Resident Evil: Every Game Ranked By How Long They Take To Beat

The Resident Evil series has tons of games for fans of horror. Here’s how long each one in the series takes to complete.

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The eighth mainline entry in the Resident Evil series is finally here. And it is already proving quite popular as Capcom reports shipments of the game in excess of 3 million copies. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise though, given how highly anticipated the game has been since it was officially unveiled last year.

With its similarities to Resident Evil 4 and depiction of tall vampire ladies, Resident Evil Village had looked like the type of game most gamers would love to sink their teeth into. But for anyone wondering just how much of a time investment they’ll need to make to beat the game, this is how its length stacks up with that of the other games in the series.

The game lengths for this article were sourced using howlongtobeat.com.

15 Resident Evil 2 (1998) – 6 Hours

On the short end of the spectrum is the 1998 version of Resident Evil 2. The game is noted for starting the series down the path of its gradual transition from survival horror to action-adventure.

Despite an FMV opening that looked ripped straight out of an action film, the actual game itself still maintained many of the horror elements found in the original game like its tank controls and close-quarters encounters.

14 Resident Evil 3 (2020) – 6 Hours

Last year’s remake of Resident Evil 3 had caught some flak for its brevity with many players claiming to have beaten the game in one sitting. Most of that was blamed on cut content and its strong focus on action instead of exploration.

But looking at where it sits compared to the 1998 version of the game, it is surprising to see it this close to the original’s length, cut content notwithstanding.

13 Resident Evil (1996) – 6.5 Hours

The game that started it all also finds itself on the short side of the scale. Clocking in at an average completion time of six and a half hours, the original Resident Evil might be considered brief by today’s standards.

But back then, that time felt like it was at least three times as long to many of those players who played it. This had more to do with most players not being accustomed to its puzzle-based gameplay and tank controls or the novelty of survival horror games in general.

12 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis – 6.5 Hours

While RE2 might have featured the first-ever stalker enemy in the form of Mr. X, Resident Evil 3 was the first game in the series to popularize that mechanic. The entire game was built around the player’s encounters with the titular Nemesis.

This hulking tyrant could track and follow the player from room to room. This made for some nerve-racking scenarios, none of which had overstayed their welcome with the game’s six and half hours average completion time.

11 Resident Evil: Revelations – 8.5 Hours

Resident Evil: Revelations is a spinoff game set between the events of Resident Evil 4 and 5. It saw the return of Jill Valentine who had been missing in action since the events of RE3.

Originally released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS, the game was considered a technical showcase for the handheld console. It would later get ported to other platforms including the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC.

10 Resident Evil 2 (2019) – 8.5 Hours

For its remake of Resident Evil 2, Capcom had decided to bring back the classic survival horror feel of the original game, while presenting it with a fresh coat of paint.

The game adopts the same third-person, over-the-shoulder perspective first used in RE4 instead of the fixed camera angles and tank controls from the original. It also fleshes out several portions of the game, making it an overall longer game to beat with an average completion time of eight and a half hours.

9 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – 9 Hours

Resident Evil 7 was the first game in the mainline series to be presented from a first-person perspective. It was also the first one to run on Capcom’s proprietary RE Engine. This same engine currently powers other Capcom games like Devil May Cry 5 and Monster Hunter Rise.

The game marked a return to the series’ survival horror roots, with its claustrophobia-inducing hallways and focus on evading enemies. An average playthrough clocks in at around 9 hours.

8 Resident Evil Village – 9 Hours

Resident Evil Village is a direct follow-up to RE 7 with players once again taking control of Ethan Winters from a first-person perspective. Although it is the eighth mainline entry in the series, Capcom had opted to drop the 8 from its title to place more emphasis on its village setting.

Much like RE 4, the game has a greater focus on combat encounters and action set pieces with a main campaign that clocks in at around 9 hours. Though the character pictured above garnered tons of attention online, she and her castle are just one part of the game.

7 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – 10 Hours

The second entry in the Resident Evil: Revelations spinoff was released in 2015. This time around, it chronicled events that took place between Resident Evil 5 and 6.

Unlike the first game in the spinoff series, this one was released with an episodic format that was spread over several months. It also made its debut on more powerful consoles (unlike the first game that debuted on the 3DS), resulting in a more complex and longer game overall.

6 Resident Evil (2002) – 11 Hours

The original Resident Evil had also received a full-fledged remake for the Nintendo Gamecube in 2002. The changes made include higher-resolution backgrounds and detailed character models, and the result was an even more cinematic representation of the events in the game.

This version also introduced new enemy types and an expanded Spencer mansion, all of which would come together to almost double the playtime from the original game.

5 Resident Evil Zero – 11 Hours

Also released on the Gamecube, Resident Evil Zero serves as a prequel to the first game in the series. It shows the events that transpired at the Spencer Mansion before the Alpha team’s arrival.

Players control both Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen, switching between both characters on the fly to solve puzzles and progress through the game. All that partner zapping would result in an adventure that came in at around 11 hours in length.

4 Resident Evil CODE: Veronica – 11.5 Hours

The Dreamcast might have marked Sega’s exit from the console race, but one of the shining gems on the system before its eventual demise was Resident Evil CODE: Veronica.

This was the first RE game to completely ditch the pre-rendered backgrounds the previous entries were known for, in favor of real-time rendered environments. It was a technical marvel at the time, and the game would go on to receive a port for the PlayStation 2.

3 Resident Evil 5 – 12 Hours

All the boulder-punching jokes aside, Resident Evil 5 is actually a fairly decent action game. It builds upon the elements introduced in RE4, primarily its over-the-shoulder perspective and focus on action, and takes it to the next level by introducing some truly over-the-top set pieces and co-op gameplay.

It remains the highest-selling game in the series, with more than 12 million copies sold, and a complete playthrough should last roughly 12 hours.

2 Resident Evil 4 – 16 Hours

Resident Evil 4 is without a doubt the most highly-revered entry in the entire series. It not only marks a departure from the survival horror roots the series is known for, but it also proved influential to the wider third-person action-adventure genre. It also features Leon Kennedy, one of the franchise’s most popular protagonists.

The game was originally released as a GameCube exclusive in 2005 but has since been ported over to just about every major game console under the sun. Its campaign clocks in at around 16 hours, making it one of the longest games in the entire series.

1 Resident Evil 6 – 21.5 Hours

And clocking in at over 21 hours of gameplay is one of the most controversial entries in the entire Resident Evil series. Resident Evil 6 had been largely panned by critics for its further descent into the action-adventure rabbit hole the series was caught in at the time. The story was also too overblown and convoluted for its own good, which probably explains why it ranks as the longest game to beat in the series.

But if there’s one thing Capcom can’t be accused of with this one, it is a lack of innovation or willingness to experiment. It is just unfortunate that their experimentation had resulted in a game that serves as a classic example of less being more.

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