Aka: | Resident Evil 7: Biohazard [PlayStation Hits] |
Console: | Sony Playstation 4 |
TV Standard: | NTSC-U |
Country: | United States of America |
Developer(s): | Havok |
Publisher(s): | Capcom |
Release Date: | 2017-01-01 |
Players: | 1 |
Co-op: | No |
ESRB: | M - Mature 17+ |
Type: | Shooter |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard[a] is a 2017 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Resident Evil 7 diverges from the more action-oriented Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6, returning to the franchise's survival horror roots, emphasizing exploration. It is the first main Resident Evil game to use a first-person view.
Resident Evil 7 is the first full-length game to use Capcom's in-house RE Engine. The development was led by Koshi Nakanishi, director of Resident Evil: Revelations. A year prior to its announcement at E3 2016, it was presented as a virtual reality demo called Kitchen. The team took inspiration from the 1981 film The Evil Dead, scaled back the game to one location, and used a first-person perspective to immerse players. Two downloadable content scenarios were released, Not a Hero and End of Zoe.