Ranking by series

The Resident Evil games, ranked.

34 games compete in this selection. Resident Evil 2 tops it with 1,936 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,936
  2. 2 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,895
  3. 3 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,885
  4. 4 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,831
  5. 5 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,823
  6. 6 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,794
  7. 7 Resident Evil: Revelations 2012 · Horror 1,773
  8. 8 Resident Evil 1996 · Horror 1,707
  9. 9 Resident Evil Requiem 2026 · Horror 1,680
  10. 10 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,671
  11. 11 Resident Evil 2014 · Horror 1,658
  12. 12 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,645
  13. 13 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X 2001 · Horror 1,621
  14. 14 Resident Evil 5 2009 · Horror 1,617
  15. 15 Resident Evil Zero 2002 · Horror 1,610
  16. 16 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,598
  17. 17 Resident Evil 2002 · Horror 1,592
  18. 18 Resident Evil 4 2011 · Horror 1,589
  19. 19 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015 · Horror 1,563
  20. 20 Resident Evil Code: Veronica 2000 · Horror 1,552
  21. 21 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 2012 · Horror 1,546
  22. 22 Resident Evil 6 2012 · Horror 1,531
  23. 23 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles 2009 · Horror 1,521
  24. 24 Resident Evil 0 2016 · Horror 1,516
  25. 25 Resident Evil: Dead Aim 2003 · Horror 1,511
  26. 26 Resident Evil 5 Remastered 2016 · Horror 1,486
  27. 27 Resident Evil Outbreak 2003 · Horror 1,462
  28. 28 Resident Evil: Revelations 2013 · Horror 1,456
  29. 29 Resident Evil: Director's Cut 1997 · Horror 1,450
  30. 30 Resident Evil 6 Remastered 2016 · Horror 1,443
  31. 31 Umbrella Corps 2016 · FPS 1,411
  32. 32 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2007 · Horror 1,397
  33. 33 Resident Evil Resistance 2020 · Horror 1,385
  34. 34 Resident Evil Survivor 2000 · Horror 1,329

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In detail

The Resident Evil games ranked, what this ranking says

Resident Evil 2 leads this selection with 1,936 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The 34 games competing in it have played 8,910 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 34
Duels played by those games 8,910
Game in the lead Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,936
Point gap between 1st and 10th 265
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 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 1,823 723
2010s 13 Resident Evil 2 1,936 726
2020s 5 Resident Evil 4 1,895 431

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 34 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Resident Evil Code: Veronica +58 1,552
Resident Evil +57 1,658
Resident Evil Requiem +36 1,680

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 6 7 100%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 4 7 57%
Resident Evil 2 Resident Evil 5 5 60%
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 4 50%
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 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 2, with 1,936 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, 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 8,910 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 Code: Veronica is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 58 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 34 games in the selection moved.

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