Resident Evil: Village

May 6, 2021ShooterESRB M

Available on

Nintendo Switch 2 Xbox One PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S macOS

Genres

Shooter Adventure Action

Overview

About Resident Evil: Village

Resident Evil Village is a first-person survival horror game and the sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The game maintains elements from previous Resident Evil games, with players having to scavenge environments for items and manage their resources. However, it adds more action-oriented gameplay, with higher enemy counts and a greater emphasis on combat.

Story setup

Years after the tragic events of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Ethan Winters has started over with his wife Mia, finally living in peace and putting the past behind them. However, the legendary Chris Redfield from previous Resident Evil games suddenly disrupts their life, throwing a devastated Ethan into a new and twisted nightmare in search of answers.

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At a glance

Released: May 6, 2021
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, PlayStation 4, iOS
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Action
Play modes: Single Player
Age rating: ESRB M
Time to beat: ~13 hours

Media

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Resident Evil: Village.

Rushed: 10hoursMain story only
Typical: 13hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist: 22hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 11 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Resident Evil: Village offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Resident Evil: Village. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBR 18+

High impact horror violence, in-game purchases

CEROD

Crime
Violence

CLASS_IND18

Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence)

ESRBM

Intense Violence
Blood and Gore
Strong Language

GRAC19+

Language
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
Fear, Horror, Threatening
Violence

PEGI18

Violence
Bad Language

This game contains frequent depictions of graphic violence towards human-like characters, in both gameplay and cutscenes. Enemies can be attacked using firearms and explosives, resulting in cries of pain and strong blood and gore effects, including sight of decapitation and dismemberment. Stronger and more sadistic moments of violence, shown from a first-person perspective, include sight of hands being torn apart, a drill being plunged into a person's torso, and a character being held in the air using hooks, which are then torn out. There is also frequent use of strong language ('fuck').

USK18

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Coverage

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Best Horror Games on PlayStation Plus (2026)

Village is not the scariest Resident Evil game. Anyone who tells you it is has not spent time in the mines beneath the village proper, but for the first two-thirds it is more roller coaster than horror, and that is fine because the ride is excellent. I played this after finishing RE7 and the tonal shift surprised me: more confident, more theatrical, less interested in making you uncomfortable and more interested in making you impressed. The DualSense integration is good enough that I kept it on the full time, and on PS5 with a decent display the visual presentation holds up well. It sits at three because it is a great time, even if it earns its horror score on selective moments rather than consistent dread.

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