Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition

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Story The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged.

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Developer:
Capcom
Engine:
MT Framework
Release date:
15 September 2009
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (25324)

Game features

Editions

Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition

Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition

  • Region: US & CA
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5.73 $

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Description

Story

The Umbrella Corporation and its crop of lethal viruses have been destroyed and contained. But a new, more dangerous threat has emerged. Years after surviving the events in Raccoon City, Chris Redfield has been fighting the scourge of bio-organic weapons all over the world. Now a member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA), Chris is sent to Africa to investigate a biological agent that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the disturbing turn of events.

Content Description

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

NOTE

  • Does not support NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision which came with the original Games for Windows - Live version.

  • If you have previously purchased the Games For Windows Live version of Resident Evil 5, you can redeem a free copy of the Steam version. Please check the below information for details.

    Steamworks Migration FAQ

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Supported OS:
Windows®10
Processor:
Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.4GHz or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better
Memory:
4GB or better
Graphics:
512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 9800 series or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better
Display:
Minimum 800 x 600 pixel resolution
Sound:
DirectSound Compatible (DirectX 9.0c or higher)
DirectX®:
DirectX 9.0c / Shader 3.0 or better
Hard Drive:
15 GB free hard drive space
Peripherals:
Keyboard and mouse

recommended*

Supported OS:
Windows®10
Processor:
Intel Core™ i5-3570 or better, AMD Phenom™ II x4 3.4GHZ or better
Memory:
4GB or better
Graphics:
512 MB VRAM, NVIDIA(R) GeForce® GTX 650 or better, ATI Radeon HD 7770 or better
Display:
Minimum 1280 x 720 pixel resolution
Sound:
DirectSound Compatible (DirectX 9.0c or higher)
DirectX®:
DirectX 9.0c / Shader 3.0 or better
Hard Drive:
15 GB free hard drive space
Peripherals:
Keyboard and mouse, controller supported

User reviews

𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚑
Recommended | 31 May 2026
20.8h played

I wasn't sure if I would enjoy 5 all that much just from some initial impressions seeing it beforehand online over the years, but after finally getting around to it, man it hooked me immediately. It feels like a sort of

Helpful: 7
DarkKn1ghtBR
Recommended | 28 May 2026
19.7h played

The game is held back by its atrocious filter and gameplay mechanics of its time but other than that it's an ok game, its merit lies in the huge amount of lore it contained, tying everything up from past and present.

Helpful: 0
Spark
Recommended | 28 May 2026
14.4h played

kind of confused as to how this game exists in the state that it does, admittedly its been a while since i've played the other originals, but i seem to recall them playing much better than this a lot of people point out

Helpful: 0
【CAIRNS】 神
Recommended | 29 May 2026
11.6h played

First time playing this game and the experience it's pretty good, IT holds up okay for his age, Playing with a friend a RE game was interesting, For me is the weakest game in the franchise for now i heard 6 it's worst

Helpful: 0
JellyPaws
Recommended | 29 May 2026
5.4h played

So a few things: 1. Why are the camera angles weird? 2. How do you kill the first f****r with the hammer? This is the first boss we encounter and none of us had a shotgun. What the hell is this? 3. I had a good time

Helpful: 0
chris
Recommended | 29 May 2026
116h played

not the best RE game but its my favourite RE game best MC best villain best story the piss filter sucks but u can remove it with mods and you get used with the controls fast anyway this game is amazing and is so

Helpful: 1