Ranking by series

The Resident Evil games, ranked.

34 games compete in this selection. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard tops it with 1,880 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,880
  2. 2 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,859
  3. 3 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,849
  4. 4 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,847
  5. 5 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,846
  6. 6 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,831
  7. 7 Resident Evil 1996 · Horror 1,786
  8. 8 Resident Evil 2014 · Horror 1,744
  9. 9 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,740
  10. 10 Resident Evil Requiem 2026 · Horror 1,714
  11. 11 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,674
  12. 12 Resident Evil 2002 · Horror 1,674
  13. 13 Resident Evil 0 2016 · Horror 1,660
  14. 14 Resident Evil 5 2009 · Horror 1,642
  15. 15 Resident Evil: Revelations 2012 · Horror 1,633
  16. 16 Resident Evil 4 2011 · Horror 1,613
  17. 17 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X 2001 · Horror 1,610
  18. 18 Resident Evil Zero 2002 · Horror 1,582
  19. 19 Resident Evil 5 Remastered 2016 · Horror 1,573
  20. 20 Resident Evil: Revelations 2013 · Horror 1,543
  21. 21 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,530
  22. 22 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015 · Horror 1,521
  23. 23 Resident Evil Outbreak 2003 · Horror 1,515
  24. 24 Resident Evil Code: Veronica 2000 · Horror 1,510
  25. 25 Resident Evil: Director's Cut 1997 · Horror 1,482
  26. 26 Resident Evil 6 Remastered 2016 · Horror 1,474
  27. 27 Resident Evil: Dead Aim 2003 · Horror 1,443
  28. 28 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles 2009 · Horror 1,434
  29. 29 Umbrella Corps 2016 · FPS 1,433
  30. 30 Resident Evil 6 2012 · Horror 1,426
  31. 31 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2007 · Horror 1,420
  32. 32 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 2012 · Horror 1,374
  33. 33 Resident Evil Survivor 2000 · Horror 1,371
  34. 34 Resident Evil Resistance 2020 · Horror 1,357

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In detail

The Resident Evil games ranked, what this ranking says

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard leads this selection with 1,880 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Village. The 34 games competing in it have played 7,007 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 34
Duels played by those games 7,007
Game in the lead Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,880
Point gap between 1st and 10th 166
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading August 21, 2026

The best Resident Evil game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best Resident Evil game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
2000s 12 Resident Evil 4 1,846 661
2010s 13 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 1,880 566
2020s 5 Resident Evil Village 1,849 359

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 33 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Resident Evil 0 +68 1,660
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles +52 1,434
Resident Evil Requiem +45 1,714

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 7 57%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 6 6 100%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 2 4 50%
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 100%
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 4 50%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Resident Evil series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Resident Evil series is Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, with 1,880 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Village, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Resident Evil games are ranked?

34 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 7,007 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Resident Evil game is climbing right now?

Resident Evil 0 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 68 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 33 games in the selection moved.

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