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Resident Evil Tier List Maker
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Resident Evil
The 1996 PlayStation survival horror game that started the series. Players control S.T.A.R.S. members Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine in the fictional Arklay mountain region of the Midwest.
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Resident Evil 2
A 1998 PlayStation game in which rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield escape Raccoon City, after a biological weapon turns its citizens into zombies.
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
A 1999 PlayStation game that takes place almost concurrently with Resident Evil 2. Players control the former elite agent Jill Valentine as she escapes the zombie-infested Raccoon City.
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Resident Evil Code: Veronica
A 2000 survival horror game for the Dreamcast, the first Resident Evil game on a platform other than the PlayStation. It takes place three months after Resident Evil 2.
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Resident Evil Zero
A 2002 GameCube prequel to the remake of the first game. It follows S.T.A.R.S. officer Rebecca Chambers and convict Billy Coen in an abandoned training facility of the Umbrella pharmaceutical company.
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Resident Evil (2002 remake)
A 2002 GameCube remake of the 1996 PlayStation original, set in 1998 near the fictional Midwestern town of Raccoon City, where a series of bizarre murders occurs.
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Resident Evil 4
A 2005 GameCube survival horror game in which special agent Leon S. Kennedy rescues the U.S. president's daughter, Ashley Graham, who has been abducted by a religious cult in rural Spain.
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Resident Evil 5
A 2009 third-person shooter for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, released on Windows in September 2009. The plot involves an investigation of a terrorist threat by Chris Redfield, and the game was rereleased in 2016.
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Resident Evil 6
A 2012 third-person shooter released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2012, and for Windows in March 2013. It was re-released with all downloadable content in 2016.
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Resident Evil: Revelations
A 2012 survival horror game for the Nintendo 3DS, set shortly after Resident Evil 4. It follows counter-terrorism agents Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield investigating a bioterrorist organization.
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Resident Evil: Revelations 2
A 2015 episodic survival horror game, a follow-up to Revelations and Resident Evil 5. Claire Redfield returns as a protagonist, and Barry Burton becomes playable for the first time.
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
A 2017 main installment where Ethan Winters searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict Louisiana plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies.
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Resident Evil Village
A 2021 survival horror game, the sequel to Resident Evil 7. Ethan Winters searches for his kidnapped daughter in a mysterious European village filled with mutant creatures.
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Resident Evil 2 (2019 remake)
A remake of the 1998 game, released for PlayStation 4, Windows and Xbox One in January 2019, and later for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in June 2022.
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Resident Evil 3 (2020 remake)
A 2020 remake of the 1999 game. Players control former S.T.A.R.S. officer Jill Valentine and the mercenary Carlos Oliveira as they look for a vaccine and escape a city during a zombie outbreak.
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Resident Evil 4 (2023 remake)
A remake of the 2005 game released on March 24, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S, with iOS, iPadOS and macOS versions in December 2023.
Resident Evil tier list questions
Which Resident Evil games are on this list?
The list covers the main series and notable remakes, from the original 1996 game to the 2023 Resident Evil 4 remake. Multiplayer spin-offs and mobile games are not included.
What is the difference between the originals and the remakes?
Remakes such as Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 3 (2020) and Resident Evil 4 (2023) rebuild earlier games for newer systems, keeping the same basic story but updating gameplay and visuals.
How should I rank Resident Evil games?
Common criteria include atmosphere, story, gameplay, pacing and replay value. Many fans separate the survival horror entries from the action-oriented games such as Resident Evil 5 and 6, which are third-person shooters.
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