Resident Evil 9 Revealed at Summer Game Fest 2025

It's confirmed: Resident Evil 9 is on the way, with its first showcase unveiled at Summer Game Fest 2025.

Resident Evil Requiem, a single-player survival horror experience, launches February 27, 2026, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

During the SGF presentation, host Geoff Keighley described Resident Evil Requiem as a "daring evolution for the series, blending intense tone and innovative gameplay." Anticipate "thrilling cinematic action" alongside classic survival horror elements.

Watch the debut trailer below.

The trailer showcases a devastated Raccoon City, destroyed in Resident Evil 3, with visuals hinting at a potential open-world design. A glimpse of the ruined Raccoon City Police Department adds to the atmosphere.

A new playable character, FBI technical analyst Grace Ashcroft, may take center stage. She’s investigating bizarre deaths and is drawn back to the site of her mother’s murder, confronting her past in the process.

In a chilling moment, Grace is seen restrained on a gurney as a shadowy figure declares, "I know now that you're the one I've been searching for... special one. Chosen one." Is Grace the focus? If she’s playable, will she be the sole protagonist, or will familiar Resident Evil characters like Leon return as playable options?

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Capcom’s official site offers few details but highlights "cutting-edge technology" and "a narrative driven by deep characters with the most immersive gameplay yet."

Official synopsis:

Requiem for the dead. Terror for the living.
Resident Evil Requiem marks the ninth chapter in the core Resident Evil saga.
Brace for a pulse-pounding escape from death in an experience that will grip your soul.
A new era of survival horror dawns in 2026, blending advanced technology with the team’s expertise for a story and gameplay that immerse like never before.

Capcom has been hinting at a new Resident Evil title for a year, with teases during last July’s summer stream and again last month while marking 10 million players for the Resident Evil 4 Remake. That 2023 remake earned a rare IGN 10/10, praised as "the series’ most thrilling adventure, reimagined, polished, and fully realized."

For a full recap, explore everything revealed at Summer Game Fest 2025.