Resident Evil Requiem gameplay demo showcases exciting gameplay features and more new details

Time of India

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The recently held Summer Game Fest 2025 was almost about to end, when Capcom announced Resident Evil Requiem out of nowhere. This title will serve as the ninth mainline installment of this long franchise, which is going to be launched on February 27, 2026 on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
In this game, we will see the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak's Alyssa Ashcroft, FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, who will plunge into the horrific journey of finding her mother at the Wrenwood Hotel, exactly where her mother was murdered.
Resident Evil Requiem gameplay demo reveals exciting new gameplay features
Resident Evil Requiem demo gameplay was showcased behind closed-doors. | Image via Capcom.
During Summer Game Fest 2025, a handful of creators and media outlets were invited for a private viewing of a 20-minute demo gameplay of Resident Evil Requiem. The hands-off demo begins with a horrific display of Grace being strapped onto a medical gurney, absolutely frightened, and hooked to something slowly draining her blood.
This scene takes us back to the original reveal trailer where the potential villain of the game was heard saying she is the 'chosen one.' That means, after getting at the Wrenwood Hotel to investigate her mother's death, Grace might have been kidnapped and would have been experimented on later on.
However, that's not the case because Grace would eventually be able to free herself and escape that room. But that's where the real trouble begins.
Everything in the game is based on the dark-noir theme, dimly lit corridors, flickering lights, where some areas are even pitch dark and can be enlightened by Grace herself with a torch.
After getting free, the first-person gameplay begins, which is going to be
one of the most exciting features of this game
. Players will be able to interchange the gameplay perspectives between first-person and third-person, which is a completely new aspect in this horror series.
Also, both the perspectives will have their own respective animations, to make the experience more immersive.
Resident Evil Requiem is also going to feature the typical RE puzzles where Grace might have to move boxes in correct orders, or find specific keys for specific locks. At this stage, no guns were seen, meaning Requiem is believed to be based on pure evasion. Just like Outbreak, Grace will be able to distract enemies with different objects and escape from danger.
The demo gameplay also showed no signs of clues or any markers, or even any crosshairs as well for steady aim. It was already seen that despite being an FBI personnel, Grace would have been the last person on Earth to be plunged in this situation, as she lacks necessary combat skills at the beginning.
More gameplay clips are going to be revealed in the upcoming Gamescom 2025 in August, where fans are going to witness more horror-enthralling actions in Resident Evil Requiem.
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