Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is a 2017 developed and published by . The player controls as he searches for his long-missing wife in a derelict plantation occupied by an infected family, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Resident Evil 7 diverges from the more action-oriented and , returning to the franchise's survival horror roots, emphasizing exploration. It is the first main game to use a view.
Resident Evil 7 is the first full-length game to use Capcom's in-house . The development was led by Koshi Nakanishi, director of the 2012 game . A year prior to its announcement at , it was presented as a demo called Kitchen. The team took inspiration from the 1981 film , scaled back the game to one location, and used a first-person perspective to immerse players. Two scenarios were released, Not a Hero and End of Zoe.
Resident Evil 7 was released in January 2017 for , , , followed by a for the in May 2018 in Japan and December 2022 worldwide, and and versions in June 2022. It also supports the headset. The game received generally favorable reviews and was considered a return to form for the series; critics praised the gameplay, innovation, and uses of virtual reality, but the and final chapter drew some criticism. As of June 2022, the game has sold 11 million copies worldwide. It was nominated for several end-of-year accolades. A sequel, , was released on May 7, 2021.The player controls from a perspective as he searches a derelict estate for his missing wife. Although Ethan is a civilian with few combat skills, he is able to arm himself with a variety of weapons including , , , and against the estate's residents, the , as well as humanoid creatures known as the "Molded" and mutated insects. He can block attacks to reduce damage. Various sections of the game are spent being pursued by members of the Baker family, who, if engaged in combat, can only be temporarily incapacitated. However, these encounters are avoidable by means of stealth, or running away.
