September 1998. A viral outbreak has turned Raccoon City's population into the living dead. Leon S. Kennedy is a rookie cop arriving for his first day at the Raccoon City Police Department. Claire Redfield is a college student searching for her missing brother. Their paths cross at the city limits and then diverge into separate but interlocking nightmares inside the brutalist gothic corridors of the Raccoon City Police Department, its underground sewers and the secret Umbrella laboratory beneath.

Resident Evil 2 is a complete ground-up rebuild of the 1998 survival horror classic, rebuilt in Capcom's RE Engine with an over-the-shoulder third-person camera that brings the tension into tight, claustrophobic focus. Leon and Claire are played as separate campaigns with different story paths, weapons and supporting characters, each revealing pieces of the full story the other's perspective withholds. Inventory management, safe rooms, typewriter save points and resource scarcity maintain the original game's tension. Mr. X — the Tyrant, an unkillable pursuer who cannot be outrun — stalks the player through the police station, adding a layer of dread to every room. Beating both campaigns unlocks The 4th Survivor, a punishing bonus mode following Hunk through the city, and The Tofu Survivor. Ray tracing was added via a post-launch patch. One of the most celebrated survival horror remakes ever made.

Key Features: • Two interlocking campaigns: Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield with distinct story paths • Mr. X (the Tyrant) — an unkillable pursuer who stalks you through the police station • RE Engine • Over-the-shoulder camera and inventory management • Bonus modes: The 4th Survivor (Hunk) and The Tofu Survivor • Ray tracing patch