Resident Evil 2
Released Jan 2019
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
97% positive · 223K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $39.99
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Evaluation
Resident Evil 2 (2019) is a complete, fully released game with no further content planned. It launched on January 24, 2019 and received a wave of costume, weapon, and soundtrack DLC throughout 2019 and into June 2020, when the Original Soundtrack DLC was released — the last piece of content added to the game. All 13 listed DLC items have been released with no unreleased entries remaining.
In March 2022, Capcom issued a free upgrade patch adding ray tracing, high frame rate, and 3D audio support, explicitly noting that "no new gameplay content will be added." This was followed by a minor rollback option in June 2022 for players who preferred the previous version. These were technical updates, not content expansions.
The developer's news feed since 2022 has been focused entirely on other titles in the Resident Evil franchise — Resident Evil 4 Remake's DLC (2023–2024), Resident Evil Village's Winters' Expansion (2022), Resident Evil Requiem (launched February 27, 2026), and most recently the announcement of Resident Evil Veronica for 2027. None of these posts announce any new content for Resident Evil 2 itself.
The game's store description makes no mention of ongoing updates, future content, or additional plans. This game launched as a complete reimagining of the 1998 classic and has been fully supported and concluded. Anyone waiting for all content to be available can consider the game complete as of June 25, 2020.
Evidence
Capcom announced a free technical upgrade patch (ray tracing, high frame rate, 3D audio) for RE2, explicitly stating 'no new gameplay content will be added.'
Resident Evil 2 Original Soundtrack released on June 25, 2020 — the final DLC added to the game.
Content
13 of 13 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
The genre-defining masterpiece Resident Evil 2 returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience. Using Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 offers a fresh take on the classic survival horror saga with breathtakingly realistic visuals, heart-pounding immersive audio, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and modernized controls on top of gameplay modes from the original game.
In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?
In Resident Evil 2, the classic action, tense exploration, and puzzle solving gameplay that defined the Resident Evil series returns. Players join rookie police officer Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield, who are thrust together by a disastrous outbreak in Raccoon City that transformed its population into deadly zombies. Both Leon and Claire have their own separate playable campaigns, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspectives. The fate of these two fan favorite characters is in players hands as they work together to survive and get to the bottom of what is behind the terrifying attack on the city. Will they make it out alive?
- A spine-chilling reimagining of a horror classic - Based on the original release in 1998, the new game has been completely rebuilt from the ground up for a deeper narrative experience.
- A whole new perspective – New over-the-shoulder camera mode and modernized control scheme creates a more modern take on the survival horror experience and offers players a trip down memory lane with the original gameplay modes from the 1998 release.
- Terrifyingly realistic visuals – Built on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine, Resident Evil 2 delivers breathtakingly photorealistic visuals whilst stunning lighting creates an up-close, intense and atmospheric experience as players roam the corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD).
- Face the grotesque hordes – Zombies are brought to life with a horrifyingly realistic wet gore effect as they react in real time taking instant visible damage, making every bullet count.
- Iconic series defining gameplay – Engage in frenzied combat with enemies, explore dark menacing corridors, solve puzzles to access areas and collect and use items discovered around the environment in a terrifying constant fight for survival.
- See favorite characters in a whole new light - Join rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy on his first day in the job and college student Claire Redfield, who is searching for her brother amidst a terrifying zombie epidemic.
- Step into the rookie shoes of both heroes - Enjoy separately playable campaigns for both Leon and Claire, allowing players to see the story from both characters’ perspective.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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