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Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2

A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

Released Jan 24, 2019 Developer CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Platforms Windows ZombiesSurvival HorrorHorrorSingleplayerRemake
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

97.0%positive172,857 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 73 found this helpful

“Walk into police station. Everything seems fine. Hear heavy footsteps. It’s not fine. Guess I live here now.”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
Recommended · 43 found this helpful

“Resident Evil 2 is a perfect remake that shows how horror games should be remade. The atmosphere of Raccoon City is truly flawless. Every corridor is narrow, every sound is unsettling, and you constantly play with the feeling of "what's going to happen next?". The game takes the…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“My first RE experience couldn't have been better. I loved the blend of puzzles, combat, and story moments. The amount of replayability this game has makes for an incredibly enjoyable experience.”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3,886playing at last check
4,47324-hour peak
74,024all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2019 2021 2023 2025 40.2k avg · Jan 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

44achievements
39.4%median completion
4.0%rarest: Got 'Em
94.9% of players 86.5% of players 85.3% of players 83.2% of players 83.2% of players 82.9% of players 80.5% of players 78.9% of players 73.6% of players 65.9% of players 62.0% of players 61.7% of players 60.3% of players 58.0% of players 57.9% of players 57.1% of players 56.5% of players 55.7% of players 52.0% of players 50.6% of players 41.1% of players 39.6% of players 39.4% of players 36.6% of players 30.8% of players 28.4% of players 28.3% of players 25.9% of players 24.6% of players 22.0% of players 10.4% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 7.9% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 4.0% of players 94.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.9%Welcome to the City of the Dead — Hidden achievement
86.5%The Basics of Survival — Combine two items together.
85.3%Eat This! — Counterattack with a sub-weapon.
Rarest badges of honor
4.0%Got 'Em — Destroy all Mr. Raccoons hidden in The Ghost Survivors mode.
6.0%Lore Explorer — Read all of the files.
6.5%Minimalist — Clear the game without opening the item box.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99base price
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US7.99 USD−80%
EU7.99 EUR−80%
UK6.99 GBP−80%
Australia11.99 AUD−80%
Canada11.99 CAD−80%
Japan798 JPY−80%
Brazil33.80 BRL−80%
China39.60 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$4.9 China Brazil US Australia Canada EU UK≈$9.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 08, 2026
Resident Evil Veronica Store Page now open!

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Jun 08, 2026
Capcom SGF Sale now on! Demo also available!

The Capcom SGF Sale is on now until 18 June! Get Resident Evil Requiem and Resident Evil 4 at a special discount! Also on sale are Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. Experience the events of the Rac

Jun 05, 2026
Survive the deranged terror of Resident Evil Veronica

Survive the Deranged TerrorResident Evil Veronica is coming in 2027! This remake of the classic Resident Evil: Code Veronica, set three months after the Raccoon City Incident, preserves the essence of

Feb 27, 2026
Resident Evil Requiem out now!

Resident Evil Requiem is finally here! Experience terrifying survival horror with FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, and dive into pulse-pounding action with legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy. Both of their jo

Feb 13, 2026
The clock's ticking...it's time for a new trailer.

Experience terrifying survival horror with FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, and dive into pulse-pounding action with legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy. Both of their journeys and unique gameplay styles inter

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsZombies · Survival Horror · Horror · Singleplayer · Remake · Third Person · Gore · Action · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Violent (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · HDR available
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Arabic, Thai, Spanish - Latin America *
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.residentevil2.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 26 GB available space Additional Notes: This game is expected to run at 1080p/30 FPS. If you have don't have enough graphics memory to run the game at your selected texture quality, you must go to Options > Graphics and lower the texture quality or shadow quality, or decrease the resolution. An internet connection is required for product activat