The next Resident Evil remake has officially been announced: The 2000 Dreamcast classic survival horror game Resident Evil - Code: Veronica is getting the RE Engine treatment and releasing in 2027.
Capcom kicked off this year's Summer Game Fest by announcing the Resident Evil Code Veronica remake and showing off a good 3.5 minutes of cinematic footage, ending with a shot of the iconic Gold Lugers, which shimmer beautifully in the new engine. The remake, titled simply Resident Evil Veronica, is due out in 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Check out the reveal trailer:
Code Veronica was the first Resident Evil game to launch on a non-PlayStation platform, and it was also the final full-blown survival horror game before the series took a turn toward action horror with Resident Evil 4, and then 5 and 6, before Biohazard took it back to its roots and scared the crap out of everyone.
The story of Code Veronica centers around siblings Chris and Claire Redfield and takes place about three months after the events of Resident Evil 2. After escaping Raccoon City, Claire is captured by Umbrella and imprisoned on an island in the Southern Ocean, which is experiencing a T-virus outbreak. Chris eventually shows up in search of her, and gameplay is split roughly equally between the two characters.
Code Veronica is one a lot of casual fans skipped out on due to the inaccurate perception that it's a spinoff due to it not being a numbered entry, when in reality it's very much a mainline title with a story that's crucial to fully understanding Resident Evil 5. The gameplay is rough, there's no getting around that, but that's why I'm so excited about the remake. It'll give a whole new generation of fans a very good reason to play one of the strongest games in the series, at least in terms of story, world, and atmosphere, and it'll give old fans like me a much smoother experience.
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