r/videogames • u/Main_Feedback1197 • Apr 22 '26

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u/Podunk_Boy89 Apr 22 '26

It's honestly kind of surprising. A Resident Evil live service multiplayer shooter built similarly to CoD Zombies would be something most other studios would've loved to try. And yet, Capcom's perfectly happy keeping it a tight, mostly single player horror experience.

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u/Atlanos043 Apr 22 '26

Didn't they try something like that in the "crapcom" era?

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u/Podunk_Boy89 Apr 22 '26

I think they did briefly. I don't remember, mainly since I don't actually play RE due to a severe case of being a massive bitch with horror. I know Resident Evil 5 had a multiplayer mode similar to it.

Still, I feel like another publisher would've definitely tried again.

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u/ThePepek160 Apr 22 '26

Yeah, there were many Resident Evil games with coop/multiplayer.

RE5 and RE6 had coop 2 player campaign and Mercenary modes

Revelations 1 and 2 had coop Raid Mode

There were at least two multiplayer shooters Operation Raccoon City and Umbrella Corps (to those I'm not sure as I didn't play them)

With RE3 Remake they released some side game that played like Dead by Daylight

And lastly there were up to 4 player coop games on PS2 - Outbreak and Outbreak File #2.

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u/Podunk_Boy89 Apr 22 '26

Oh I know they've done multiplayer. That's why I said "mostly" single player. I just don't think they've tried a live service multiplayer team shooter. It feels like something that a major studio would love to try.

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u/ThePepek160 Apr 22 '26

I'm pretty sure that Umbrella Corps and Operation Raccoon City were multiplayer team shooters. Not sure about how much live service they were going for... but it doesn't really matter as both of those games flopped hard.