Great atmosphere and pre-rendered visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the atmosphere is absolutely off the charts, this game is stunning and the soundtrack and sound design do it wonders”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Resident Evil 0
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2016Horror · Survival Horror · Adventure
−75%$19.99$4.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A hard, old-school Resident Evil prequel with great atmosphere, but no item box, heavy backtracking and slow door animations wear many players down. Skip it if you're new to the series.
Great for
Classic Resident Evil fans who enjoy tank controls, puzzles and hard resource management
Main risk
No item box means constant item dropping and backtracking, which many find exhausting
What changed in the last 30 days
134 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews stress backtracking, door animations and the partner system, and a few report crashes or freezes. Cause isn't clear, so this is a tentative reading.
134 recent reviews
What players love
Rewarding challenge and classic survival horror
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game was definitely the hardest resident evil game I've ever played but its also the most rewarding one.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Rebecca and Billy characters and chemistry
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Watching her relationship with Billy develop is the true highlight of the game.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Unique partner-switching mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I think the partner system is actually very well done for how complex a survival game can be.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Memorable train opening
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The train section is genuinely great. Probably my favorite part of the game.”
Steam review · 23.6 h played ↗
Wesker mode and costumes
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The Wesker mode is so freaking fun; they should've added it to every Resident Evil game..”
Steam review · 37.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
No item box, endless backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“you essentially [b]HAVE[/b] to drop items here and there every freaking time because there's no item box in this game”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Frustrating enemies and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“eliminators will stun lock you to death, zombies will hide out of view until camera change to attack”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
Clunky controls, fixed camera and aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Terrible camera angle. What is up with that? Half the time I couldn't see the enemies and kept running into things as the camera angle changed”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Tiny inventory with bulky key items
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Six item slots per character, who are sometimes split up, so both need a gun, and if you wanna save ammo, both need a knife.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Awkward partner AI and character swapping
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I want to play the game, not spend 10 mins passing items up and down through a lift with unskippable animations”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Long unskippable door animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The horribly long transitions between actions. (Open door. Stare at door. Door moves an inch)”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows®10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, or better
Storage13 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows®10 / Windows®11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.7 GHz / Intel® Core™ i7-9700 3.0GHz, or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3060, or better
Storage13 GB available space
OSWindows®10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX260, or better
Storage13 GB available space
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