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Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“This game is my childhood My first survival horror Still peak even to this day Claire really became one of my fav chars and I even got her action figure I really love this game to death and REmake 2 did it justice Love the classic aesthetic plus the constant feel of dread The…”
— a player, Steam review · 128 hrs played“Classic resident evil gameplay with the OG Leon. You have to play this before the remake. It will blow your mind to see the enormous progress in 20 years. The OG characters are more stylized, less realistic than the remake. Claire is cuter, Ada is more femme fatale. Leon is…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“This is more a review of this specific port than the game itself. Resident Evil 2 is an incredible game and I genuinely love it. However, I cannot recommend this port, instead I'd urge you to pick the GOG port instead if you want to play it on PC. This port is mostly the same as…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Resident Evil 2 (1998) comes to Steam!
Bringing more horror, more mutant creatures and more evil than before, the original Resident Evil 2 (1998) is now available on Steam. ----- Two months after the Mansion Incident in the Arklay Mountain
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Survival Horror · Action · Horror · Adventure · Zombies · Survival · Psychological Horror · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Singleplayer · Dark · 3D (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5 8500 or Ryzen 3 3100 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660(6GB) or Radeon RX 5600XT(6GB) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 4 GB available space