Feature: Where The Heck Do You Start If You've Never Played Resident Evil?
This guide explores the best starting points for newcomers to the Resident Evil survival horror series, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in March 2026. It recommends the 2002 remake of the original Resident Evil or Resident Evil 4 (2005) as strong entry points due to their narrative accessibility and influential gameplay. Other suggestions include Resident Evil 0 for chronological order and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard for a modern first-person perspective.
Nintendo Life
- Entities
- Resident Evil 0
- Resident Evil
- Action
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 2
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
- PlayStation
- Game Series
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica
- PlayStation 5
- Wii
- Resident Evil 4
Original source
This article was reported and published by Nintendo Life. feed.gg links to it as part of a story cluster — full text, images and rights remain with the publisher.