Resident Evil 7: Biohazard


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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

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere^[2]
Steam

Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed.^[3]

Demo version is available.

DLC and expansion packs

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

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Post-processing

Disable post-process effects^{[citation needed]}

Download Resident Evil 7 3D Vision fix.
Extract the contents to the installation folder.

Hotkeys

F4: SMAA toggle. Not disabled by default.

F5: Barrel distortion toggle. Disabled by default.

F6: Vignette toggle. Disabled by default.

Input settings

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Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

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

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Resident Evil 7 biohazard.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

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	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 2.70 GHz AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD equivalent
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	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470 3 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named graphics options
↑ Phil Spencer: Resident Evil 7 confirmed for Xbox Play Anywhere (buy once, play on Windows 10/Xbox One)
↑ RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil Displaying change #U:9973659 - last accessed on 2019-01-28
↑ Resident Evil 7 VR is 'exclusive to PlayStation VR' for a year | PC Gamer

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[graphics_options-1] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named graphics options

[connection-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 Displaying change #U:9973659 - last accessed on 2019-01-28

[5] Resident Evil 7 VR is 'exclusive to PlayStation VR' for a year | PC Gamer

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Developers

	Capcom
Not a Hero	HexaDrive
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	January 24, 2017