Capcom recently showed the third trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil: Requiem, and we got a surprise: Leon Kennedy will be the second playable character. This will be the first time we’ve seen Leon in a new mainline Resident Evil entry as a playable character since Resident Evil 6 in 2012. He’s looking a little older and more grizzled, but he’ll be a needed veteran presence in the story, since we all know from Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4, Leon has seen a few things. Not to mention, Grace has been terrified, and maybe in over her head, in the first two trailers we’ve seen so far (who can blame her?).

We also get a look at what looks to be the villain, Dr. Victor Gideon, who looks properly grotesque. The trailer is mostly story, but at the end, we see Leon taking care of some of Gideon’s underlings with a gun and a chainsaw.

Resident Evil: Requiem releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC on February 27, 2026. Check out the story and gameplay trailer below:

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living.

Resident Evil Requiem is the ninth title in the mainline Resident Evil series.

Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

Technological advancements combined with the development team’s depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before.

Raccoon City

Return once again to the city of disaster and despair.
A midwestern city in the United States and the headquarters for the former global pharmaceutical company, Umbrella.
In the face of the zombie outbreak in 1998, the government approved a sterilization operation, a missile strike on the city in an attempt to quickly bring the situation under control—but this was swiftly covered up.

Grace Ashcroft

An intelligence analyst for the FBI who demonstrates intense focus and insight in deductive reasoning and analysis. Her mother’s death shook her to the soul, making her an introvert who immerses herself in work. So she heads to the abandoned hotel alone to investigate this mysterious death.

Leon S. Kennedy

One of the survivors of the Raccoon City Incident. With a strong sense of justice and physical capabilities to match, he has responded to numerous outbreaks since that fateful day. Now, as a seasoned DSO agent combatting bioterrorism, he has returned to investigate the latest string of deaths in the Midwest.

Gameplay

Experience the series’ classic survival horror through combat, investigations, puzzles, and resource management. Gameplay allows you to freely switch between first and third-person views to face the horrors in a way that suits your playstyle.

A new era of survival horror begins in 2026.

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