Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2

Steam Deck Verified

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Zombies · Jan 25, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
220k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 220k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The way it tells its story through multiple perspectives and routes was groundbreaking at the time.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It modernizes the moment-to-moment gameplay successfully, but removes more from the original experience than it meaningfully adds.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Visuals are fantastic, RE engine is such a beast, with literally zero stutters and issues I've encountered.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is also deeply immersive like the explosions, the zombies, the weapons.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
- The graphics looks fine and it's optimized.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters154 reviews
Gameplay117 reviews
Graphics91 reviews
Audio44 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat54 reviews
93%
Interface28 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
87%
Crashes9 reviews
100%
Controls6 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.