Game profile
Resident Evil 4 (Remake 2023)
A remake of the classic in which Leon S. Kennedy must rescue the president's daughter from the clutches of a Spanish cult. A perfect balance of horror, action and clever resource management.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Horror / Action, set in the present day. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 5 platforms. It is a full price release.
What stands out
- Benchmark remake
- Tense over-the-shoulder combat
- Dense atmosphere
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you want something light and easy going
- you are not willing to pay full price right now
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is Resident Evil 4 (Remake 2023)?
About 16 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 3 weeks, or 8 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 95 out of 100, which puts it above 98 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 21 overall. That is top tier. Only a handful of games here score higher.
For comparison, Horror averages 80 points across the database, so this one sits 15 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 700 collected ratings.
Released in 2023 and 3 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2023
- Genres
- Horror, Action, Shooter
- Playtime
- approx. 16 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Present day
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Full price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Mobile, Switch
- Critic rating
- 95 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil 4 (Remake 2023) | 2023 | approx. 16 hrs. | 95 | Full price |
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | approx. 11 hrs. | 78 | Budget |
| Gears of War: E-Day | 2026 | approx. 15 hrs. | 80 | Full price |
| Resident Evil Village | 2021 | approx. 12 hrs. | 87 | Mid price |
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