List of Resident Evil media

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Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan) is a Japanese multimedia horror franchise owned by the video game company Capcom. The franchise was created in 1996 with Resident Evil, a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation console. The game's critical and commercial success drove Capcom to continue developing the series. Due to Resident Evil's extended success, Capcom licensed more media based on the franchise including live action and animated films, novels, and comics.

Video games

Main series

Original

Title Details
Resident Evil

Original release dates:[1]
  • JP: March 22, 1996
  • NA: March 30, 1996
  • PAL: August 1, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 - PlayStation
1996 - Microsoft Windows
1997 - PlayStation (Director's Cut)
1997 - Sega Saturn
1998 - PlayStation (Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver.)
2006 - Nintendo DS (Resident Evil: Deadly Silence)
2008 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita (Director's Cut)
Notes:
  • The Director's Cut and Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. feature additional game modes. The latter also supports the PlayStation Dual Shock controller analog sticks
  • Deadly Silence features several new gameplay modes
Resident Evil 2

Original release dates:[2]
  • NA: January 21, 1998
  • JP: January 29, 1998
  • PAL: April 29, 1998
 Release years by system:
1998 - PlayStation
1998 - PlayStation (Dual Shock ver.)
1998 - Game.com
1998 - Microsoft Windows
1999 - Nintendo 64
1999 - Dreamcast
2003 - GameCube
2009 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita (Dual Shock Ver.)
Notes:
  • The Dual Shock Ver. supports the PlayStation Dual Shock controller analog sticks
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Original release dates:[3]
  • JP: September 22, 1999
  • NA: November 11, 1999
  • EU: February 21, 2000
 Release years by system:
1999 - PlayStation
2000 - Microsoft Windows
2000 - Dreamcast
2003 - GameCube
2009 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita


Resident Evil – Code: Veronica

Original release dates:[4]
  • JP: February 3, 2000
  • NA: February 29, 2000
  • EU: May 26, 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 - Dreamcast
2001 - PlayStation 2
2003 - GameCube
2011 - PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
2017 - PlayStation 4
Notes:
  • All versions after the first Dreamcast release are titled Code: Veronica X and include additional cutscenes
  • PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases are remastered in high definition
  • PlayStation 4 release is an emulated version of the PlayStation 2 release, and is not in high definition
Resident Evil Zero

Original release dates:[5]
  • NA: November 12, 2002
  • JP: November 21, 2002
  • AU: February 28, 2003
  • EU: March 7, 2003

 Release years by system:
2002 - GameCube
2008 - Nintendo Wii
2016 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, & Microsoft Windows
2019 - Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • A prequel to the Resident Evil remake
  • Titled Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero on the Wii
  • 2016 and Nintendo Switch releases are remastered in high definition under the title Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster
Resident Evil 4

Original release dates:[6]
  • NA: January 11, 2005
  • JP: January 27, 2005
  • PAL: March 18, 2005
 Release years by system:
2005 - GameCube
2005 - PlayStation 2
2007 - Microsoft Windows
2007 - Nintendo Wii
2008 - Zeebo
2009 - iOS
2011 - PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
2013 - Android
2014 - Microsoft Windows (Ultimate HD Edition)
2015 - Wii U (Wii Edition)
2016 - PlayStation 4 & Xbox One
2019 - Nintendo Switch
2021 - Oculus Quest 2 VR
Notes:
  • All console and PC releases from 2011 onwards are remastered in high definition
Resident Evil 5

Original release dates:[7]
  • JP: March 5, 2009
  • AU: March 12, 2009
  • NA: March 13, 2009[8][9]
  • EU: March 13, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, & Microsoft Windows
2010 - PlayStation & Xbox 360 (Gold Edition)
2015 - Microsoft Windows (Gold Edition)
2016 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, & Shield Android TV
2019 - Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Gold Edition features extra content
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Shield Android TV, and Nintendo Switch versions include all Gold Edition content
Resident Evil 6

Original release dates:[10]
  • WW: 2 October 2012[11]
  • JP: 4 October 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 - PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
2013 - Microsoft Windows
2016 - PlayStation 4 & Xbox One
2019 - Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch versions include all downloadable content
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Original release dates:[12]
  • WW: January 24, 2017
  • JP: January 26, 2017
 Release years by system:
2017 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One & Microsoft Windows
2018 - Nintendo Switch (Japan)
2021 - Google Stadia
Notes:
  • Supports PlayStation VR
  • Nintendo Switch version is only available through cloud streaming
Resident Evil Village

Original release date:[13]
  • WW: May 7, 2021
 Release years by system:
2021 - PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Google Stadia


Remakes

Title Details
Resident Evil

Original release dates:[14]
  • JP: March 22, 2002
  • NA: April 30, 2002
  • EU: September 13, 2002
 Release years by system:
2002 - GameCube
2008 - Wii
2014 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2015 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
2019 - Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • A remake of the original Resident Evil
  • Re-released on Wii under the title Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil
  • Remastered in high definition for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Nintendo Switch under the title Resident Evil HD Remaster
Resident Evil 2

Original release date:[15]
January 25, 2019		 Release years by system:
2019 - PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Notes:
  • A remake of Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3

Original release dates:[16]
April 3, 2020		 Release years by system:
2020 - PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Notes:
  • A remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Spin-offs

Console

Title Details
Resident Evil Survivor

Original release dates:
  • JP: January 27, 2000
  • EU: March 31, 2000
  • NA: August 30, 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 - PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Part of the Gun Survivor series
Resident Evil Gaiden

Original release dates:
  • PAL: December 14, 2001
  • JP: March 29, 2002[17]
  • NA: June 3, 2002
 Release years by system:
2001 - Game Boy Color


Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 8, 2001
  • EU: March 22, 2002
 Release years by system:
2001 - Arcade, PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Part of the Gun Survivor series
Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Original release dates:
  • JP: February 13, 2003
  • NA: June 17, 2003
  • PAL: July 9, 2003
 Release years by system:
2002 - PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Part of the Gun Survivor series
Resident Evil Outbreak

Original release dates:
  • JP: December 11, 2003
  • NA: March 31, 2004
  • PAL: September 17, 2004
 Release years by system:
2003 - PlayStation 2


Resident Evil Outbreak File #2

Original release dates:
  • JP: September 9, 2004
  • NA: April 26, 2005
  • PAL: August 26, 2005
 Release years by system:
2004 - PlayStation 2


Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 13, 2007
  • JP: November 15, 2007
  • EU: November 30, 2007
  • AU: December 13, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007 - Wii
2012 - PlayStation 3
Notes:
  • The game exposes the Umbrella Corporation's meddling throughout the Resident Evil series through narration from Albert Wesker and hidden documents pertaining to the organization's secret motives and actions. The game is composed of five scenarios that retell and recapitulate the events of Resident Evil Zero, the Resident Evil remake, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, as well as new material pertaining to the Umbrella Corporation's downfall
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 17, 2009
  • AU: November 26, 2009
  • EU: November 27, 2009
  • JP: January 14, 2010
 Release years by system:
2009 - Wii
2012 - PlayStation 3
Notes:
  • The game revolves around the personal stories and tragedies in the Resident Evil series. The game is composed of four scenarios that retell and recapitulate the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil — Code: Veronica
  • A hidden scenario Darkness Falls focuses on Jack Krauser and serves as a prequel to Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

Original release dates:
  • JP: June 2, 2011
  • NA: June 28, 2011
  • AU: June 30, 2011
  • EU: July 1, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 - Nintendo 3DS
2012 - Nintendo eShop


Resident Evil: Revelations

Original release dates:
  • JP: January 26, 2012
  • EU: January 27, 2012
  • NA: February 7, 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 - Nintendo 3DS
2013 - Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
2017 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch


Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Original release dates:
  • NA: March 20, 2012
  • AU: March 22, 2012
  • EU: March 23, 2012
  • JP: April 26, 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows


Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Original release dates:
  • NA: February 24, 2015[18]
  • EU: February 25, 2015
  • JP: February 25, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, & Microsoft Windows

2017 - Nintendo Switch


Umbrella Corps

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 21, 2016
  • EU: June 21, 2016
  • JP: June 23, 2016
 Release years by system:
2016 - PlayStation 4, & Microsoft Windows


Resident Evil: Resistance

Original release dates:
  • NA: April 3, 2020
  • EU: April 3, 2020
  • JP: April 3, 2020
 Release years by system:
2020 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Steam)
Notes:

available for free when purchasing Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil Re:Verse

Original release date:
  • WW: 2022
 Release years by system:
2022 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) & Microsoft Windows


Mobile phone

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Main article: Mobile games in the Resident Evil series
Title Details
BIOHAZARD i SURVIVOR

Original release dates:
2001		 Release years by system:


BIO HAZARD ZOMBIE SHOOTER

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2001


Resident Evil: The Missions

Original release dates:
2D version
  • JP: December 1, 2003
3D version
  • JP: June 2, 2005
  • NA: April 19, 2006
 Release years by system:
2003 - Mobile Phones


Resident Evil: Confidential Report

Original release dates:
  • JP: January 14, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 - Mobile Phones


Resident Evil 4: Mobile Edition

Original release dates:
2D Version
2005 3D Version
2009		 Release years by system:
2005 - N-Gage
2009 - Zeebo
2010 - Mobile Phones
Notes:

This game has the updated version called Resident Evil 4: PLATINUM.
BIOHAZARD THE STORIES

Original release dates:
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BIOHAZARD THE OPERATIONS

Original release dates:
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BIOHAZARD the episodes

Original release dates:
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Resident Evil: Genesis

Original release dates:
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BIOHAZARD Survival Door

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2010


Resident Evil: Afterlife Movie Game

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2010


Resident Evil: Mercenaries Vs.

Original release dates:
April 14, 2011		 Release years by system:
2011 - iOS


Resident Evil: Degeneration

Original release dates:
2D Version
2008 3D Version
2008		 Release years by system:
2008 - Mobile Phones, N-Gage


Resident Evil Assault The Nightmare

Original release dates:
Original Version
2001 Remake Version
2011		 Release years by system:
2011 - Mobile Phones (only in Japan)


Resident Evil ZombieBuster

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:


Resident Evil Uprising

Original release dates:
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Resident Evil Outbreak Survive

Original release dates:
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Minna to BIOHAZARD Clan Master

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2012


Minna to BIOHAZARD Team Survive

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2015


BAKAHAZA

Original release dates:
 Release years by system:
2017


Pachinko

  • Pachisuro Biohazard (2008)[19]
  • Biohazard 5 (2012)[20]
  • CR Biohazard (2013)[21]
  • CR Biohazard Zōshoku Version (2014)[22]
  • CR Biohazard Kansen Version (2014)[23]
  • CR Biohazard 0 (2015)[24]
  • CR Biohazard 0 Sweet Version (2015)[25]
  • CR Biohazard 0 Light Middle Type (2015)[26]
  • Pachisuro Biohazard 6 (2015)[27]
  • Pachisuro Biohazard Revelations (2017)[28]
  • Biohazard: Into the Panic (2018)[29]
  • CRF Biohazard Revelations (2018)[30]
  • PF Biohazard Revelations Light Version (2019)[31]
  • FEVER BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS 2 (2020)
  • Pachisuro BIOHAZARD 7: Resident Evil Hazard Rush (2021)

Film and television

Live action film series

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Main article: Resident Evil (film series)
Title Release Director Producers Writer
Resident Evil 2002 Paul W. S. Anderson Paul W. S. Anderson, Bernd Eichinger, Jeremy Bolt, Samuel Hadida Paul W. S. Anderson
Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004 Alexander Witt Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody
Resident Evil: Extinction 2007 Russell Mulcahy Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida
Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 Paul W. S. Anderson Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Don Carmody, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida
Resident Evil: Retribution 2012 Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Samuel Hadida, Don Carmody, Robert Kulzer
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 2016 Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Samuel Hadida
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 2021 Johannes Roberts James Harris, Hartley Gorenstein, Robert Kulzer Johannes Roberts

Animated films

Title Release Director Producer(s) Writer
Biohazard 4D-Executer[32] 2000 Koichi Ohata Kenji Yoshida, Naoki Miyachi Daisuke Okamoto
Resident Evil: Degeneration[33] 2008 Makoto Kamiya Hiroyuki Kobayashi Shotaro Suga
Resident Evil: Damnation[34] 2012
Resident Evil: Vendetta[35] 2017 Takanori Tsujimoto Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Hiroyasu Shinohara, Takashi Shimizu Makoto Fukami

Television series

Title Release Studio
Resident Evil TBA Constantin Film
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness[36] July 2021 TMS Entertainment

Novels

Written by S. D. Perry

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See also: S. D. Perry
Title Release Notes
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy[37] 1998 Novelization of the original Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove[38] 1998 Original story set after the events of the first novel
Resident Evil: City of the Dead[39] 1999 Novelization of Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil: Underworld[40] 1999 Original story after the events of the third novel
Resident Evil: Nemesis[41] 2000 Novelization of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil: Code Veronica[42] 2003 Novelization of Resident Evil - Code: Veronica
Resident Evil: Zero Hour[43] 2004 Novelization of Resident Evil Zero

Novelizations of the live action films

Title Release Author Notes
BIOHAZARD 2002 Osamu Makino
  • Novelization of the first Resident Evil film
  • Released only in Japan
Resident Evil: Genesis[44] 2004 Keith DeCandido Novelization of the first Resident Evil film
Resident Evil: Apocalypse[45] 2004 Novelization of the film of the same name
Resident Evil: Extinction[46] 2007
Resident Evil: Retribution[47] 2012 John Shirley
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter[48] 2017 Tim Waggoner

Other novels

Title Release Author Notes
Resident Evil: The Book 1997 Hiroyuki Ariga
  • Released in Japan as "Biohazard: the beginning"
  • Part of the book "The True Story of Biohazard", which was given away as a pre-order bonus with the Sega Saturn version of the original Resident Evil video game.
  • The story serves as a prelude to the events of the original Resident Evil video game, in which Chris investigates the disappearance of his missing friend, Billy Rabbitson.
BIO HAZARD The Wicked North Sea 1998 Kyū Asakura

Written on the behalf of Flagship
Biohazard: to the Liberty[49] 2002 Suiren Kimura
Biohazard: Rose Blank[50] 2002 Tadashi Aizawa
Biohazard The Umbrella Chronicles SIDE A 2007 Osamu Makino
Biohazard The Umbrella Chronicles SIDE B 2008 Osamu Makino
biohazard DAMNATION 2012 Osamu Makino

Released only in Japan
BIOHAZARD VENDETTA 2017 Osamu Makino

Released only in Japan

Comics

Title Release Publisher No. of issues or volumes
Resident Evil 1996 Marvel Comics 1
Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine 1998 - 2001 Image Comics 5
Resident Evil: Fire and Ice 2000 - 2001 Wildstorm 4
Resident Evil - Code: Veronica 2002 Wildstorm 4
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES: Prelude to the Fall 2007 Akita Shoten 2 Chapters
Resident Evil 2009 - 2011 Wildstorm 6
Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire 2014 - 2015 Viz Media 5
Biohazard: Heavenly Island 2015 - 2017 Akita Shoten 5
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness 2021 Tokyopop TBA

Stage plays

Title Release Production
Biohazard The Stage[51] 2015 Avex Live Creative
Ace Crew Entertainment
Musical Biohazard ~Voice of Gaia~[52] 2016 Umeda Arts Theater
Biohazard The Experience[53] 2017 Avex Live Creative
Ace Crew Entertainment

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