Capcom Showcases First and Third-Individual Resident Evil Requiem Gameplay at Capcom Spotlight Livestream

Capcom shared snippets of Resident Evil Requiem gameplay at its Capcom Spotlight livestream on Thursday, shedding mild on the survival horror title’s first and third-person views. The developer talked in regards to the sport’s idea, characters, and setting in the course of the livestream. Resident Evil Requiem was revealed at Summer Game Fest earlier this month and is about to launch in 2026.

Resident Evil 9 New Gameplay Revealed

In a five-minute ‘Creator’s Message’ overview in the course of the Capcom Spotlight livestream, Resident Evil 9 director Koshi Nakanishi defined that the core idea for the sport was “addictive fear”. The livestream confirmed off first-person gameplay, with the sport’s protagonist Grace Ashcroft, a lighter in hand, strolling by darkish corridors. We additionally see her exploring a manor in first-person with a handgun outfitted.

Nakanishi additionally defined the choice to go together with a brand new protagonist and mentioned the workforce had considered bringing again Resident Evil icon Leon S. Kennedy, final seen in Resident Evil 6.

“We always thought about making Leon the protagonist, but making a horror game based around him is difficult,” Nakanishi mentioned. “He wouldn’t jump at something like a bucket falling. No one wants to see Leon scared by every little thing. So he’s actually quite a bad match for horror.”

Resident Evil: Requiem can even enable gamers to modify between first and third-person views. Producer Masato Kumazawa mentioned the first-person digicam brings “tense, realistic” gameplay, whereas the third-person perspective favours a extra action-oriented method.

“Our analysis of recent gameplay trends in the series revealed that many players tend to engage with either first-person or third-person titles exclusively,” Kumazawa mentioned in an interview printed on the PlayStation Blog after the livestream. “With that in mind, we’ve included both perspectives in RE9, driven by the desire for all Resident Evil fans to enjoy the latest installment.”

Resident Evil 9 will characteristic FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft because the protagonist, who returns to Racoon City to analyze a sequence of mysterious deaths. The horror title is about for launch throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on February 27, 2026. It is at present out there to wishlist on PlayStation Store and Steam.