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Resident Evil 0
Developer CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Resident Evil Zero (or Resident Evil 0) is a 2002 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. It is a prequel to Resident Evil (2002), following S.T.A.R.S. officer Rebecca Chambers and convict Billy Coen as they explore an abandoned training facility for employees of the pharmaceutical company Umbrella in the outskirts of Raccoon City. The gameplay is similar to other Resident Evil… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
491 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
237 positive · 121 negative
95% range 61–71%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 237 | 121 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 25 | 21 | 83 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
6,011 of 8,043 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
66% recommend · 178 yes, 92 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 270 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (15,985 of 19,995 positive).
Players say the inventory system is frustrating due to no item boxes. [1][2][3] Some reviewers enjoy the atmosphere and classic Resident Evil feel. [4][5][6] Others find the gameplay outdated and the story lacking. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
There are few aspects of this game I enjoyed. I wouldn't even recommend this game to other Resident Evil fans. The story is barely important to the larger franchise narrative, making it unessential for fans of the lore. Rebecca and Billy are very boring, irrelevant lead characters as well. If you only want to play it for lore reasons, then just look up the wiki instead. Story aside, the gameplay is poorly designed …
- [8]
Unfortunately, I got into the Resident Evil franchise through Resident Evil 0. Bad first impression doesn’t even begin to cover it. This is easily one of the worst games I’ve played. Not just in the franchise—overall. And playing it before RE1 was a mistake, since it spoils major RE1 elements despite being a prequel. Ｇａｍｅｐｌａｙ： The gameplay is fundamentally frustrating. Item management is a constant back-and-forth …
- [12]
This game is really annoying to play, but the first train section is worth it, DON'T LET THIS BE YOUR FIRST RESIDENT EVIL
- [4]
Eng/Ita Ita: Sinceramente non capisco perchè Resident Evil 0 sia così tanto odiato. Personalmente, da fan della saga l'ho trovato molto interessante come capitolo. L'atmosfera è uno dei punti migliori del gioco: cupa e inquietante. L'ambientazione del treno e del centro di ricerca sono ben strutturati riuscendo a creare un po' di tensione nel giocatore. La gestione del inventario è sicuramente l'aspetto più …
- [6]
Crazy how little peole talk about this game, cuz its a really great classic Resident Evil game. It has all the classic features you would expect like fixed camera, tank controls, billions of puzzles to solve and items to collect. Plus theres a nice chemistry between Rebecca and Billy. The only downside of this game is the disgusting inventory system, where you have to basically drop your items on the ground since …
Summarised from 34 of the 381 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
66% of the 270 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Resident Evil 0. The complaint that keeps coming up: no item boxes, inventory management is a nightmare. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Resident Evil Zero received generally positive reviews after its initial GameCube release in 2002. The graphics and atmosphere were universally praised, being described as "wonderfully spooky" and "moody" with an "astonishing level of detail". Scott Steinberg of GameSpy noted how the animated backgrounds, such as flickering lights and dripping water, brought the environments to life. Giancarlo Varanini of GameSpot shared these sentiments, and complimented Capcom on how they were able to blend the game's models with pre-rendered backgrounds to create highly detailed visuals. The sound design was also complimented, with Matt Casamassina of IGN noting that "Capcom uses silence at times, too,…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 491 · most liked firstThe person who decided that removing the chest from this game and adding a huge number of story items would be a good idea, I want to address you: I wish you only six slots in your life, two of which would be occupied by a harpoon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommend if you are dedicated. Other than that, this game will make you wish you would rather jerk it with fiberglass than continue progressing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels like one of those old Atari/arcade games where they're unnecessarily difficult and obtuse to maximize the amount of quarters you have to put in the machine if you want to finish the game. Like seriously, props to anyone that played this when it came out without the internet because the amount of backtracking and ♥♥♥♥♥♥ situations that you can get yourself into is insane. Thought you'd be on a level playing field with the enemies while controlling two characters at once in a forced camera…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Sunday Spoopy Matinee! 3pm-6pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is really annoying to play, but the first train section is worth it, DON'T LET THIS BE YOUR FIRST RESIDENT EVIL
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Newbies and Re4 / remakes fans didn't expect the old school gameplay and were unsatisfied.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you want slugs? Because this is how you get slugs! 2pm-5pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →Join Daddy Wolfy for more Sunday Spoopies! 3pm-6pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is just: trying to remember puzzles while simultaneously trying to remember where you threw your inventory. The train was cool. The controls were not. Also whoever created those monkeys owes me an apology.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This weekend we’re recording the next Abnormal Mapping on Resident Evil 0! Please send emails about this and any other game stuff to [email protected]!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Join Daddy Wolfy for more Scary Zombie Fun! 3pm-6pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →There are few aspects of this game I enjoyed. I wouldn't even recommend this game to other Resident Evil fans. The story is barely important to the larger franchise narrative, making it unessential for fans of the lore. Rebecca and Billy are very boring, irrelevant lead characters as well. If you only want to play it for lore reasons, then just look up the wiki instead. Story aside, the gameplay is poorly designed and a massive step down from previous entries. Playing as a pair of characters is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back to more scary games in Wolf Den! 2pm-5pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →Daddy Wolfy is back with my Slug Zombies! 2pm-5pmEST Game: Resident Evil 0 www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →Out of all the resident evils Ive played this is by far the worst of them all. the Story is stupid, game mechanics are horrible. I dunno who thought it would be a good idea to have practically no inventory space but they give you like 5 (2) slot objects that you have to carry the whole game when you only have 6 slots, and then you have to scatter you ♥♥♥♥ all over the map because there is no chests in this game. So the having to drop something and then having to go back for it, becomes so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3rd game beat of 2025: Resident Evil 0 on my desktop PC. I've beaten this game many times as well. Not my favorite RE but I still enjoy it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately, I got into the Resident Evil franchise through Resident Evil 0. Bad first impression doesn’t even begin to cover it. This is easily one of the worst games I’ve played. Not just in the franchise—overall. And playing it before RE1 was a mistake, since it spoils major RE1 elements despite being a prequel. Ｇａｍｅｐｌａｙ： The gameplay is fundamentally frustrating. Item management is a constant back-and-forth simulator: drop an item, walk away, pick it up again, repeat endlessly. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⚠️ ATTENTION! Read this if you're planning to play Resident Evil 0 before Resident Evil 1. My first Resident Evil experience I had never played a single Resident Evil game before. After watching the Resident Evil Requiem trailer, I decided to buy the entire franchise and experience the series in chronological order, starting with Resident Evil 0. The moment I launched the game, I discovered that Resident Evil is called Biohazard in Japan. That instantly reminded me of a game I had been…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT THINK ABOUT THIS GAME DO NOT TALK ABOUT THIS GAME DO NOT PIRATE THIS GAME DO NOT BUY THIS GAME DO NOT GIFT THIS GAME DO NOT ACCEPT THIS GAME AS A GIFT DO WAIT FOR THE REMAKE 100% completion update: playing this game feels like doing your algebra homework with your dad standing behind your back and waiting to beat you down for the smallest mistake. or like getting back with an abusive lover: the more chances you give, the more you try to love, all you get in return is pain and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went back to Resident Evil 0 to finally finish everything, including all the achievements, and in the end my impressions were pretty mixed. On one hand, the game really captures the atmosphere of classic entries in the series. Fixed camera angles, tension, and limited resources all work great. The locations are very atmospheric, especially the train at the beginning, which sets the tone perfectly and pulls you in right away. On the other hand, there are some things that seriously hurt the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Atmospheric, punishing, experimental.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 0 is actually quite a unique entry from the classic era of the franchise. Its foundation is still very much Resident Evil, where the core experience feels extremely similar to Resident Evil 1, 2, 3, but at the same time, Capcom also tried to break away from some traditional formulas in certain areas, which makes it feel somewhat similar to the later Resident Evil Revelations games. The story takes place before the mansion incident from the original Resident Evil. This time, our…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 0, overall, I think it’s a good game. Not one of the absolute best in the series, and definitely not flawless, but still good. I had fun playing it, and as someone who knows this series very well, I can say RE0 is one of those games that has some really strong ideas, mixed with some very obvious design mistakes that hold it back from being greater than it could’ve been. On my first playthrough, I played it fully modless, the intended way. And yes, I enjoyed it, but I also felt…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is garbage. No item box, no inventory upgrades, flying bosses that are impossible to hit and SPAWN MINIONS, the list goes on. Let me paint a picture for you now: you are low hp on both characters, and the female (lower defense) character must fight a boss alone. You cannot beat the boss on that low hp, so you need your male character to run back to grab healing items (again, no item box). IN doing so, he must fight dumb stun locking apes to get to a mansion where whip tentacle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New 2 hour long video out now on Resident Evil 0! The game with the funny monkeys and a man who sings opera to slugs. www.youtube.com/@WitchTaunte...
neutral · AI labelView post →Good meowning my lovelies, hope you're all doing well. Sunday the 600+ followers gift will be posted. Other than that, what's everyone's favorite board or video game, i have one for both Carcassonne for boardgame & Resident Evil 0 for video game. #ootd #goth #alt #transfem #transgirl #gothgirl
positive · AI labelView post →This game looks really nice, but it's absolutely miserable to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was sooo frustrating to finish this game only at medium difficulty.. - Annoying camera angles and pov. - Inventory size is just nightmare.. - Impossible to skip scenes of door opening, ladder climbing etc. - Most of the time you really get lost in certain sections, especially Treatment Plant.. - Use ink ribbons wisely.. - To save ammo try to avoid some certain zombies. - Not to mention the big ass frog monster who would jump on you from nowhere and insta kill you.. Overall I liked the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game but not really but kinda, i love billy and i love rebecca but i will never play this game again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No thanks, doll-face. I've already worn handcuffs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Great atmosphere and characters, terrible gameplay. Wait for a remake unless you're a longtime fan. I really want to like this game, I really truly do, but it just has so many glaring issues that it's hard to like it. First of all, starting with the positives: The game's atmosphere is beautiful. From the art design to the music, every aspect of the game is unnerving but gorgeous, and the train is easily one of the most unique areas in a Resident Evil game ever. Secondly, Billy and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →which is a reason i really wish Resident Evil 0 was a better game because that had capcom experimenting more with the Sweet Home lineage, having Billy and Rebecca working together with unique skills and having to pass items back and forth between each other to get things done.
negative · AI labelView post →This game has two major problems leading to tedium and generally unfun gameplay: 1. The inventory system is really bad. You get two characters to manage with 6 item slots each. By early RE standards this sounds very generous, but you have to keep in mind that you have to carry weapons, ammo, and maybe healing if you are lucky for each character separately, so it balances out to somewhat normal item space. The real problem is that there are no item boxes in the game, leading to you dumping the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Look past the controls and camera angles and you will enjoy this game. I was turned off by at first. I stopped playing the game in the first few minutes because I didnt like it. Decided to play it one more time and finally got over it. I think we as a whole need to start appreciating games like this. Everyone wants 10k graphics and smooth controls. I think games like these that are lacking in areas make gaming great. It shows that even with the bare minimum, greatness can be achieved. There…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →everything wrong with RE0. Ammo is a joke, there's like 2 health items in the game, everything can spam attack you, and these are the most broken camera angles in all of resident evil. The only nice things I can say are the game is beautiful Played it once, didnt passed it and decided to never touch that game again
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For Rebecca and Billy in Resident Evil 0, the game says, "A wide selection of spices and seasonings." It does NOT say "A bunch of spices you've never seen before" like it did for Jill and Chris. Do you know what this means? Both Rebecca and Billy season their food properly. 😌
positive · AI labelView post →It is still a frustrating game, but I am enjoying Resident Evil 0
neutral · AI labelView post →The Resident Evil 6 episodes will be good ones, I think. Half of it is worse than Resident Evil 0, but maybe 1/4 is pretty good? It never reaches the heights of, um, resident evil 5, but it's a rare game that's sort of bad but also underrated
negative · AI labelView post →We’re back with Rat Shaker dlc (this game is unhinged 🤣) Then continuing Resident Evil 0❣️ 🖤Come hangout🦇 🎃 twitch.tv/tabbybat 🕸️
neutral · AI labelView post →Crazy how little peole talk about this game, cuz its a really great classic Resident Evil game. It has all the classic features you would expect like fixed camera, tank controls, billions of puzzles to solve and items to collect. Plus theres a nice chemistry between Rebecca and Billy. The only downside of this game is the disgusting inventory system, where you have to basically drop your items on the ground since there is no savebox for items here. 8.5/10…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 0 serves as a prequel to the original Resident Evil, telling the story of the events that led up to the infamous Spencer Mansion incident. More specifically, it follows what happened to the Bravo Team of S.T.A.R.S. before their fateful arrival at the mansion. The game's protagonists are Rebecca Chambers, a young medic from Bravo Team, and Billy Coen, an escaped convict. Forced together by circumstances, the two must put aside their differences and work as a team to survive the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The critics were right, removing the item box was a big hit to my enjoyment of the game. But that doesn’t make Resident Evil 0 a bad game, you just need patience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story/characters are pretty mid, but the charm of this game, in my opinion, is the aesthetic/theme. If you have never played before, this game can feel slow, outdated, and a hell to navigate, but still there is something about this type of game you can't find in the new ones. The gameplay might be "outdated" but it is still unique and fun in its own way... yeah, the door system is painful, and of course, nothing screams horror like not enough item space in your inventory, but hey, I enjoyed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →anyone completed Resident Evil 0? come cheer me on? 🥺 twitch.tv/lunamothwings i love Billy and Rebecca but their game is roughhhhhhh
negative · AI labelView post →YES BUT!! The game is good as for being a remake and the problem is more just with the story and gameplay itself. Neither character really bring you in like Jill or Leon. The story itself is a little lacking and the controls are more oldstyle. If you're wanting to play through the entire re series its worth buying but to just purchase it on its own for fun there are wayyy better Resident evil games out there.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good but flawed game, unique partner zapping and item management (no item boxes, forcing drops/backtracking) as key features, but some boss fights and camera angles frustrating, I appreciate its challenging nature and the character Rebecca. I see it as a standout "bad" game, praising its difficulty and unique mechanics but acknowledging design issues,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My least favorite RE game but was fun re-experiencing it after being in a big RE mood since 9. I do enjoy this having the same classic RE feel like the 1st RE Remake has. Love the train area still so much in this game, biggest thing I always think of when talking about this game. Hated how they removed the map telling you of previously visited rooms though. Very annoying how most enemies are jacked up on Mountain Dew and bum rush you, like hunters stun locking you in a corner. Item management…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worst resident evil in 11 resident evil games that I have ever played, I really tried to be optimistic and give a positive review but I just can't, the only things I liked here were the characters I never played with and the atmosphere and just the overall survival horror vibe ( pretty fresh story too ), other than that just horrible, movements, mechanics, cameras, all terrible, and no I don't care if its a old game, RE4 is the same age but is perfect and has no issues for me and this one is a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Life is rough when you lose your stuff...! ... because you had to throw it down in a random room somewhere, because this game doesn't have item boxes, because ♥♥♥♥ you that's why. The game is pretty good other than the inventory management and constant backtracking, but those are huge negatives.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found Resident Evil 0 to be a wonderful game, but I can understand why it gets so much hate. Enemy design and placement often don't match the player's capabilities. Boss fights feel like they're designed to be either cheesed or absolutely destroy you. Certain enemies can stunlock you if you don't get them first. The weakest link is the item management system, which is bad enough for many players to hate the game entirely. Despite all these flaws, I still find it amazing and worth playing. In…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got Softlocked and am too lazy to try again. I really liked this game :] Crazy Skill issue, people back then were different and I wasn't aware of their game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →｡✧🍰 LIVE NOW 🍰✧｡ It's been ages since I last played RESIDENT EVIL 0 on my Gamecube! I'm now LIVE on Twitch revisiting the game ❤️ Come and join me 🥰 🔗 twitch.tv/marzcakez 👈 #residentevil #residentevil0
neutral · AI labelView post →Whether you love Resident Evil 0 or not. We can all agree that the hook shot is truly the most evil thing in that game
negative · AI labelView post →A Symphony of Survival – A Review of Resident Evil 0 Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Resident Evil 0 serves as a deliberate and atmospheric prologue to the series, stripping away familiarity to expose survival horror at its most vulnerable. Set aboard the doomed Ecliptic Express and later expanding into other areas, the game leans heavily into classic Resident Evil tension—limited resources, oppressive environments, and the constant feeling that danger is always one misstep away. Rather than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought RE1 inventory management and level design was exhausting and annoying until I played this game, yes I enjoyed it overall, but I am never playing this game again, I am too old for this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed playing Resident Evil through, it's been a while and it's a lot of fun. Not perfect and I think for entirely new players it could be very confusing. Now next in my play through of the series I'll be playing through a game I've never completed before, Resident Evil 0.
positive · AI labelView post →Your interested in my B-minus tweets? Finally, someone interested in reading why Resident Evil 0 is the worst Resident Evil game. Alright let's start with the boss designs: Giant Scorpion, Giant Centipede, Giant Bat..., notice a theme?... Really???.... 1/124
negative · AI labelView post →Awful > Bad > OK > Good > Great > Awesome I fully acknowledge that this game might not be for me and probably very bad starting point for me to engage with the franchise for the first time. Especially when I went into it completely blind expecting great game - since it belong to the RE franchise. What I found is, that this is true survival horror: Horror - because of how bad are the game mechanics, doors, inventory and its management, puzzles. I was truly horrified as I was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HOW IM WALKING INTO UNBRELLA CORP MANSION THE LORRY IS PARKED ONTO RESIDENT EVIL 0 PROPERTY TRAIN? CRASHED. TEAM? LOW ON RESOURCES… THIS GAME IS HARD www.twitch.com/zerolorry
neutral · AI labelView post →What a roller coaster man, this game was definitely the hardest resident evil game I've ever played but its also the most rewarding one. I personally found the camera angles charming, ESPECIALLY when you get used to it. The cast was extremely satisfying as well! I found Rebecca and Billy's dynamic to be super cute. The bosses aren't too difficult but just be sure to make multiple saves and be ready to backtrack! (DON'T AVOID THIS GAME GUYS GIVE IT A GO, ITS FUN I PROMISE)
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