For some reason, there’s always a duration discourse when it comes to Resident Evil games, and there was also one for Resident Evil Requiem‘s runtime. Whether you completed the campaign in six or fifteen hours, it doesn’t really matter if you enjoyed it. But if you ended up wanting to do more, we have listed a few things to keep you entertained.
Revisiting or playing older titles for the first time, checking some difficult achievements, and testing how much you can memorize everything in the game are some of the options. Let’s go over a list of things you can do after completing Resident Evil Requiem’s campaign.
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Get The Other Ending
Breaking the mold a bit, Resident Evil Requiem features two different endings. Both have to do with Elpis, a new bioweapon that you don’t really know anything about. So, what should you do? It’s really up to you.
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To have one or the other ending, you only need to select whether to destroy or release Elpis. If you chose one that you didn’t like, don’t do the lazy thing of going to YouTube and watching it there — play the game again, and see what’s behind the other choice.
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Let’s Go For The Platinum
Are you a trophy or achievement hunter? Or do you want to see everything that the game has to offer? Then check out the 50 trophies in Requiem, and start completing each one to get points that you can later exchange for additional content and overpowered upgrades.
There’s a bit of everything, from the usual “complete X section” of the game to more specific actions against enemies, and also collectibles. It will take you at least 20 hours and three playthroughs.
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Unlock All The Concept Art
If you don’t really care about unlocking every single achievement, but you’re interested in some of the extra content that you can check out, please purchase and see the concept art available in its specific section. It’s a great selection of character sketches and drafts, showing how the artists came up with their designs and the different locations, and many other sweet details for the fans.
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How Fast Can You Finish Requiem?
Speedrunning and Resident Evil are like jam and cheese: they were born to be together. The art of completing games as fast as possible, using exploits and breaking the game in ‘legal’ ways, is a practice as old as the medium. Resident Evil is a series that has always been used by this tradition, and the first games were always interesting and fun experiences to finish in an hour or so.
This is not different for the more recent titles in the franchise, and Requiem is also finding its place in the speedrunning community. Players have already finished the game in only two hours. Can you try to do the same? Infinite ammo and glitches count, of course.
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Play A New Run With Mods
It hasn’t been long since Resident Evil Requiem was released, but the mod community doesn’t waste a minute. There are already over 600 mods in Nexus Mods, and it was only a matter of time before we got Shrek as a skin for one of the unique creatures in the game. It’s already iconic, and for some players, it’s more terrifying than the real enemy.
But runs aren’t about memes and cosmetics: you can download many other options that change how you play, the item positions for refreshing new playthroughs, and more.
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Check If The Internet Is Right About Resident Evil 6
There isn’t any hated main entry in the Resident Evil series… except for Resident Evil 6. Featuring four campaigns with different protagonists and sidekicks, each one presents a variety of styles, more centered on survival horror or the action-survival side of things. Sounds great, right? Well… not so much.
RE6 is usually criticized for a story that is badly told and doesn’t make much sense, and each campaign has its own series of issues. However, every time a new Resident Evil comes out, fans of this entry want to explain to you that it has always been great. Specifically, when it comes to Leon’s combat, which precedes much of the movement and over-the-top action that you see in Requiem.
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Revisit Leon S. Kennedy’s Past
You don’t want to see if Resident Evil 6 is as bad as they say, and you prefer to check out some of the good stuff. Plus, you ended up in love with Leon (like all of us), and you want to keep playing as him in other adventures. You’re in luck because Leon protagonizes two of the most beloved games: Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4.
Now the question might be, “Should I play the original titles or the Remakes?” If you have the time, the systems, and the money, you should play all of them. But if you had to choose, I would go for the original RE2 and the RE4 Remake. This way, you’ll get the best og Resident Evil and a taste of the Remake treatment with one of the fan-favorite games of all time.
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Learn More About Grace’s Mother
If you’re already a Resident Evil fan, you probably have played all the aforementioned games and more. That’s great! But what about Resident Evil: Outbreak and its sequel, Outbreak File 2? These are spin-offs launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2003 and 2004, and they were the first Resident Evil games to feature co-op and online multiplayer.
In Outbreak, you control one of eight brand new characters in the franchise, and one of them is none other than Alyssa Ashcroft, Grace’s mother. You get to meet Alyssa in Requiem, but it’s only for a short flashback, and while you learn many things about her, there’s still a lot of mystery revolving around this figure. You can play the Outbreak subseries to learn more about what makes her so important.
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Wait For The DLC
At the moment of writing this list, it has been announced that Resident Evil Requiem will receive a DLC in 2026, though a release date is yet to be confirmed. Following previous entries, it will feature a new story, probably showing us a bit of what happens after Requiem’s story, or maybe what Leon (or other guest characters) was doing before the events of this game.
A sort of “Mini-game” was also announced, with bizarre photos showing puzzle games and dating simulators. We don’t think that will be the case (though we would love it to death), but that means that the classic Mercenaries (or something very similar) will come to Requiem, and we can’t wait.
In this mode, you need to defeat waves of enemies under a time limit, and as you unlock more resources and stronger equipment. You usually have a variety of characters to select from, with different weapons and gadgets, keeping things fresh for hours.
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