Capcom has announced the release of the original versions of Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis on Steam, co-developed by Capcom and GOG. The Steam versions feature the same improvements and optimizations as their GOG counterparts but include Enigma DRM, unlike the GOG releases. Each title is available at a launch discount price of $4.99, after which they will then be cost $9.99.
Details for the three games:
Resident Evil
“Evil Has a New Address. Yours.”
Your Special Tactics and Rescue Squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a biotechnical experiment gone hideously wrong. Before you can say “mass murder,” you’re plunged straight into a deathtrap writhing with man-eating freaks, swarming crows and rabid dogs.
Arm yourself with knives and flame-throwers scavenged from dead teammates. Solve puzzles, disarm traps and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.
Quality-of-Life Features
- All four localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Japanese).
- Improved DirectX game renderer.
- New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling, Anti-Aliasing and more).
- Improved timing of the cutscenes.
- Improved game video player.
- Improved game registry settings.
- Issue-free game exit and task switching.
Graphic Option Settings Overview
Display Mode – Provides the control over monitor resolution and refresh rate.
Presentation – Provides the control over presentation mode (fullscreen / windowed).
Aspect Ratio Correction – Provides the control over image aspect ratio correction.
Scaling Method – Provides the control over image scaling mode (how image is scaled on a monitor).
Vertical Synchronization – Provides the control over vertical synchronization (frame synchronization).
Gamma Correction – Provides the control over gamma correction (image brightness).
Anisotropic Filtering – Provides the control over anisotropic texture filtering technique (texturing quality).
Antialiasing – Provides the control over anti-aliasing technique (3D geometry edges smoothing).
Warning: The difference of each settings may be difficult to distinguish depending on the environment.
Key Features
Completely uncut, with even more blood, graphic violence and gory scenes than the worldwide monster hit version on PlayStation.
A swarm of unknown horrors prowl the mansion’s hundreds of rooms, including its underground lairs, the graveyard and some unwelcoming guest houses.
Unprecedented detail-intense texture maps, shadows and lighting effects, plus ever-changing camera angles, create a frighteningly rich 3D environment.
Choose to play tough guy marksman Chris Redfield or hardcore demolition expert Jill Valentine, both brought to life with realistic polygon character graphics.
Ominous digital surround soundtrack features haunting music that intensifies the action.
This re-released version of the game was co-developed by GOG.
Resident Evil 2
If the suspense doesn’t kill you, something else will…
Immerse yourself in the ultimate test of survival. Face your fears in this terror-filled classic edition of Resident Evil™ 2 for PC containing more horror, more mutant creatures and more evil than before.
Just like with Resident Evil, we made sure GOG’s version of the second entry in the series is the best it can be. Here’s what we did to make this masterpiece last forever:
- Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
- Six localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese).
- Improved DirectX game renderer.
- New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more).
- Improved audio volume and panning.
- Improved cutscenes and subtitles.
- Improved savegame manager.
- Improved game video player.
- Issue-less game exit.
- Improved game registry settings.
- Improved key-binding settings and audio settings screens.
- Improved end credits in the German version.
- Fixed issues with Rooms 114 and 115 (missing text), Room 210 (invisible diary), and Room 409 (looping sound).
- Full support for modern controllers (DualSense, DualShock 4, Xbox Series Xbox One, Xbox 360, Switch, Logitech F series, and many more) with optimal button binding regardless of the hardware and wireless mode.
- 4th Survivor and Tofu modes enabled from the very beginning.
Our version of the game keeps all the original content intact—1998’s description is no exception. Take a trip down memory lane and see how Resident Evil 2 was described to gamers when it launched all those years ago:
Key Features
- Two separate adventures! Command Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother.
- Cutting edge 3D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
- 3D accelerated and non 3D accelerated settings to maximize performance whatever your setup.
- Features complete versions of both original U.S. and the original Japanese versions of Resident Evil 2.
- New Extreme Battle Mode: Battle your way through hordes of zombies as you play the hyper-intensive challenge that changes every time you play.
- All new Resident Evil 2 picture gallery.
- The game’s secret scenario available from the very beginning (no need to finish it under certain conditions first).
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
It’s in your blood.
Join Jill Valentine, the heroine and amazing survivor of the notorious disaster at the mansion, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jull now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but it’s not going to be easy. Caught in a town crawling with flesh eating zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive. This unique adventure intricately reveals more of Umbrella Corporation’s nightmarish plot and picks up just hours before the events from Resident Evil 2.
Quality-of-Life Features
- Six localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese).
- Mercenaries Mode included.
- Improved DirectX game renderer.
- New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more).
- Improved graphics engine initialization and restart.
- Improved video subtitles.
- Improved options dialog.
- Issue-less task switching.
- Improved mouse cursor visibility.
- Graphic Option Settings Overview
Display Mode – Provides the control over monitor resolution and refresh rate.
Presentation – Provides the control over presentation mode (fullscreen / windowed).
Aspect Ratio Correction – Provides the control over image aspect ratio correction.
Scaling Method – Provides the control over image scaling mode (how image is scaled on a monitor).
Vertical Synchronization – Provides the control over vertical synchronization (frame synchronization).
Gamma Correction – Provides the control over gamma correction (image brightness).
Anisotropic Filtering – Provides the control over anisotropic texture filtering technique (texturing quality).
Antialiasing – Provides the control over anti-aliasing technique (3D geometry edges smoothing).
Warning: The difference of each settings may be difficult to distinguish depending on the environment
Key Features
- Third-person perspective.
- 3D and 2D graphics
- Prerendered graphics
- Science-fiction, horror, and zombies themes.
- More zombies, more terror, and even more evil.
- More challenging enemies that come back to life at any time.
- Face off against the most terrifying mutations stalking the streets of Raccoon City.
- More detailed character actions: Try the dodge move to avoid an enemy’s attack.
- Interact with the environment like never before: Use background objects defensively.
- A unique new drama which reveals more details of Umbrella Corporation’s devious activities from the Resident Evil series.
- This re-released version of the game was co-developed by GOG.
