Action · January 24, 2019

Resident Evil 2 (2019)

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The genre-defining masterpiece Resident Evil 2 returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. Using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-pounding immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game. In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive? A spine-chilling reimagining of a horror classic - Based on the original release in 1998, the new game has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. A whole new perspective – New over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme creates a more modern take on the survival horror experience and offers players a trip down memory lane with the original gameplay modes from the 1998 release. Terrifyingly realistic visuals – Built on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 delivers breathtakingly photorealistic visuals whilst stunning lighting creates an up-close, intense and atmospheric experience as players roam the corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD). Face the grotesque hordes – Zombies are brought to life with a horrifyingly realistic wet gore effect as they react in real time taking instant visible damage, making every bullet count. Iconic series defining gameplay – Engage in frenzied combat with enemies, explore dark menacing corridors, solve puzzles to access areas and collect and use items discovered around the environment in a terrifying constant fight for survival. See favorite characters in a whole new light - Join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy on his first day in the job and college student Claire Redfield, who is searching for her brother amidst a terrifying zombie epidemic. Step into the rookie shoes of both heroes - Enjoy separately playable campaigns for both Leon and Claire, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspective.

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume172.9k Steam reviewsTop 4% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Metacritic89/100Genre average 77 — top 6% of Action titles
Concurrent peak1.1k playersTop 10% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours21 h averageTop 23% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Zombies · 1.3k
  • Survival Horror · 1.1k
  • Horror · 1.1k
  • Singleplayer · 814
  • Remake · 798
  • Third Person · 760
  • Gore · 701
  • Action · 643
  • Puzzle · 566
  • Atmospheric · 548
  • Story Rich · 508
  • Violent · 508
  • Multiplayer · 482
  • Survival · 466
  • Classic · 451

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Japanese volume_up
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Latin America

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 172.9k reviews

167.7k positive · 5.2k negative

Metacritic

89/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.7/10

Curator recommendations

127.3k

Peak concurrent players

1.1k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • HDR available
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Absolutely worth it with new gameplay chops, a solid amount of story, a lot of Easter Eggs, and just an incredible amount of content.” (video review) – ACG (Angry Centaur Gaming)

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

21h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

13h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

44

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 24, 2019
DeveloperCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Base price$9.99 -75%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons13 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Resident Evil 2