Action · May 6, 2021

Resident Evil Village (2021)

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Resident Evil Village Gold Edition Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. The Gold Edition includes: - Resident Evil: Village game - Winters' Expansion additional content - Trauma Pack DLC Note: The Village of Shadows unlock included in the Trauma Pack allows access to content which is otherwise unlockable through gameplay progress. Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 biohazard, the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again. FEATURES • First-Person Action – Players will assume the role of Ethan Winters and experience every up-close battle and terrifying pursuit through a first-person perspective. • Familiar Faces and New Foes – Chris Redfield has typically been a hero in the Resident Evil series, but his appearance in Resident Evil Village seemingly shrouds him in sinister motives. A host of new adversaries inhabiting the enigmatic village will relentlessly hunt Ethan and hinder his every move as he attempts to make sense of the new nightmare he finds himself in. • A Living, Breathing Village – More than just a mysterious backdrop for the horrifying events that unfold in the game, the village is a character in its own right with mysteries for Ethan to uncover and terrors to escape from. About the Game Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village . Set a few years after the horrifying events in the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 biohazard , the all-new storyline begins with Ethan Winters and his wife Mia living peacefully in a new location, free from their past nightmares. Just as they are building their new life together, tragedy befalls them once again. First-Person Action – Players will assume the role of Ethan Winters and experience every up-close battle and terrifying pursuit through a first-person perspective. Familiar Faces and New Foes – Chris Redfield has typically been a hero in the Resident Evil series, but his appearance in Resident Evil Village seemingly shrouds him in sinister motives. A host of new adversaries inhabiting the village will relentlessly hunt Ethan and hinder his every move as he attempts to make sense of the new nightmare he finds himself in.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume119.4k Steam reviewsTop 6% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles
Concurrent peak1.3k playersTop 9% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours20 h averageTop 24% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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

Full audio (10)

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

Peer Action titles

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

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Survival Horror · 628
  • Horror · 590
  • First-Person · 550
  • Singleplayer · 530
  • Action · 463
  • Sexual Content · 463
  • Zombies · 442
  • Gore · 415
  • Story Rich · 392
  • FPS · 358
  • Atmospheric · 353
  • Violent · 334
  • Dark · 290
  • Survival · 283
  • Psychological Horror · 275

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 119.4k reviews

114.6k positive · 4.8k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

91.2k

Peak concurrent players

1.3k

Press Quotes

“Village doesn't pull any punches when it comes to horror” 9.25 / 10 – Game Informer “Resident Evil Village is at once terrifying, exhilarating, hilarious, and beautiful.” 4.5 / 5 – We Got This Covered “Each section is fun, intense, and, naturally, frightening in its own way” 9 / 10 – GameSpot

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

20h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

15h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

5h

Current engagement

Achievements

56

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • HDR available
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 6, 2021
DeveloperCAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Base price$9.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Content Notes

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

Editions & Packages

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