Resident Evil Requiem Is the Best Horror Game of 2026 So Far
Published 2/25/2026
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PC / PS5 / Xbox Series X|S / Nintendo Switch 2 - 2/27/2026
Resident Evil Requiem
Mainline Resident Evil survival-horror entry featuring Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy, blending horror, puzzle-solving, and action-focused sequences.
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- Capcom
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- Capcom
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90
Average of 93 scored external reviews.
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91
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Critic avg
90
93 scored reviews
Total coverage
93
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 90 across 93 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
93 included scored reviews
90–10071 reviews · 76%
80–8918 reviews · 19%
70–791 review · 1%
Below 703 reviews · 3%
Showing 41-50 of 93 matching critic reviews. 93 total critic reviews. Page 5 of 10.
Marcus Kenneth
CGMagazineResident Evil Requiem (PS5) Review
Published 2/25/2026
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Read originalBen Salter
StevivorResident Evil Requiem Review: Playthroughs on PS5 and Switch 2
Published 2/25/2026
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Read originalJon Yelenic
SmashPadREVIEW — “Resident Evil Requiem” is a thrilling and chilling dual-sided romp
Published 2/25/2026
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Read originalScott Duwe
DestructoidResident Evil Requiem review - The culminating pinnacle of 2 distinct styles of horror
Published 2/25/2026
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95
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Read originalJoe Pring
DexertoResident Evil Requiem review: Brilliant but over too soon
Published 2/25/2026
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80
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Read originalChris Carter
Screen RantResident Evil Requiem Review - A Lasting Marriage Of Horror & Action
Published 2/25/2026
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90
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Read originalJoe Draper
Digital SpyResident Evil Requiem review
Published 2/25/2026
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80
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Read originalElena Chapella
DualShockersResident Evil Requiem Review: A Bloody Good Time
Published 2/25/2026
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90
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Read originalMatt Wales
EurogamerResident Evil Requiem review - legendary horror at an all-time high
Published 2/25/2026
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