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Resident Evil 2

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · 2019-01-24

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Franchise: Resident Evil · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 10, 2024 (iOS), Dec 10, 2024 (Mac), Jan 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 25, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Jan 25, 2019 (Xbox One), Jun 13, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

2,097
playing now
97%
positive of 222k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
266
twitch viewers (latest)
93/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (1413 ratings)
92/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend
13h
to beat · rushed 6.5h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

2,097 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Resident Evil 2 is a 2019 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. A remake of the 1998 game Resident Evil 2, it was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in January 2019 and for Amazon Luna, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch in 2022. Versions for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS were released in December 2024. The player controls rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield as they attempt to escape Raccoon City during a viral outbreak that turns the citizens into zombies and other monsters.

Trailer

Resident Evil 2 trailer thumbnail

Resident Evil 2 | Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,097 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28,949 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3,619/week).
  • · Review velocity up 151% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 5.5M–13M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 221,533 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$7.16-82%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-80%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.75 at GameBillet (2026-06-26) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 121 of 180 observed days · $0.41 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7.5k7.5k20192026Week of 2019-01-01: 7,497 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4,067 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 947 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4,951 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6,217 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3,480 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,102 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,816 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,975 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,531 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,109 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,427 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,448 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,936 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,413 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,542 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,382 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,162 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 851 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 977 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,289 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,162 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,251 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 861 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,642 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,421 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 696 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,087 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,200 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,619 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,615 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,826 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,060 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,047 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,365 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,314 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,750 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,835 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,382 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,186 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,058 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,565 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,583 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,515 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 289 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,804 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,187 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 895 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,278 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,397 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,063 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,340 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,444 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,210 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,280 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 915 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,236 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,259 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,820 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,427 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,323 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,667 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,029 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3,104 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6,562 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6,007 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,884 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3,805 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,936 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,753 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 60 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.0k02026-08-06 21:00 — 2,773 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,331 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,485 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,773 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,769 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,717 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 3,227 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,071 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,956 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,329 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,254 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,308 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,619 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,130 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,260 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,275 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,050 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,030 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 3,234 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2,059 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,237 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 2,403 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,129 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,456 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,770 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,988 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,531 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,097 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$6.802018-07-102026-08-302018-07-10 — best price $53.082019-05-02 — best price $59.992019-08-16 — best price $35.392019-12-19 — best price $14.852020-02-27 — best price $31.992020-05-25 — best price $39.992020-07-27 — best price $31.912020-11-04 — best price $35.992021-02-19 — best price $12.802021-06-03 — best price $39.992021-09-12 — best price $19.982021-12-07 — best price $12.002022-03-03 — best price $14.392022-05-26 — best price $34.432022-08-23 — best price $13.892022-11-02 — best price $10.642023-01-19 — best price $9.992023-04-18 — best price $9.992023-07-06 — best price $8.892023-09-03 — best price $9.642023-11-13 — best price $39.992024-01-25 — best price $8.702024-04-14 — best price $39.992024-07-04 — best price $39.992024-09-27 — best price $9.582024-12-10 — best price $33.802025-02-05 — best price $33.592025-05-01 — best price $39.992025-07-17 — best price $39.992025-10-02 — best price $8.382025-12-26 — best price $33.802026-04-17 — best price $39.992026-07-06 — best price $6.802026-08-30 — best price $7.16
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.6k5252026-05-30 — 698 pageviews2026-06-02 — 665 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1,088 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,519 pageviews2026-06-11 — 1,147 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1,027 pageviews2026-06-17 — 840 pageviews2026-06-20 — 691 pageviews2026-06-23 — 696 pageviews2026-06-26 — 694 pageviews2026-06-29 — 706 pageviews2026-07-02 — 605 pageviews2026-07-05 — 660 pageviews2026-07-08 — 600 pageviews2026-07-11 — 591 pageviews2026-07-14 — 566 pageviews2026-07-17 — 577 pageviews2026-07-20 — 567 pageviews2026-07-23 — 978 pageviews2026-07-26 — 845 pageviews2026-07-29 — 857 pageviews2026-08-01 — 615 pageviews2026-08-04 — 611 pageviews2026-08-07 — 586 pageviews2026-08-10 — 649 pageviews2026-08-13 — 817 pageviews2026-08-16 — 596 pageviews2026-08-19 — 642 pageviews2026-08-22 — 612 pageviews2026-08-25 — 591 pageviews2026-08-27 — 525 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.5k452026-08-27 23:34 — 507 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 195 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 239 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-28 09:12 — 2,506 viewers2026-08-28 10:12 — 2,513 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 210 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 360 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 415 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 398 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 488 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 486 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 332 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 434 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 236 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 279 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 848 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 322 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 577 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 806 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 1,039 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 743 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 728 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 383 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 431 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 466 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 246 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 199 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 230 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 759 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 266 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
94.9%
earned "Welcome to the City of the Dead"
39.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVHDR availableFamily Sharing13 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)165,7576%45
Steam (Steam)97,9229%44
PS5 (PlayStation)76,8039%45
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)71,1114%44
Xbox One (Xbox)1,25937%44
Steam (Steam)17718%44

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreActionHorrorPuzzleRemakeClassicViolentZombiesSurvivalStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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