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Developer(s) | Capcom |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
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Producer(s) | Yoshiaki Hirabayashi |
Designer(s) | Hidehiro Goda |
Programmer(s) | Masatoshi Fukazawa |
Artist(s) | Hirofumi Nakaoka |
Writer(s) | Matthew Costello |
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Series | Resident Evil |
Engine | RE Engine |
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Genre(s) | Survival horror[1] |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Resident Evil 4[a] is a 2023 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. A remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4, it was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 24, 2023. Versions for iOS,[b] and macOS were released on December 20, 2023.
Players control the US agent Leon S. Kennedy, who must save Ashley Graham, the daughter of the US president, from a mysterious cult in rural Spain. The remake has an updated plot, new visuals, characters, cast, and modernized gameplay, in line with Resident Evil Village (2021) and other Resident Evil remakes.
Development began around 2018 under a different studio, M-Two, and moved to Capcom in 2021, with many staff who had worked on the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake returning. The team expanded Ashley's characterization and relationship with Leon, and used Capcom's RE Engine. Two pieces of downloadable content were released: the minigame Mercenaries, in which players battle waves of enemies, and the side story Separate Ways, in which players control the agent Ada Wong.
Resident Evil 4 received acclaim and was nominated for the Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year and The Game Award for Game of the Year. It had sold over 9 million copies by December 2024, making it the fastest-selling Resident Evil game.
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