Resident Evil 5

    Two players work together as Chris and Sheva to uncover what is turning people into monsters.

    Capcom

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    Local co-op
    Confirmed
    Free to play
    1 source
    Early access
    Confirmed
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 87% positive from 69,367 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 78/100 from 15 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 60310Total negative: 9057Total reviews: 69367{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":60310,"total_negative":9057,"total_reviews":69367}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 847Name: Resident Evil 5Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/resident-evil-5Created at: 1317749280First release date: 1236211200Total rating: 75.97807847852229Total rating count: 837Aggregated rating: 78.4Aggregated rating count: 15Release dates: [{"id":957586,"date":1253145600,"human":"Sep 17, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957587,"date":1253145600,"human":"Sep 17, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957588,"date":1252972800,"human":"Sep 15, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957589,"date":1253232000,"human":"Sep 18, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957590,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957591,"date":1236211200,"human":"Mar 05, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957592,"date":1236816000,"human":"Mar 12, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957593,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957594,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957595,"date":1236816000,"human":"Mar 12, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957596,"date":1236211200,"human":"Mar 05, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957597,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":1099,"name":"Mercenary Technology"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":37,"name":"Capcom"},"developer":true,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":8593,"name":"K2"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]{"id":847,"name":"Resident Evil 5","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/resident-evil-5","created_at":1317749280,"first_release_date":1236211200,"total_rating":75.97807847852229,"total_rating_count":837,"aggregated_rating":78.4,"aggregated_rating_count":15,"release_dates":[{"id":957586,"date":1253145600,"human":"Sep 17, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957587,"date":1253145600,"human":"Sep 17, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957588,"date":1252972800,"human":"Sep 15, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957589,"date":1253232000,"human":"Sep 18, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957590,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957591,"date":1236211200,"human":"Mar 05, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957592,"date":1236816000,"human":"Mar 12, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957593,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957594,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957595,"date":1236816000,"human":"Mar 12, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957596,"date":1236211200,"human":"Mar 05, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":957597,"date":1236902400,"human":"Mar 13, 2009","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":1099,"name":"Mercenary Technology"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":37,"name":"Capcom"},"developer":true,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":8593,"name":"K2"},"developer":false,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.