Resident Evil Requiem is a single-player survival horror game in which the player controls FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft and DSO agent Leon S. Kennedy. The story alternates between characters, similar to Resident Evil: Revelations (2012) and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (2015).[2]
Grace's sections focus on survival horror with limited resources, requiring the player to be more cautious.[3] Her gameplay involves evading threats, solving puzzles, and managing limited inventory slots with various supply boxes to stow items in. Grace is occasionally pursued by a monster known as the Girl. It is immune to normal damage and must be avoided, similarly to Mr. X from Resident Evil 2 (1998) or Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village (2021).[4] The player can crouch and sneak and hide under objects such as tables. However, the monster can also stalk the player through walls and ceilings, and must be brought into light to damage it.[5] Grace can distract enemies by collecting and throwing glass bottles found throughout the environment.[6] The player can use a lighter or flashlight to illuminate dark areas, though this attracts the attention of the Girl.[2] On the Standard (Classic) or Insanity difficulty modes, Grace must use ink ribbons to save progress at typewriters (additionally serving as checkpoints upon death) with few auto-saves in her sections.[7]
Leon's sections focus on action, incorporating various firearms, takedowns, and more abundant resources to neutralize zombie enemies.[2] In addition to his hatchet melee weapon with limited durability for parrying incoming enemy attacks, Leon can pick up enemy weapons and use them against them.[8] Leon manages his inventory through a briefcase that can stow items if there is enough space for them instead of a finite amount of slots. Additionally, he can find BSAA containers to obtain new items or upgrade weapons from depositing treasures and killing enemies.[9] Leon also occasionally fights large monsters in more traditional boss battles.
