Enter the Resident Evil universe
Every outbreak. Every surviving version.
Follow Resident Evil in story order across Capcom’s games, CG stories, licensed books and separate live-action adaptations, from the earliest outbreaks through the latest confirmed events.
Raccoon City’s disaster spreads into decades of bioterror, survivor stories, official side operations and radically different retellings of the outbreak.
Universe orientation
Choose the game continuity or a screen adaptation first. For the mansion story, begin with Resident Evil or its remake; for Leon and Claire’s introduction, choose Resident Evil 2 or its remake. A modern remake is a practical entry point, while release order is useful if you want to follow the series’ original reveals.
Why we recommend this route ↓Switch to release order or use Starter Mode for a shorter route.Universe explored
Every mapped story, with adaptations and editions grouped together.
The list follows in-universe chronology. Era and continuity remain visible on each record.
Showing 54 of 54 released stories.
A chronological prequel that works better after Resident Evil 1.
Placed July 1998. Source status: C; versions.
Placed 1998 lead-in. Source status: C/A.
Placed pre/1998. Source status: C/A.
Placed Sep 1998. Source status: C/A.
Placed Sep 1998. Source status: C/A.
Placed Sep 28+ 1998. Source status: C; versions.
Placed Sep 29–30 1998. Source status: C; versions.
Placed Oct 1998. Source status: C; versions.
Placed 1998. Source status: R/C.
Placed Nov 1998. Source status: C/A.
Placed Dec 1998. Source status: C.
Placed 2002. Source status: C/A.
Placed 2002. Source status: C.
Placed 2003. Source status: C.
Placed 2004. Source status: C; versions.
A bridge set between Resident Evil 4 and 5.
Placed 2005. Source status: C.
Placed 2006. Source status: C.
IMDbPlaced 2006. Source status: C.
Pays off long-running Chris Redfield and Umbrella-era threads.
Placed during RE5. Source status: C.
A side chapter between Resident Evil 5 and 6.
Placed 2011. Source status: C.
IMDbPlaced 2012. Source status: C / Multi-Era.
A multi-protagonist culmination of the global bioterror era.
Placed pre-RE6. Source status: C/A.
Placed 2014. Source status: C.
IMDbPlaced post-Revelations 2 / mid-2010s. Source status: C/A.
GoodreadsPlaced 2010s. Source status: C/A.
Placed 2015. Source status: C.
IMDbA new first-person entry point that begins the Winters family arc.
Directly continues Resident Evil 7.
The latest released mainline chapter and a return to Raccoon City’s legacy.
Placed RE1 adaptation. Source status: X/R.
GoodreadsPlaced original sequel. Source status: X.
GoodreadsPlaced RE2 adaptation. Source status: X/R.
GoodreadsPlaced original story. Source status: X.
GoodreadsPlaced RE3 adaptation. Source status: X/R.
GoodreadsPlaced Code Veronica adaptation. Source status: X/R.
GoodreadsPlaced RE0 adaptation. Source status: X/R.
GoodreadsA standalone television interpretation, separate from the games and films.
IMDbPlaced direct sequel. Source status: X.
IMDbPlaced direct sequel. Source status: X.
IMDbPlaced direct sequel. Source status: X.
IMDbPlaced direct sequel. Source status: X.
IMDbPlaced final sequel. Source status: X.
Source status: X/R.
Zach Cregger's 2026 Resident Evil is an all-new live-action story released by Sony/TriStar on 18 September 2026. It is kept in its own adaptation continuity and is not merged into Capcom's game canon.
Placed New Raccoon City, 2022. Source status: X.
Placed post-apocalyptic future. Source status: X.
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Resident Evil Canon & Continuity
Separate Resident Evil’s game-connected CG films and Infinite Darkness from live-action adaptations, then choose useful game context without a full marathon.
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Editorial guidance
A prequel can explain a mystery that an earlier-released game deliberately withholds. Starting with the earliest in-world event therefore answers a different question from finding an inviting first game. Choose your opening by protagonist and gameplay preference; then follow that branch before using the full map to fill gaps.
Infinite Darkness is a four-episode CG story set in 2006, featuring Leon and Claire. Its Netflix availability is not a reason to merge it with the separate live-action television adaptation. Use the continuity label, then the in-world placement. A platform, shared title or familiar character name alone cannot establish a sequel relationship.
Originals and remakes can retell the same incident with different scenes and details. Grouping versions is a navigation aid, not a claim that every detail agrees. Choose one version for an initial journey and compare later if that interests you. Comics, adaptations and side stories remain available on the full map without becoming a compulsory checklist before playing.
Separated starting-game choices from completionism and explained how screen and game lanes work. This date covers these reading and viewing notes, not a fresh audit of every chronology record. The guide’s coverage date remains above.
Starting points and optional-route judgments are Story Order recommendations. They are distinct from official chronology and canon statements.
Quick answers
Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.
Choose the game continuity or a screen adaptation first. For the mansion story, begin with Resident Evil or its remake; for Leon and Claire’s introduction, choose Resident Evil 2 or its remake. A modern remake is a practical entry point, while release order is useful if you want to follow the series’ original reveals.
Use chronological order to follow events as they happen. Use release order when you want to preserve the sequence of the original reveals. Both views use the same researched stories.
All-media guide: 54 ordered records across Capcom’s game and CG canon, licensed prose and separate live-action adaptation continuities. Coverage is current through released and confirmed story material available by 22 September 2026.
Suggested routes
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Then 2 → 3 → Code: Veronica before moving to 4.
Continue directly to Village, then return to the earlier canon.
Animated stories and each live-action branch should not be merged.
Story versions
Researched editions and adaptations stay together under one story.
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Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.
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