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Resident Evil 4
Developer CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Resident Evil 4 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, iPadOS, and macOS were released on December 20, 2023, and a version for Nintendo Switch 2 is set to be released on October 16, 2026. Players control the US agent Leon S. Kennedy,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
1,134 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
823 positive · 57 negative
95% range 92–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 823 | 57 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 72 | 6 | 139 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
96,975 of 100,509 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 301 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 327 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (274,622 of 282,034 positive).
Players widely praise the remake as a masterful revival that respects the original while feeling fresh. [1][2][3] Many highlight the intense, stressful gameplay that demands resource management and quick reflexes. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize Capcom for initially adding DRM that hurt performance, though it was later removed. [7][8][9]
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- [7]
Capcom does it again and adds the enigma drm after they tried and failed with revelations, do not let them get away this time either! *EDIT* Enigma was removed and RE4 is now playable again, negative review stays as it is still something Capcom thought they could get away with and should be a warning for potential buyers.
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Some games are ones you delete after you finish them. Some games are ones you remember even years later. Resident Evil 4 falls into the second category for me. When I first started playing, I thought I was just going to play a high-quality remake. But as the hours passed, I realized that Capcom hadn't just revamped an old game; they had brought back to life a legend that players have loved for years. The atmosphere …
- [4]
Walk into village. Everyone is staring at you. This is bad. Chainsaw guy appears. This is worse. Try to run. Get surrounded. Panic. Leon parries a chainsaw. Leon roundhouse kicks someone into another person. Leon does a backflip off a wall. This is not a horror game anymore. Ashley gets grabbed. Turn around. Shoot. “LEOOOON!” She stands in the way. Of course she does. Panic again. Merchant appears. “What are ya …
- [5]
This game made me feel frustrated and impressed at the same time. It’s stressful in both good and bad ways. You mess up once and you feel it immediately. Miss a couple shots and suddenly you’re scrambling, wasting ammo you carefully crafted and were trying to save. The game constantly pushes you to stay sharp. Manage your resources. Think before you act. Even arranging your briefcase starts to feel serious, like …
- [12]
Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece, but honestly this review is for the Merchant. No idea why he’s there. No idea how he keeps getting there before me. No idea why he has a rocket launcher in his coat. But every time I see that blue flame and hear “What are ya buyin’?” my blood pressure drops. He doesn’t question anything. He just buys ♥♥♥♥, offers advice, sells guns, cheers you on at the shooting range, and somehow …
Summarised from 34 of the 469 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Resident Evil 4 talk about atmosphere and tension are incredible; those who didn't talk about initial DRM caused performance issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Resident Evil 4 received "universal acclaim" from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The website states that it "modernizes the graphics, controls, and story while retaining much of what made the original a survival horror classic." 98% of 193 critic reviews recommend the game on OpenCritic. The director of the original Resident Evil 4, Shinji Mikami, said on Twitter that he had enjoyed the remake very much. He commended the remake team saying that they were able to take the "half-assed scenario" that he wrote in just two weeks, really fleshed it out, and improved upon it. Several critics gave it a perfect score with focus on how Capcom improved the original…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 1,134 · most liked firstToday marks the 20th (you read that right) anniversary of RESIDENT EVIL 4! A legendary title who's presence can be felt in every modern thirdperson game to this day. It's crazy to think I've been replaying RE4 for 20 years. It's one of the greatest action games ever made.
positive · AI labelView post →Some games are ones you delete after you finish them. Some games are ones you remember even years later. Resident Evil 4 falls into the second category for me. When I first started playing, I thought I was just going to play a high-quality remake. But as the hours passed, I realized that Capcom hadn't just revamped an old game; they had brought back to life a legend that players have loved for years. The atmosphere is incredible. From the moment you enter the village, you constantly feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capcom confirms Resident Evil Veronica is a third-person game "the team behind this remake is the same team that handled the Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 remakes" Team's mindset includes "preserving those iconic and key aspects of the title" www.ign.com/articles/res...
neutral · AI labelView post →Resident Evil Requiem has already reached highest concurrent users for a RE game on Steam (246k players within 1 hour of release). Resident Evil 4 remake peaked at 168k
neutral · AI labelView post →Walk into village. Everyone is staring at you. This is bad. Chainsaw guy appears. This is worse. Try to run. Get surrounded. Panic. Leon parries a chainsaw. Leon roundhouse kicks someone into another person. Leon does a backflip off a wall. This is not a horror game anymore. Ashley gets grabbed. Turn around. Shoot. “LEOOOON!” She stands in the way. Of course she does. Panic again. Merchant appears. “What are ya buyin’?” Sir I am fighting for my life. Peak Gameplay. Peak Game. Resident evil is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I reviewed Resident Evil Requiem and I loved it. My favorite installment since Resident Evil 4, it's scary, ridiculous, and impeccably presented. Fantastic stuff. Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/residen...
positive · AI labelView post →I’ve been waiting since 2023 for this moment: DRM-free at last. I finally bought the game because you stripped out the invasive background scanning and CPU bloat. It shouldn't take three years for a paying customer to get a version of the game that runs as clean as the one cracked in 52 days, but I’m glad we're finally here. Thanks for listening, Capcom. This is how you get my support.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a Game in like 2005 I saw a copy of Resident Evil 4 with a Luminoth from prime 2 on the back for some reason. Like some kind of misprint or weird fake boxart. Can anyone explain
neutral · AI labelView post →Resident Evil Requiem is the highest rated original RE game since 2004's Resident Evil 4
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a moment where I was like "it would be cool to see a game with gameplay and atmosphere like Resident Evil 4 but it takes place in space" and then I realized Dead Space. I was... I was just thinking about Dead Space
neutral · AI labelView post →Capcom confirms 'Resident Evil Veronica' is a third-person game 🎮 It's being developed by the team that handled the 'Resident Evil 2' and 'Resident Evil 4' remakes (via IGN)
neutral · AI labelView post →Who is RE4? to the blind, its the light. to the hungry, its bread. to the sick, its the cure. to the lonely, its company. to the sad, its joy. to the prisoner, its freedom. for the poor, its treasure. for me, its everything.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's a sneak peek at our new game: Fright Train! 🐶🚂 It's a TRAIN SURVIVAL HORROR game inspired by Resident Evil 4, set in Antarctica. WISHLIST down below! 👇 #survivalhorror | #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →so basically Leon gets pregnant and decides to have an abortion
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capcom does it again and adds the enigma drm after they tried and failed with revelations, do not let them get away this time either! *EDIT* Enigma was removed and RE4 is now playable again, negative review stays as it is still something Capcom thought they could get away with and should be a warning for potential buyers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 4 was another game I really didn’t see any point in remaking, but still enjoyed for how it made itself a separate experience. I don’t think it is inherently bad to enjoy remakes or anything, I just don’t think they should be championed as needing to exist for every single game ever.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game made me feel frustrated and impressed at the same time. It’s stressful in both good and bad ways. You mess up once and you feel it immediately. Miss a couple shots and suddenly you’re scrambling, wasting ammo you carefully crafted and were trying to save. The game constantly pushes you to stay sharp. Manage your resources. Think before you act. Even arranging your briefcase starts to feel serious, like you’re prepping for something real. Making sure you’ve got heals ready and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem - Gabe You just added DRM software that may decrease performance of the game up to 30%. Are you insane?. Why should anyone buy an inferior version of the game to the pirated one?, the answer is you shouldn't. As if it was already not enough that PC component prices are skyrocketing, buying a decent PC is extremely difficult and every percent of performance matters. Wake up Capcom.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun village game with weird villagers. Definitely a hit with villagers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Hakurei Hump Day! The current vibe is thinking about Resident Evil 4! ngl Resident Evil 4 is a classic! I've played it a few times over the years, and it is such a fun game filled with a ton of crazy and thrilling moments! I hope you have a wonderful day, I send love and positivity your way 💛☺️
positive · AI labelView post →Capcom announced new milestones for the Resident Evil series: Resident Evil VII - 15m sold Resident Evil 2 - 15m sold Resident Evil Village - 11m sold Resident Evil 3 - 10m sold Resident Evil 4 - 10m sold (fastest selling game) They released new art to celebrate!
neutral · AI labelView post →Resident Evil 4 is a masterpiece, but honestly this review is for the Merchant. No idea why he’s there. No idea how he keeps getting there before me. No idea why he has a rocket launcher in his coat. But every time I see that blue flame and hear “What are ya buyin’?” my blood pressure drops. He doesn’t question anything. He just buys ♥♥♥♥, offers advice, sells guns, cheers you on at the shooting range, and somehow feels like the safest person in Spain. 10/10. Capcom, please bring back the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally trying Resident Evil 4 with HD Project installed and it's beautiful. Weirdly enough - a very cozy game for me, largely thanks to its environments, dense with lowpoly detail HD Project feels like a restoration of a classic art piece - the original vision available in gorgeous clarity.
positive · AI labelView post →We looked into reports that new DRM on Resident Evil 4 PC is impacting CPU performance and can confirm there are problems. The game doesn't run as well as it used to - and that's not acceptable. www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/02...
neutral · AI labelView post →This remake will probably hold the crown of being the best remake I’ve ever played for a very long time. It’s the quintessential definition of the word “remake” and how it should be made. I already reviewed Resident Evil 4 (2005), where I’ve pointed out the very core aspects of the series, genre, and such. But the remake version of RE4 deserves every little bit of attention it gets, and this review is not an exception. Starting off with the very basics: it is still a survival horror game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game understands something very important. Fear is only interesting when you stop running from it. Leon walks into that village and immediately realizes something is horribly wrong. The villagers aren't normal. The air feels rotten. The entire place looks like civilization was abandoned halfway through a nightmare. And Leon just keeps walking. I love that. Everywhere you go, something is waiting. A villager screaming. A chainsaw starting. A parasite crawling out of somebody who…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They removed the drm and it runs noticeably better (my pc no longer has the burning smell)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like our indie game if you played these games: ❆ Resident Evil 4 ❆ Dead Space ❆ CoD Zombies ❆ DayZ Add Fright Train to your wishlist! :> store.steampowered.com/app/4132890/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The original 'RESIDENT EVIL 4' game released 20 years ago today #retro #art #gaming #ResidentEvil
neutral · AI labelView post →Ready for some fixed camera Weird West survival horror? God Help Us All is a retro indie survival horror game inspired by Resident Evil 4 and Onimusha! Coming to Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1967440/... Gameplay Vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htfg... by indie dev @retrogig.bsky.social #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Resident Evil 4 Remake rat is the most I've ever felt seen in a video game. I do think I look exactly like this
positive · AI labelView post →US best-selling Resident Evil games (full game dollar sales): 1 Resident Evil 5 2 Resident Evil 4 (2023) 3 Resident Evil Village 4 Resident Evil 4 5 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service, Jan 1995-Jan 2026
neutral · AI labelView post →A game so great that the only thing that can rival it is its own. This game makes me realize I'm absolutely terrible at video games. But gods do I love playing through this. You know a game is good when you want to replay it right after finishing it. Multiple times and once you get all of the combat, evade and parry mechanics it makes you feel like a badass. The original RE4 is one of my favorite games of all time. It was my first M rated title that my father let me play when I was younger.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simply one of the best games of all time. Must buy and must play for everyone who loves single player games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adding Enigma is most idiotic decision that capcom can make. Game got cracked before Enigma and cracked again after adding Enigma. Paying customers getting stick in the ass once again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What's an often hated movie/show/game that you experienced, that made you go "I get the hate, but I don't hate it myself"? And how much did you tolerate it?. I've recently played Resident Evil 6 for the 1st time after playing Resident Evil 4 (an absolute masterpiece) & Resident 5 (a pretty good game). I was already aware of the hate this game got over the years. But after experiencing it, it's only bad in an artificial way. Like yeah, it's nothing like the classic games and it's too much in the…
positive · AI labelView post →Resident Evil 4 Game Informer cover artwork (2004) #retro #art #gaming #ResidentEvil
neutral · AI labelView post →How this game didn't get game of the year again is beyond me. Everything about this game is perfect, yes the OG is still better if you played it back then but, this game is what a remake should be like. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came for nostalgia, stayed for getting roundhouse kicked emotionally and physically. The villagers are still unhinged, and the merchant is still my favorite shady uncle. 10/10 game 3/10 babysitting experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fatober 25 - Ashley Graham (Resident Evil 4) Obvious take, Resident Evil 4 is a great game. I love both versions of the game and I had a really great time playing the remake with BaronOfBeefDip’s SSBBW Ashley mod! Really wanted to draw something about the mod so enjoy this!
positive · AI labelView post →Resident Evil 4 is such a video game and I love it
positive · AI labelView post →I don't like horror games. I never played a single resident evil game. I never had an interest in the original games. I gave it a shot anyways. I finally get it now. I get why this is some people's comfort game. also leon hot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They added jiggle physics to the regenerador's asscheeks. Absolutely peak game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"You'll get some bang for your buck, I guarantee it." Capcom pulls out the biggest d*ck in their inventory, remakes and retunes it for this generation and it's easily one of the best survival horror games you can play today. Regardless whether you were a fan of the original or not, there's something here for everyone to scratch their itch when it comes to both horror and action. - RE Engine makes everything look creepier and more immersive than ever before, with the lighting being what…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is such a bittersweet moment. I've played this game and done everything I could in it. Now, its time for me to shelf it. Resident Evil 4 is one of my, if not, my favorite game of all time. It brings me back to my childhood, and everytime I play it, it just gives me a nostalgic experience, that I dont get with any game. It's very rare that you find a remake that absolutely blows your mind, yet, Resident Evil 4's remake absolutely brought me joy, and brought me back to my childhood. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 4 is one of those games that constantly keeps things fresh. Every new area, enemy type and encounter gives you something different to deal with. Leon is an absolute MVP. Luis is the kind of bro you'd actually want watching your back. The pacing is excellent. It knows exactly when to slow things down, when to throw a horde at you and when to make you question your life choices. Honorable mention to the bella sisters… Apparently one homicidal maniac with a chainsaw wasn't enough.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺 After dabbling with what else Resident Evil could be in side-games, now it was the time for the formula of the mainline numbered games to be shaken up in 2005 with Resident Evil 4. Goodbye, fixed camera angles; hello over-the-shoulder action and gunplay!
neutral · AI labelView post →In my opinion, this is the best Resident Evil game of all time. The gameplay with Leon is extremely fun, and the sections with Ada are also great. My favorite part of the game is the Separate Ways DLC with Ada. Playing through the story from her perspective adds even more great moments. I especially like the combat system. Perfectly blocking attacks with the knife and reacting quickly to dodge enemy attacks makes the fights feel very dynamic and exciting. The Mercenaries mode is also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GE-Proton11-9 Released. Patch notes in spoiler ::: spoiler spoiler # Hotfix release: # GE-Proton11-9 ## Video Playback - Added a fix for Crimson Desert getting stuck after selecting Play or starting a new game due to looping menu-video playback. Affects both Wine-Wayland and XWayland. ## Rendering and HDR - Added automatic HDR detection for DX11/DXVK and DX12/VKD3D-Proton with Wine-Wayland or Gamescope. - `PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1` and `PROTON_USE_HDR=1` are no longer required.…
neutral · AI labelView post →This has, without a shadow of a doubt, become my favorite Resident Evil of all time!! Not only because the game has an incredible atmosphere, memorable environments, unique bosses and simple yet addictive gameplay... but mainly because of the mods!! I personally absolutely loved being able to play the entire campaign and the DLC with Raven (from Stellar Blade) as the protagonist, one of my favorite characters of all time. That, for me, made the experience so much better and more special.. the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 4 Remake has sold over 9 million copies since launch, making it the 'fastest selling' game in the franchise ➡️ www.eurogamer.net/resident-evi... #ResidentEvil #ResidentEvil4Remake
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn’t go into Resident Evil 4 expecting much. I’m not really a hardcore fan of the series, and survival horror isn’t usually my main thing. But somehow, this game completely pulled me in mostly because of its story. At first, it feels like a simple mission: Leon S. Kennedy is sent to rescue the president’s daughter. Nothing too special on paper. But as the game progresses, it turns into something much deeper and more intense. The atmosphere, the mysterious village, and the strange cult all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Capcom just crapped on me, and all paying customers. We demand this overly intrusive DRM be removed immediately! Until then, do not buy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just amazing. I feel RE2 gets you to like the characters, while RE4 makes you love them. What more could I possibly say that hasn't already been said? So much fun to play, while looking and running incredibly. Capcom has pulled me in big time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →September 30th, 1998... It's a day I'll never forget. The cop inside me died that day. And that night, Raccoon City was wiped out. Thanks to the bioweapons created by Umbrella. Somehow, I made it out. But too many others...weren't so lucky. I was asked later to join a top-secret government program. Not that I had a choice. The training, the punishing missions nearly killed me. But at least they kept my mind off everything. If I could just forget what happened that night, the pain—even for a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition PC/Steam Capcom, 2014 #crt #retrogaming #residentevil
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy birthday Resident Evil 4, the Gamecube's best fishing game
positive · AI labelView post →Resident Evil 4 Remake has now sold over 10m copies, and done so faster than any other game in the series. bit.ly/4lKPSZV
neutral · AI labelView post →Rarely could a remake/rewrite achieve the levels Resident Evil 4 reached. Now that it's been a few years since this release, I have the thoughts to write my review. Vastly different in tone from the original, there was a bar set so high that an Olympic pole-vaulter easily could've missed, and yet they managed to craft a refreshing experience on the foundation of the bones, marrow and chilled blood of the RE4 we all know and love. RE4 is arguably my favorite video game of all time, I played…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is something visceral about the way we shoot, loot, manage inventory, explore and solve puzzles in this game which will make you keep coming back to it. RE4 is what a video game should be and Remake redefined it in a refreshing manner.
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