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FranchiseResident EvilSeriesResident Evil

Resident Evil 5

Critic score15 critics
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First release
Mar 05, 2009
Publisher
Capcom
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Action, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Resident Evil 5 is the seventh video game in the Resident Evil series. It features similar gameplay to Resident Evil 4 utilizing the same over the shoulder view, but this time the environment plays a significant role. The player is now dependent on his partner more than in older games. When the partner's health bar drop down to 0, he will enter the dying stage where the health bar will flash red and gradually lower as he stays like this. Resident Evil 5 also features new types of enemies called Majini and mostly are of African descent.

Also known as RE5, Biohazard 5: Alternative Edition, Biohazard 5, Launcher.exe

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events.Read more

The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events.

Release dates
PlayStation 3
Mar 05, 2009
Xbox 360
Mar 05, 2009
PlayStation 3
Mar 12, 2009
All 9 release dates
Xbox 360
Mar 12, 2009
PlayStation 3
Mar 13, 2009
Xbox 360
Mar 13, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 15, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 17, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 18, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
14h
Main + Extras
36h
Completionist
54h
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
modern warfare, helicopter, motorcycle, martial arts, bloody
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At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main Story (IGDB)
14h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
36h
Completionist (IGDB)
54h
OverviewHow it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 49,264 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Online co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Local co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 1 Nov
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

Feature data: IGDB

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