Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Can you skip Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City?

Yes, on a first watch. It is self-contained, and nothing in the main Resident Evil story depends on it. Come back to it later if you want more. Show only the Resident Evil essentials.

Resident Evil guides

• Resident Evil orderNine titles, four separate continuities, and not one of them connects to another.

Where it sits in the Resident Evil order

Release order

#7 of 9

Chronological order

#7 of 9

Released

24 November 2021

In-universe era

The 2021 Reboot

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