Last Updated on September 16, 2025 by Angel Melanson
Capcom is bringing the horrors of Resident Evil Requiem to a handheld console, as a reveal at today's Nintendo Direct confirms that the ninth mainline game in the iconic franchise will be playable on the Nintendo Switch 2 via a Switch-native version, as will previous games Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village.
Launching on February 27, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, Resident Evil Requiem is set 30 years after a missile strike destroys Raccoon City, and follows investigate reporter Ashcroft, daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak‘s Alyssa Ashcroft. In a first for the series, in Resident Evil Requiem, players are able to change, at any point in the game, between first and third-person perspective
From the gameplay we've seen of a terrifying new stalker enemy, Requiem looks like a grand return to pure horror for the franchise, following Village‘s fantasy-tinged story. This is in line with what director Koji Nakanishi has previously detailed (and also why we're apparently not getting any Leon S. Kennedy in the game…).
Check out the Switch 2 trailer for Resident Evil Requiem below:
