Resident Evil 4 Remake walkthrough and strategy guide will lead you through every step of the game from the title screen to the final credits, including every collectible location, treasure, boss strategy and more.
This page will contain both a full walkthrough for the original Resident Evil 4 first released in 2005 (And 2011/14 in HD), as well as a new updated walkthrough for the 2023 Resident Evil 4 Remake. Many things have changed in the Remake — including new areas, enemies, and features like a parry and stealth mechanics. Because of this, and due to the fact that the RE4 Remake is divided up into whole chapters (unlike the original versions smaller parts), each walkthrough exists separately from the other.
Resident Evil 4 remake—a complete reimaging of the classic 2005 survival horror game out now on consoles and PC—follows Capcom’s previous Resident Evil refreshes. Following the somewhat standalone Resident Evil 1 remake, we got the excellent Resident Evil 2 remaster. After that, we got the good if a bit short remaster of Resident Evil 3. And while fans may have wanted Capcom to remake Code Veronica next (and I still hope they do…), most assumed the publisher would hear the siren’s call and once more return to Resident Evil 4. It’s a game Capcom has re-released over and over again. I was, admittedly, nervous about it. After Capcom’s previous remasters, HD ports, and a VR version, did we really need a remake of such a great game? Would it even be worth it? Well, I’m glad Capcom ignored me and other fans and made the RE4 remake, a game that is better than the original.
Remaking this beloved Resident Evil installment would be different that Capcom’s past projects. Unlike RE2 and 3, RE4 wasn’t a slow horror game with tank controls and static camera angles. It was the entry in the series where Capcom ditched all that and added more action and shooting into the formula, complete with a now-famous (and often imitated) over-the-shoulder camera. So the room for modernization was narrower, and the places where Capcom could “improve” the game were less obvious.
The full release of the Resident Evil 4 remake has landed on PC, bringing nearly the exact same performance and graphical characteristics as the demo – for good and for ill. That means you can expect better-than-console performance and image quality, but there are still improvements for Capcom to make – and serious bugs you’ll want to avoid. With that in mind, we’ll focus our analysis on the optimised settings that’ll help you get the most out of the game.
Let’s start with the most important setting first: image upscaling. This is key as the game’s temporal anti-aliasing (TAA) unfortunately doesn’t produce great results, while an enforced sharpening filter tends to degrade the image further. Even with a static camera, you’ll notice that vegetation crawls, edges shimmer incessantly and the whole scene has a posterised look.
