ZS-0005Video game
Under review
Resident Evil(1996 video game)
Capcom, Shinji Mikami · 1996
Synopsis Factual description, spoiler free
Members of a special police unit take refuge in a mansion outside Raccoon City and must explore it, solve puzzles and manage scarce supplies while working out what happened there.
Why it is in the catalog
Zombie enemies are a core part of play and story.
Zombie prominence Central: zombies drive the work
Creators and roles
- Capcom Developer and publisher
- Shinji Mikami Director
Identity and bibliographic details
- Record ID
- ZS-0005
- Preferred title
- Resident Evil (1996 video game)
- Original title
- Biohazard
- Aliases
- Biohazard, RE1
- Medium
- Video game
- Record level
- Work (original game; remakes and ports to be linked as releases)
- Release status
- Released
- First released
- 1996
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese, English
- Publisher, studio or host
- Capcom
- Identifiers
- Not yet recorded
Zombie profile
Zombie profile not yet recorded: traits are added only with an evidence locator after review.
Every trait will carry an evidence locator (chapter and edition, episode and timestamp, or game version and encounter). Unknown stays unknown: a blank here is never a "no".
Trait evidence (may contain spoilers)
No trait evidence has been reviewed for this record yet.
Connections
- Has film adaptation Resident Evil (2002 film)Documented link
The 2002 film draws on the game franchise; it is not a retelling of this game, and its rules get their own profile.
Where to find it legitimately
- Capcom Resident Evil lineup Region: Global (English page) · last checked 2026-10-10
Sources
- Resident Evil lineup, Capcom. game.capcom.com
Locator: Official franchise lineup page · accessed 2026-10-10
Provenance and maintenance
- Review status
- Under review: Has identity, rationale and a source; awaiting an editor's check.
- Added
- 2026-10-10 by Zombie Scholar editors
- Reviewer
- Not yet assigned
- Revision
- 1 (2026-10-10), first publication
- Merge history
- None
- Identity fields complete
- 83%
Unresolved questions
- Link the original release, the Director's Cut, the 2002 remake and later remasters as separate releases with platforms and regions.
- Attach zombie traits to specific enemy types and versions, with encounter locators.