Resident Evil 2
- Developer
- Capcom Development Division 1
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Released
- 25 January 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £6.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One
Resident Evil 2 is a remake of 1998's Resident Evil 2. The game was not developed with the intent of improving the original, but rather a reimagining of the original story with redesigned maps, characters and story elements. Gameplay mechanics are more similar to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard though with the use of an over-the-shoulder camera.
Best gaming PC for Resident Evil 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Resident Evil 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Capcom on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) | WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4460 or AMD FX™-6300 or better | Intel® Core™ i7-3770 or AMD FX™-9590 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 3GB VRAM |
| Storage | 26 GB | 26 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Resident Evil 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i7-3770 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.