Many people credit the Resident Evil games with the birth of the survival-horror genre in video games. From spinoffs to sequels to remakes, sifting through all the Resident Evil games can be a challenge. If you’ve never played one before, you want to make sure you start with the right game.
Everyone might have their own ideas about the “best” or “worst” Resident Evil games, but we’ve done our best to rank the games in the series for you. Keep in mind that we’ll only consider games with “Resident Evil” in the title, so we won’t include spinoff titles like Operation Raccoon City or Umbrella Chronicles.
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Resident Evil 4 Remake
3. Resident Evil 2
4. Resident Evil 7 biohazard
5. Resident Evil Village
6. Resident Evil 2
7. Resident Evil
8. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
9. Resident Evil CODE: Veronica
10. Resident Evil 5
11. Resident Evil Zero
12. Resident Evil 6
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