Resident Evil 2
Also known as Biohazard RE:2, Resident Evil 2 Remake, RE 2, RE 2 Remake, 2019 Resident Evil 2
2019 survival horror video game remake developed by Capcom
Game data
Metacritic 91- Released
- 2019-01-25
- User rating
- 4.50 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS
- ESRB
- Mature
via RAWG
Key facts
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Directors
- Kazunori Kadoi Yasuhiro Anpo
- Producers
- Yoshiaki Hirabayashi Tsuyoshi Kanda
- Designer
- Hidehiro Goda
- Programmer
- Masatoshi Fukazawa
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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.
Capcom considered remaking Resident Evil 2 following the release of the remake of the first Resident Evil in 2002, but the producer, Shinji Mikami, did not want to divert development from Resident Evil 4 (2005). Capcom announced the Resident Evil 2 remake in 2015 and released the first trailer and gameplay footage at E3 2018. It was built on the RE Engine, which was also used for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.