Resident Evil 4
Games review
As of Jun 23, 2026, Resident Evil 4 is rated 97% positive on Steam (259,336 reviews), and 93/100 on Metacritic (133 critic reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
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Is Resident Evil 4 worth it in 2026?
A 97% positive rating across 259,336 Steam reviews and a 93/100 from 133 critics aren't flukes, they reflect a remake that gets the fundamentals right across atmosphere, combat, and faithfulness to the source material. The Separate Ways DLC earns genuine praise on its own merits, making the full package feel complete rather than padded. The structural weak point is real, though: the game's engagement declines as it goes on, with the back half becoming repetitive in ways that affect how the whole experience lands, since that's what players walk away remembering. It also skews decisively toward action over horror, and players who felt misled by the franchise's survival-horror reputation describe something closer to broken expectations than a simple tonal preference.
Action-horror fans who want a high-production remake with satisfying combat and layered atmosphere, and who can accept that dread and resource scarcity take a back seat to set-pieces and gunplay.
Two distinct groups are likely to be disappointed: players with deep familiarity with the original who find the changes actively undermine what they valued, and anyone drawn in by RE2 Remake's survival-horror tension who expects the same register here, the gap is wide enough that several reviewers
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Pros
- atmosphere and tension6
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- Some games are ones you delete after you finish them. Some games are ones you remember even years later. Resident Evil 4 falls into the second category for me. When I first star...
- Resident Evil 4 is one of the most fun games I’ve played in a long time. The game perfectly mixes action, horror, exploration, and intense combat without ever getting boring. Leon...
- Resident Evil 4 Remake is a game I enjoyed, but it's also one that became less interesting the longer it went on. The presentation is fantastic, with great visuals, strong atmosphe...
- faithful yet improved remake6
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- Resident Evil 4 is one of the most fun games I’ve played in a long time. The game perfectly mixes action, horror, exploration, and intense combat without ever getting boring. Leon...
- Resident Evil 4 was one of the greatest games ever made, and the remake is just as great. 10 / 10
- 10/10 very impressive remake.so i used to play original game like a 10 years ago at my playstation i would have to say its amazing.in2019 re2 was remake that point make me to waiti...
- satisfying combat mechanics5
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- A game so great that the only thing that can rival it is its own. This game makes me realize I'm absolutely terrible at video games. But gods do I love playing through this. You...
- Resident Evil 4 is one of the most fun games I’ve played in a long time. The game perfectly mixes action, horror, exploration, and intense combat without ever getting boring. Leon...
- Resident Evil 4 Remake is a game I enjoyed, but it's also one that became less interesting the longer it went on. The presentation is fantastic, with great visuals, strong atmosphe...
- memorable overall experience5
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- Some games are ones you delete after you finish them. Some games are ones you remember even years later. Resident Evil 4 falls into the second category for me. When I first star...
- I always insisted on buying Resident Evil games and now i regret not buying this MASTERPIECE earlier. My first Resident Evil game ever and it was beautiful. Experienced a lot of em...
- I forget a lot of thing. I forget what I had for breakfast this morning. I forgot I had practice this week. I've never forgotten this game. I will never forget this game. My first...
- impressive graphics3
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- A flawless survival horror experience and an absolute must-play. This game is truly amazing and easily one of the best - if not the best - entries in the entire Resident Evil serie...
- This is the first Resident Evil game I play. I am not a fan of horror games, but the popularity and influence of these videogames are undeniable, so I decided to give it a go. I ch...
- Resident Evil 4 is easily the best game in the entire series, featuring next-level graphics, a more open world, and an off-the-charts storyline. It completely evolves the classic m...
Cons
- repetitive later sections2
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- Resident Evil 4 Remake is a game I enjoyed, but it's also one that became less interesting the longer it went on. The presentation is fantastic, with great visuals, strong atmosphe...
- Start of the game can feel sort of dry but the game is a slow burn game i would say where you wont constantly feel like your in this chaotic shootet full of energy and chaos like D...
- less horror than expected2
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- When I launched Resident Evil 4 Remake for the first time, I expected something completely different. Before this, I had played Resident Evil 2 Remake, and for me, that was true su...
- This is the first Resident Evil game I play. I am not a fan of horror games, but the popularity and influence of these videogames are undeniable, so I decided to give it a go. I ch...
- unfavorable changes from original1
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- I gave it an honest try. I did. But, with more than a hundred hours in classic RE4 between different versions - I just can't enjoy this. All I see is how it does things differently...
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