Resident Evil Requiem will be the ninth mainline entry in the series, and in many ways its a culmination of the iconic survival horror series' many evolutions since its PS1 origins. Resident Evil Requiem has us playing characters new and old, with both the flair of a veteran zombie-slaying agent and the anxiety of someone caught up in a terrifying event for the first time. Taking the action back to Raccoon City, this promises to be an adventure worthy of releasing in the series' 30th anniversary. We've gone hands-on with the game for a final time ahead of its February 27, 2026 launch, and this time we've played as both Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft.
Leon Kennedy, of course, is a returning fan favorite who's most recently starred in Resident Evil 2 remake and Resident Evil 4 remake. He's known as a quippy and capable agent, especially in his appearance in the fourth game, and in Requiem, that's only be dialled up all the more. Grace Ashcroft, meanwhile, may have familial connections to the series (her mother was a part of spin-off Resident Evil Outbreak), but this FBI agent is in over her head when she stumbles into an outbreak of her own. Leon and Grace are two sides of a coin, coalescing decades of game design ideology into two halves that complement one another.
