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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard cover
Developers
Capcom
Not a Hero HexaDrive
Publishers
Capcom
Engines
RE Engine
Release dates
Windows January 24, 2017
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard on Wikipedia
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Key points

Features many PC-specific customization options.[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere (buy once, play on Windows 10/Xbox One)[2]
Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[3]
Demo version is available.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Not A Hero Free.
Windows
End of Zoe
Windows
Banned Footage Vol.1
Windows
Banned Footage Vol.2
Windows
Original Soundtrack
Windows
Season Pass
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Microsoft Store
Steam <path-to-game>/re7_config.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/418370/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Microsoft Store
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/418370/remote
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/418370/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Traditional Chinese

VR support

Resident Evil 7 VR is exclusive to PlayStation VR for a year.[4]

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

Enable Shadow Cache[citation needed]
May increase loading stutter.
Causes high VRAM usage.

Lighting issues/missing flashlight

On some systems, the flashlight beam may be missing entirely and indoor lighting is generally glitchy.
Disable Subsurface Scattering and/or Set Reflections to 'Off' and/or Set Framerate to 'Variable'[citation needed]

DLC / Season Pass / Gold Edition Content won't download / install from Microsoft Store

Install the game and DLC to your System (Windows) drive

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4460 2.70 GHz
AMD FX-6300
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 24 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon R7 260X
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named graphics options
  2. Phil Spencer: Resident Evil 7 confirmed for Xbox Play Anywhere (buy once, play on Windows 10/Xbox One)
  3. RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil on Steam - last accessed on January 4, 2017
    "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Antitamper"
  4. Resident Evil 7 VR is 'exclusive to PlayStation VR' for a year | PC Gamer