Want to know the Resident Evil Requiem release time and date? The highly anticipated next mainline game in the revered survival horror series is finally out this week, after Capcom spent months drip feeding terrifying teasers following RE9’s big reveal at Summer Game Fest last year.
Like the classic sequel Resident Evil 2, Requiem features two playable protagonists – the series icon Leon Kennedy and the brand new character Grace Ashcroft. That’s not the only thing Requiem shares in common though with RE2, as trailers have teased Leon will be returning to Raccoon City, which is where the T-Virus outbreak first began. If this has got you hyped up and you can’t wait to jump in, then we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about the Resident Evil Requiem release time and date.
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When is Resident Evil Requiem out?
Resident Evil Requiem is out on Friday 27 February 2026. The game’s release date was announced when RE9 was first revealed at Summer Game Fest last year.
Resident Evil Requiem global release times
Capcom hasn’t officially announced the global release times for Resident Evil Requiem yet. However, a listing on the PlayStation Store shows an unlock time for the game. And it looks like it will unlock at midnight local time on Friday 27 February 2026 in most regions around the world.
Here’s the times Resident Evil Requiem unlocks in different regions, according to the PS Store listing:
- US (West Coast) – 9pm on 26 February 2026 (PT)
- US (East Coast) – 12am on 27 February 2026 (ET)
- UK – 12am on 27 February (GMT)
- Europe – 12am on 27 February (CET)
- Australia – 12am on 27 February (AEDT)
- Japan – 12am on 27 February (JST)
If new times are announced that are specific for the PC version of Resident Evil Requiem, we’ll be sure to edit this guide accordingly!
How much space do you need on your hard drive for RE9?
In the run-up to the Resident Evil Requiem release date, the PlayStation Game Size X account shared a post that reveals the download size for Requiem. The launch date version of the game will reportedly take up around 72GB of space.
That wraps up our guide on the Resident Evil Requiem release time and date. For more on RE9, make sure you check out our preview after spending three hours with the game. If you’d like to know more, you can also head to our pages on how some of the zombies in Resident Evil Requiem remember being alive and why RE9 is like “jumping into a cold bath after sitting in a hot sauna”.