to see Leon scared by each little factor. So he is really fairly a nasty match for horror.”
Resident Evil: Requiem will even permit gamers to change between first and third-person views. Producer Masato Kumazawa mentioned the first-person digicam brings “tense, life like” gameplay, whereas the third-person perspective favours a extra action-oriented method.
“Our evaluation of latest gameplay traits within the sequence revealed that many gamers have a tendency to have interaction with both first-person or third-person titles solely,” Kumazawa mentioned in an interview printed on the PlayStation Weblog after the livestream. “With that in thoughts, we have included each views in RE9, pushed by the will for all Resident Evil followers to benefit from the newest installment.”
Resident Evil 9 will characteristic FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft because the protagonist, who returns to Racoon Metropolis to research a sequence of mysterious deaths. The horror title is about for launch throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on February 27, 2026. It’s at present accessible to wishlist on PlayStation Retailer and Steam.