Summary
It’s looking as though Capcom will not have a newResident Evilrelease in 2024, which will break a five-year streak of releases that started with 2019’sResident Evil 2remake. Since the originalResident Evilgame released in 1996, new entries in the long-running franchise have come out fast and furious. In fact, since 1996, there have only been five years that haven’t had aResident Evilrelease of some kind - 1997, 2008, 2013, 2014, and 2018.
WithResident Evilserving as one of Capcom’s biggest franchises, it makes sense that the company has worked hard to ensure that new games in the series are released on a regular basis. What’s even more impressive is that, despite some lackluster spin-offs, manyResident Evilgames have been released to critical acclaim. TheResident Evilfranchise’s consistency after all these years is truly impressive, and so some fans may be sad that they may have nothing new to play in 2024.
At the time of this writing, Capcom has not announced a newResident Evilrelease for 2024, breaking the streak that started whentheResident Evil 2remake launched in 2019. TheResident Evil 2remake was followed by theResident Evil 3remake andResident Evil: Resistancein 2020,Resident Evil Villagein 2021,Resident Evil Re:Versein 2022, and most recently, theResident Evil 4remake in 2023. But while it seems like there will be no newResident Evilgame in 2024, the good news is that fans shouldn’t have to wait too long to play the next game in the series.
New Resident Evil Games Have Been Released Every Year for the Past 5 Years
If recent rumors are to be believed, there’s a chance that Capcom could be revealingResident Evil 9at some point in the near future, with the game then launching in January 2025. Other rumors have suggested thatResident Evil 9may have been internally delayedand could release later than expected, so franchise fans should definitely wait for official word from Capcom before getting too excited.
BesidesResident Evil 9, persistent rumors have suggested that Capcom is gearing up to release aResident Evil 5remakeas well.Resident Evil 5is one of the best-sellingResident Evilgames, but some fans weren’t thrilled with its heightened action-focus and co-op. AResident Evil 5remake could potentially address some of the feedback that fans had about the original game, but the project has yet to be officially announced, so it’s best to keep that in mind.
Resident Evil
Resident Evil is a long-running survival horror franchise developed by Capcom. Spread across numerous mainline and spin-off entries, the series is known for it’s third and first-person action horror, zombie-related monsters and references, and challenging puzzles.
