Resident Evil Requiem gets free roguelike minigame Leon Must Die Forever, which Capcom had been teasing in plain sight all along

Capcom has announced the free minigame for Resident Evil Requiem, giving Leon Kennedy a sequel to Resident Evil 7's Ethan Must Die minigame.

Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi announced that Resident Evil Requiem DLC is in the works earlier this year, but ahead of the DLC, we were also told that a mystery free minigame would be added to the game. Then, last week it was teased that players in Japan will want to beat the main storyline during Golden Week, suggesting its release could be imminent, and this turned out to be true. This morning, Capcom surprise-dropped the brand new Resident Evil Requiem update, adding Leon Must Die Forever.

The roguelike mode sees you take control of Leon throughout areas of the main game, with Capcom explaining that you must "clear numerous stages while using randomized enhancer abilities as you race against the clock." It's not The Mercenaries, another staple mode of the Resident Evil series, but its the type of mode that gives you a way to play about with the action gameplay. The enhancer abilities and stage-based layout were a part of Resident Evil Village's version of Mercenaries, so fans of that version may be happy.

This mode also gives Leon some new costumes, including one where he wears his Porsche on top of his head like a bicycle helmet, and one that gives him wolf ears and a tail that definitely isn't going to send a contingent of the Leon Kennedy fanbase into overdrive.

If the "Must Die" suffix sounds familiar, you may remember that Resident Evil 7 had Ethan Must Die, which is a similar mode to this (or you're thinking of the Dante Must Die difficulty from Devil May Cry). And, funnily enough, the answer to what this minigame would turn out to be was right in front of us for months. As a fan points out, in the video where Nakanishi announced the DLC, he was wearing an Ethan Must Die t-shirt, which in hindsight was a definite hint of what was to come.

You can check out our Resident Evil Requiem review if you're yet to play the horror game yourself, or our guide to Resident Evil Requiem's safe codes to help you through it.