Resident Evil Requiem has reminded everybody why it’s one in every of 2026’s most-anticipated video games, having simply reemerged to ship one thing new for us to admire. That, after all, was a brand new trailer, broadcast dwell on the Opening Evening Reside stage.
Requiem has at all times appeared like a little bit of an uncommon Resident Evil, and although at this time’s look doesn’t change any of that, it signaled that it is probably not the usual sequel a few of us thought we’d be getting.
The brand new trailer actually is filled with household drama. The sport’s protagonist, Grace Ashcroft, is seemingly caught along with her mom, Alyssa Ashcroft, in a home the place one thing unhealthy is about to occur.
There’s some gameplay on this, however most of it’s spooky, slow-walky stuff with flashlights pointed at issues in nearly full darkness. It nonetheless seems fairly good, however I want there was extra happening within the footage.
Requiem was introduced in early June, following what felt like years of leaks. In contrast to what most of us anticipated, nonetheless, it’s not the open-world, Far Cry-inspired recreation these leaks made us count on. As a substitute, it’s a linear horror title with some motion components that takes place in the way forward for the Resident Evil universe.
Requiem stars the – seemingly simply frightened – Grace Ashcroft, who shall be revisiting a devastated Raccoon Metropolis. The sport is playable totally in first and third-person. Requiem is in growth for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S and is ready for launch February 27, 2026.
