Resident Evil 4 (2023)

This page is for the 2023 remake. For the original game, see Resident Evil 4. For the remastered version of the original game, see Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition.

Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Developers
	Capcom
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 2023
macOS (OS X)	December 20, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	91
OpenCritic	92
IGDB	95
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter, Survival horror, Action
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe, Horror, Supernatural, Contemporary
Series	Resident Evil

Resident Evil 4 is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is part of the Resident Evil series and a remake of the original 2005 game of the same name, chronologically takes place six years after the Racoon City's destruction as depicted in Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.

The game was announced at the State of Play in June 2022 and released on March 24, 2023. A demo version of Resident Evil 4 was announced at the Resident Evil Showcase on March 9, 2023.

The Mercenaries mode was added as a free DLC through a post-launch update on April 7, 2023 along with various bug fixes.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Gold Edition also available.
		Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Steam		Gold Edition also available.

Windows version requires Steam, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.

Version differences

The Gold Edition contains the base game, the Seperate Ways scenario, and the Extra DLC pack.

A demo is available: Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires a one-time real-money purchase to play.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Extra DLC Pack (Deluxe Edition)	Leon & Ashley costumes (Casual amd Romantic), Leon Costume & Filter (Hero and Villain), Leon Accessory: Sunglasses (Sporty), Deluxe Weapons (Sentinel Nine and Skull Shaker), Original Ver. Soundtrack Swap and Treasure Map Expansion (unlocks treasures that can't be obtained otherwise.)
The Mercenaries	Mercenaries mode. Free DLC released on April 7, 2023.
Separate Ways	Additional scenario. Paid DLC. Release date: September 21, 2023.
Charm: 'Green Herb'	Pre-order Deluxe Edition only.
Attaché Case: 'Classic'	Pre-order Deluxe Edition only.
Charm: 'Handgun Ammo'	Pre-order only.
Attaché Case: 'Gold'	Pre-order only.
Leon & Ashley Costumes: 'Casual'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Leon & Ashley Costumes: 'Romantic'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Treasure Map: Expansion	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Leon Costume & Filter: 'Hero'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Leon Costume & Filter: 'Villain'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
'Original Ver.' Soundtrack Swap	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Deluxe Weapon: 'Skull Shaker'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Deluxe Weapon: 'Sentinel Nine'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.
Leon Accessory: 'Sunglasses (Sporty)'	Part of the Deluxe Edition, Extra DLC Pack and available separately.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Can purchase various cosmetic DLC for the game using real money purchases.
Unlock	Various DLCs, acquired using real money purchases, give the player various in-game resources, in-game weapons.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip RE Engine logo only
Download the mod. Install with Fluffy Mod Manager.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\local_config.ini
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2050650/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\2050650\remote\win64_save\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2050650/pfx/

Saves are tied to the Steam user ID. Use LimebrellaSharp to share saves between users.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Saves and most settings.

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9 aspect ratio. Vert- gameplay on 32:9. Use praydogs REFramework for a fix. To install it, copy dinput8.dll to the game executable folder and use the in-game overlay graphics options.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		90 - 110°. Use Third Person Camera Controller (recommended) or Simple FOV (affects rifle scopes).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Bilinear, Trilinear, x2, x4, x8 and x16.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, TAA and FXAA + TAA. Additionally up to 200% SSAA by adjusting the Image Quality slider. Sharpening filter is forced on at all times. See Disable sharpening.
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 1.0, FSR 2.2 DLSS 2 and XeSS 1.0 are hackable using this mod.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Toggle On/Off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate can be set to 30, 60, 120 or Variable.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Works in both fullscreen and windowed modes.
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray-traced light reflection and refraction.

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  Display settings

High-fidelity upscaling

This game does not feature native implementations for DLSS and XeSS, and users with capable hardware may be interested in utilizing other technologies.

Use REFramework and UpscalerBasePlugin to benefit from DLSS or XeSS instead of FSR
Download the latest version of the mod. Follow this guide. Notes It is necessary to download the REFramework (Upscaler Beta) for this to work. The vanilla version does not work with upscaling yet.

Disable sharpening

Hex-edit the game's executable
Open re4.exe in a hex editor Find hex string 80 B8 B3 01 00 00 00 75 49 Replace with C6 80 B3 01 00 00 01 90 90 Save edit Notes It is recommended to make a backup of the game's executable before editing it.

Input

Camera settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as Maximum Camera Speed (Mouse).
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted. Separated between normal gameplay and aiming.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		6 pre-configured presets.
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as Maximum Camera Speed (Controller).
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted. Separated between normal gameplay and aiming.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Referred to as Button Icon Type B.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge Gyro Aiming functionality (as "Motion Sensor Camera mode" in the Camera settings.) is supported.
PlayStation button prompts		Referred to as Button Icon Type A.
Light bar support		Color changes according to player's health bar.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth), Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter)

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Button Prompts can flicker and Camera can conflict when using Right Stick and Mouse Input at the same time. Gamepad Button prompts gets prioritized when Gamepad Input is active.

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  Control settings

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate volume sliders available for Master, Voice, BGM, Sound Effects, Menu and Ballistic Impact Volume with options for small, normal and large.
Surround sound		3D Audio options available, height speakers function when Atmos or DTS:X options are configured in Windows but are not represented in the game options. Also has speaker angle degree adjustment.
Subtitles		Toggle On/Off with separate Size, Background Opacity, Color and Speaker Name Display/Color options available.
Closed captions		Toggle On/Off. Subtitle settings also apply to closed captions.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Croatian				Fan translation #1 Download, Fan translation #2 Download.
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Persian				Unofficial translation By GameSub
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Latin American Spanish				Fan dubbing by Primera Llamada and NegaArmax (Separate Ways DLC not dubbed).

Issues unresolved

Traversal-related stutters

The game suffers from some minor CPU-load related hitching issues during traversal at specific points in the world where data is being loaded.
More powerful CPUs will show a less intense stutter.

Frame rate-related quirks

Some physics are tied to the frame rate, which mainly concerns speed running tactics. 120 FPS causes more waves to appear during the Del Lago fight.
30 FPS makes grenades have bigger explosions/do more damage, while also making it easier to phase through knights' hitboxes.

Issues fixed

Crashes during gameplay (Fatal D3D Error)

This Fatal D3D Error crash is believed to be VRAM-related; the game crashing when running out of VRAM instead of using system RAM in that case.
However, according to some reports, these crashes can occur even on high-end GPUs such as the RTX 4090, which realistically should not suffer from any VRAM limitations.

Reduce VRAM usage by lowering texture quality, resolution, and/or disabling ray tracing.

Disable "Variable" framerate, and select one of the constant framerate settings instead.

Going back to the village after rescuing Ashley causes FPS drop (Chapter 4)

Once arrived at the village (after passing the church) the fps will drop massively in that area (happens on all platforms).
This is due to the particles (rain, wind, etc.) and the amount of NPCs (enemies) that are present at that moment.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Press Alt+Tab ↹ to save some VRAM[citation needed]

Pause the game for 5 seconds[dubious – discuss]

Game saves corruption

On Steam, if the game is closed while a save is being created or backed up, all other saves may be corrupted.

Follow the steps as described in the Steam forums
Notes Currently, there is no way to restore CP earned except by redoing the challenges.

Strong stutter when using GeForce Experience Overlay

Deactivate the overlay.

Other information

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR. Officially supported game.

Headsets
SteamVR		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Standing		Use Praydog's REFramework.
Room-scale		Experimental. Use Praydog's REFramework.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Windows Media Video

Mods

Manual Flashlight

Requires REFramework.

Resident Evil 4 Fusion Mod

Adds an option to enable Logitech G LIGHTSYNC RGB Lighting.

Permanent Corpses

Requires Fluffy Mod Manager.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-7500 AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 560 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 5700

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements target 1080p 45 FPS (on the 'Prioritize Performance' preset); recommended system requirements target 1080p 60 FPS.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT are required for ray tracing.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	13.0
Processor (CPU)	Apple M1
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	19.3 GB