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Resident Evil 5
This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Playing with a friend makes this a very fun time, but as a game itself, very mediocre.”
“Really good game even got jumpscares out of me, also for Co-op for me and good friend of mine it was great, and just chaos gotta love that. for the characters aswell, like Wesker, Chris, Jill and Sheva. (Most…”
“Not a good resident evil game but one of the best co-op experiences, you could have with friends.”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is honestly a lot of fun on co-op. It's a downgrade from 4 but it makes up for it with how ridiculously over the top it is. Every time I play it with a friend we end up laughing. 6 on the other hand has no…”
“Absolute cinema game. Respect for combining the satisfying zombie torture, Chris biceps that are bigger than my... nevermind, nice storyline, yummy setting and everything in particular being on high level asf. One of…”
“Underrated game, excellent core combat (it's based off RE4, so, yeah obviously), but inferior to RE4, especially with its pacing and bosses.”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The inventory system alone makes this game a complete chore to play let alone the Janky Tank controls. Only playing it for the story, which is good and the cutscenes are badass. WORST INVENTORY SYSTEM TO EVER EXIST!”
“Really good game even got jumpscares out of me, also for Co-op for me and good friend of mine it was great, and just chaos gotta love that. for the characters aswell, like Wesker, Chris, Jill and Sheva. (Most…”
“An incredible game and a damn good sequel to the impeccable Resident Evil 4! After playing Resident Evil 5 again in online co-op with a friend I had a completely different vibe with this game, it was an absolute BLAST!…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I LOVE THIS GAME, I whole heartedly believe this is one if not the BEST resident evil game after the original. The best part is the ending where Wesker takes his shirt off and yells at Chris about uroboros, I really…”
“I absolutely love this game! Its fun, challenging (to me at least) and wacky. It has charm that most games today don't have. Even though its not your traditional survival horror that RE is known for, it is an amazing…”
“Resident Evil 5 ma wszystko co dobre - niepowtarzalny klimat, satysfakcjonującą walkę, wymagających bossów i wyrazistych bohaterów. Zdecydowanie jest to bardziej gra akcji niż survival horror. Moim zdaniem ma sens tylko…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I would give this game an 8/10. Story is fantastic, gameplay is awesome, and it encourages tons of replayability. It's an 8 because the A.I. (both your opposite bot in single player and the enemy bots) are dumb and can…”
“I absolutely love this game! Its fun, challenging (to me at least) and wacky. It has charm that most games today don't have. Even though its not your traditional survival horror that RE is known for, it is an amazing…”
“The best game in the world! It's Resident Evil 4 but on steroids. The story and the gameplay are insane. The replayability value is tremendously great, you never get bored of it. This is Top-Tier Material. There are so…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“Playing with a friend makes this a very fun time, but as a game itself, very mediocre.”
“Your enjoyment of this game is going to depend greatly on how you approach it, and how you feel about enemy design. On one hand, the enemies are made of paper compared to the original draft, and they're probably weaker…”
“this game is genuinely the worst thing ive ever played, the amount of bugs, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and horrible encounters i had to put up with was insane. id rather drag my balls through a mile of broken glass than even play a…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“The inventory system alone makes this game a complete chore to play let alone the Janky Tank controls. Only playing it for the story, which is good and the cutscenes are badass. WORST INVENTORY SYSTEM TO EVER EXIST!”
“I'm surprised by how positive the reviews are for this game. The controls are extremely clunky, the plot is almost nonexistent, the characters feel flat, and the gameplay just isn't fun. The boss fights kept getting…”
“this camera system is worse then having wounds on the entirety of your arms and then being forced to crawl on a sandpaper treadmill with fibre glass mixed ontop of the sandpaper and the occasional concuction of lemon…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is genuinely the worst thing ive ever played, the amount of bugs, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and horrible encounters i had to put up with was insane. id rather drag my balls through a mile of broken glass than even play a…”
“Every mechanic is a downgrade from the previous game, riddled with bugs that block the game by breaking boss fights.”
“Very ordinary type game. Feels like a game older than it's age in terms of build quality. Boring story. Boring characters, Chris Redfield is just a nothing military type guy. Nothing combat. Feels like it could have…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Your enjoyment of this game is going to depend greatly on how you approach it, and how you feel about enemy design. On one hand, the enemies are made of paper compared to the original draft, and they're probably weaker…”
“Playable after toggling Radeon Super Resolution (if you use Radeon GPU), overall it's basically RE4 on steroid, only play if you have reliable friend or with random online, otherwise the solo experience is very hard…”
“this game man, i had such high hopes for it to be the best resident evil game i've played so far turns out to be the weakest one i've played yet. it's only saving grace is the multiplayer and 7 minutes for his aura in…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Very ordinary type game. Feels like a game older than it's age in terms of build quality. Boring story. Boring characters, Chris Redfield is just a nothing military type guy. Nothing combat. Feels like it could have…”
“I'm surprised by how positive the reviews are for this game. The controls are extremely clunky, the plot is almost nonexistent, the characters feel flat, and the gameplay just isn't fun. The boss fights kept getting…”
“The boats drive throughoughly, the guns shoot well, and the boobs well their boobs. I cannot get enough of this game, I've played a ton! (4 hrs to be exact) Usually I play games like BG3 or enter the guengon, this one…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Such a fun game to co-op (it's what carries this RE entry). Since the 75% sale and been big into RE after 9, figured it was time to re-experience the journey through West Africa all over again with a friend. Also, you get to play as Chris using 0.1% of his power level to punch a…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“Still till this day my favorite Resident Evil game. I loved the action in this one. Growing up with this game, I have played it various times with different people on different hardware. I never get tired of playing as daddy Chris and punching holes in enemies heads. Plus Wesker…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“It’s actually a great game. Before I started playing it, one of my friends said he didn’t finish it because he found it difficult. He’s not wrong though. It’s not really hard, just frustrating due to one thing, and it's the AI partner Sheva when you play solo. Instead of…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update to Resident Evil 5
Update Contents: ------------------------------ - Removed Games for Windows Live support. - Will support local split screen co-op. - Some other minor bug fixes.
For Windows🄬 7 operating systems (OS) users
Windows🄬 7 operating systems (OS) users: Microsoft has ended support for these OSes, so Capcom will also remove them from the list of supported OSes for this title as of April 24, 2022. Beyond this da
Game launch issue workaround (GFWL save/achievement import)
Hi everyone, We're aware of the installation / launch error that some customers are experiencing due to the 3rd party GFWL key error. For the time being, we've had Valve disable the 'missing key' syst
Game launch issue workaround (GFWL save/achievement import)
Hi everyone, We're aware of the installation / launch error that some customers are experiencing due to the 3rd party GFWL key error. For the time being, we've had Valve disable the 'missing key' syst
Trading Cards now available for RE5
Yup! As some have already noticed, RE5 now has a snazzy set of Trading Cards for you to collect. Get 'em!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Co-op · Action · Zombies · Co-op Campaign · Third-Person Shooter · Online Co-Op · Horror · Multiplayer · Adventure · Third Person · Survival Horror · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 70 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.residentevil.com/5/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Supported OS: Windows®10 Processor: Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better Memory: 4GB or better Graphics: 512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 9800 series or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better Display: Minimum 800 x 600 pixel resolution Sound: DirectSound Compatible (DirectX 9.0c or higher) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c / Shader 3.0 or better Hard Drive: 15 GB free hard drive space Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse Internet connection required for game activation.