Three Resident Evil Remakes launch on Nintendo Switch 2 this October

Capcom is bringing three of its modern Resident Evil remakes to Nintendo Switch 2 on 16 October. Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4 were confirmed during the September 2026 Nintendo Direct, giving Switch 2 owners three major entries from Capcom’s recent horror catalogue on the same day. Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 cover the Raccoon City outbreak from different perspectives, and Resident Evil 4 moves the story several years ahead with Leon S. Kennedy working as a US government agent. Together, they show how Capcom’s remake approach changed from survival horror built around tight spaces and limited supplies to a far more combat-heavy game.

Three remakes, one Switch 2 release date

The package centres on Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition. Extra content includes the Resident Evil 3 Classic Costume Pack, Resident Evil Resistance, The Mercenaries mode for Resident Evil 4 and the Separate Ways campaign starring Ada Wong.

These aren’t new remasters created for Switch 2. Capcom is bringing over the existing modern remakes and their extra content. Each main game runs on the RE Engine, Capcom’s in-house technology used across much of its recent Resident Evil output.

They share a third-person camera and a familiar control setup, but they don’t play like three versions of the same game. Resident Evil 2 is slower and focused on conserving ammunition and managing inventory space. Resident Evil 3 pushes harder into action. Resident Evil 4 goes further, building larger encounters around weapons, movement and upgrades.

Resident Evil 2 keeps the pressure inside Raccoon City

Released in 2019, Resident Evil 2 reworks the 1998 PlayStation game with an over-the-shoulder camera and redesigned locations. Leon S. Kennedy arrives in Raccoon City for his first day as a police officer, and Claire Redfield enters the city searching for her brother Chris.

Much of the game takes place in and around the Raccoon Police Department. Players search rooms, solve puzzles, manage ammunition and decide which enemies are worth fighting. Leon and Claire have separate campaigns, with story differences and character-specific sections. The Deluxe Edition adds costumes, an extra weapon and an alternative soundtrack option.

Resident Evil 3 moves faster

Resident Evil 3 arrived in 2020 and tells another part of the Raccoon City outbreak through Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira. Jill is trying to escape the city as Nemesis, a bio-organic weapon created to hunt members of S.T.A.R.S., repeatedly closes in.

It’s a shorter, more direct game than Resident Evil 2. Combat happens more often, scripted sequences arrive sooner, and Jill can use a dodge move to avoid attacks with precise timing. Carlos gets his own playable sections too. Resident Evil Resistance comes with the package. It’s an asymmetric multiplayer title originally paired with Resident Evil 3.

Resident Evil 4 takes Leon far from Raccoon City

Resident Evil 4 is the newest remake in the group. Released in 2023, it picks up Leon’s story years after the Raccoon City incident. He’s now a government agent sent to a rural part of Europe to rescue Ashley Graham, the kidnapped daughter of the US president.

Combat sits at the centre of the game. Leon can move and aim at the same time, parry certain attacks with his knife and use a growing selection of firearms against larger groups of enemies. Weapons can be upgraded, supplies can be crafted, and encounters give players more room to reposition than the tighter spaces found in Resident Evil 2.

The Gold Edition includes Separate Ways, a campaign following Ada Wong during events connected to Leon’s mission. The Mercenaries adds a score-based combat mode built around defeating enemies under a time limit.

Three different takes on Capcom’s remake formula

Resident Evil 2 leans into survival horror. Resident Evil 3 keeps many of the same foundations but moves at a quicker pace. Resident Evil 4 shifts much further into action without dropping inventory management, limited resources or horror elements.

For Switch 2, the headline is straightforward. Three of Capcom’s highest-profile Resident Evil remakes arrive on 16 October, complete with much of the extra content released for them. Players who don’t own the games elsewhere will get Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 and Resident Evil 4 on Nintendo hardware in the same release window.

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