Resident Evil (1996)
3.95 from 1445 ratings
2721 members have it in their collection · 40 playing now · 387 backlogged · 334 wish listed
How long? Main story 6h · with extras 13h (from 11 logged playthroughs)
Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The gameplay environment consists of polygonal 3D characters placed over pre-rendered 2D backgrounds. As such, the game relies …
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Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The gameplay environment consists of polygonal 3D characters placed over pre-rendered 2D backgrounds. As such, the game relies on pre-determined camera angles for a view of the action instead of a real-time camera like most games. The game is credited for coining the phrase "survival horror" and popularizing the genre.
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Details
- Developers
- Capcom Planning Room 2
- Publishers
- Capcom, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Puzzle, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Horror, Survival
- Franchises
- Resident Evil
- Series
- Resident Evil
Release dates
- Mar 22, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
- Mar 30, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
- Aug 01, 1996 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation
Also available on
- Resident Evil (1996) · PC
- Resident Evil (1997) · SAT
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut (1997) · PS1, PS3, PSP
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut Dual Shock Ver. (1998) · PS1, PS3, PSP
- Bio Hazard (2005) · Mobile
- Resident Evil: Deadly Silence (2006) · DS
- Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil (2008) · Wii
- Resident Evil (2014) · NSW, PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XONE
- Resident Evil: Director's Cut (2022) · PS4, PS5
- Resident Evil (2024) · PC
- Resident Evil · GBC
Related
Bundled in
- Trio Infernale (Dec 1999) · PC
- Biohazard: 5th Anniversary Special Package (Mar 2001) · PS2
- Resident Evil Bundle (Mar 2024) · PC
Remakes
- Resident Evil (Mar 2002) · GCN
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
457
4 stars
570
3 stars
326
2 stars
74
1 star
18
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status DucksOnQuack Apr 5, 2026
The original RE trilogy is on Steam now. That's really great aside from the DRM. (GOG is better, but a lot more people know about Steam so a lot more people can get into these games)
Bought all 3 today and beat 1 two more times.
Status BMO Mar 4, 2026
The definitive list of its kind because the only games that matter are in the top three, and in the correct order.
Status Sir_Laguna Sep 21, 2024
Look at the shirt my wife just gift me!! ❤️❤️❤️
(Art is by Ericsson Blum).
Status Atag Mar 25, 2023
I see a lot of people are happy with the remake of Resident Evil 4!
As someone who's never touched the Resident Evil franchise, what's the best thing about the franchise? What makes it so beloved by fans?
Would love to know what Resident Evil means to people and perhaps get a glimpse into what I've been missing out on!
Status Sir_Laguna Oct 2, 2021
After more than a month and a half, I finally finished watching [the seven hours long Resident Evil video from Noah Caldwell-Gervais.
It was a fucking masterpiece. Loved every second.
Status SIGINT Mar 22, 2021
The original Resident Evil released in Japan 25 years ago today!
I’m 25 myself and have become quite obsessed with this series in the past year. As someone who grew up on 3D games, it’s so cool that things like this were already coming out along with the likes of Super Mario 64 and Quake. These pioneering studios did …
The original Resident Evil released in Japan 25 years ago today!
I’m 25 myself and have become quite obsessed with this series in the past year. As someone who grew up on 3D games, it’s so cool that things like this were already coming out along with the likes of Super Mario 64 and Quake. These pioneering studios did such impressive work for the time, and it’s great that this series is on track and still evolving, scaring, and entertaining people after all this time.
Status tonyomadem Jan 13, 2018
There was humour like in Romero's gore film in this episode. The nexts ones aren't like this. I would like to.