All Resident Evil games in order, by release date and chronologically

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There are almost no survival horror games that last for more than few entries, let alone ones that have persisted for decades like Resident Evil. This series had humble beginnings as a small horror experience set in a single mansion to explore, solve puzzles, and fight against the clunky tank controls and fixed camera angles. Since then, the series has evolved and grown into one of the most recognizable Capcom IPs there is, with new entries and amazing remakes coming out almost every year.

Currently, the highest-numbered Resident Evil game is 8, aka Village, but you would be wildly off if you thought there were only eight entries to consider when looking to complete the series. Right from the start, Resident Evil has loved expanding its world with a massive cast of characters and new protagonists from game to game. Resident Evil 7 was a soft reboot for the series, but there is still a cannon order to the events surrounding Umbrella, the various zombie viruses, and all our favorite heroes like Chris and Leon.

In a series that borders on science-fantasy and spreads its story out among multiple consoles and sub-series, we forgive you for not being able to keep it all in order. This is a simple guide on how to play all the Resident Evil games in order of release and chronologically.

All Resident Evil games in release order

Resident Evil dates back to 1996, with games spread across home consoles and portable systems. After the first three games, the numbers stop being useful in figuring out which game came out before the rest.

This is the release order for the entire Resident Evil series.

• Resident Evil (1996)
• Resident Evil 2 (1998)
• Resident Evil 3 (1999)
• Resident Evil: Survivor (2000)
• Resident Evil: Code Veronica (2000)
• Resident Evil: Survivor 2 (2001)
• Resident Evil Gaiden (2001)
• Resident Evil REmake (2002)
• Resident Evil Zero (2002)
• Resident Evil: Dead Aim (2003)
• Resident Evil: The Missions (2003)
• Resident Evil Outbreak (2003)
• Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2 (2004)
• Resid