Resident Evil 7: Biohazard


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Key points

Features many PC-specific customization options.^[1]

VR mode is exclusive to PlayStation 4.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Gold Edition also available.

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere,^[2] Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on January 28, 2019.^[3]

Demo

A standalone demo with a unique scenario was released as Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Banned Footage Vol.1
Banned Footage Vol.2
End of Zoe
Not A Hero	Free.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store
Steam	<path-to-game>\re7_config.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/418370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\F024294D.RESIDENTEVIL7biohazard_8fty0by30jkny\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\418370\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/418370/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 anamorphic.^[1] See the Mod DB files.
Multi-monitor		See the Mod DB files.
Ultra-widescreen		See the Mod DB files. Latest patch breaks ultrawide mod support for 21:9 / 32:9.
4K Ultra HD		^[1]
Field of view (FOV)	70-90°. Use Resident Evil 7 FOV Tool.
Windowed	^[1]
Borderless fullscreen windowed	^[1]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Listed as Texture Filtering.^[1]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, TAA, FXAA+TAA, SMAA, and SSAA/Resolution Scaling.^[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	^[1]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	^[1] Can be set to 30, 60 or Variable.^[1] Menu is capped at 100.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	Supported in fullscreen mode. HDR calibration settings within game.

Post-processing

Disable post-process effects^{[citation needed]}

Download Resident Evil 7 3D Vision fix.
Extract the contents to the installation folder.

Hotkeys

F4: SMAA toggle. Not disabled by default.

F5: Barrel distortion toggle. Disabled by default.

F6: Vignette toggle. Disabled by default.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only accessible on computers that have never seen non-KBM USB devices and have no software HIDs (common with third-party input software, e.g. Razer's)^[4]
Mouse acceleration		Disabled by setting the launch option `+set m_smooth 0`.^{[citation needed]}
Mouse sensitivity		Only accessible on computers that have never seen non-KBM USB devices and have no software HIDs (common with third-party input software, e.g. Razer's)^[5]
Mouse input in menus		Only accessible on computers that have never seen non-KBM USB devices and have no software HIDs (common with third-party input software, e.g. Razer's) ^[5]
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Only accessible on computers that have never seen non-KBM USB devices and have no software HIDs (common with third-party input software, e.g. Razer's) ^[5]
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Triggers and sticks can not be swapped for lefties.
Controller sensitivity		For quicker controller response, disable camera acceleration in the options menu
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4 controllers can be used by enabling "PlayStation Configuration Support".
PlayStation button prompts		No native support for DualShock 4 prompts. Can be modded.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and mouse disabled if any other HIDs have ever been available, incl. virtual inputs from common software (e.g. Razer).^[6]

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Even at 100% volume the game seems quiet due to poor mastering. Turn up Windows volume to adjust volume and/or use volume/loudness equalization
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 output.^[7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Uses Yamaha ViReal for HRTF.^[8]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Indonesian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan voice-over by «Team Raccoon».
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Resident Evil 7 biohazard.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

KB+M input does not work

Physically remove and disable all other virtual and physical XInput devices.
Includes virtual HIDs exposed by programmable mice and keyboards Includes virtual HIDs exposed by case hardware, e.g. Corsair composite virtual input devices Includes accessibility devices Some users reportedly need to fully uninstall devices instead of just disabling in Device Manager

Low frame rate

Enable Shadow Cache^{[citation needed]}
May increase loading stutter. Causes high VRAM usage.

Lighting issues/missing flashlight

On some systems, the flashlight beam may be missing entirely and indoor lighting is generally glitchy.

Disable Subsurface Scattering and/or Set Reflections to 'Off' and/or Set Framerate to 'Variable'^{[citation needed]}

DLC / Season Pass / Gold Edition Content won't download / install from Microsoft Store

Install the game and DLC to your System (Windows) drive

Anti-aliasing (AA)

{{Fixbox|description=Modify the game executable to disable anti-aliasing.|ref=|fix=

Open <path-to-game>\re7.exe in a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
Search for E9 60 79 E6 01 8B D6 as hex.
Replace it with E9 60 79 E6 01 B2 04.
Search for 48 8B 4E 58 0F 5A C0 66 0F 5A C8 as hex.
Replace it with 48 8B 4E 58 0F 5A C0 0F 57 C9 90.
Save the changes.

Stuttering at times

Set textures to Medium quality, textures set to High or Very High can cause this issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 2.70 GHz AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	24 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470 3 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/418370/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (418370) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[graphics_options-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Resident Evil 7 PC Demo out on Dec. 19th, 2016 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil

[connection-2] Phil Spencer: Resident Evil 7 confirmed for Xbox Play Anywhere (buy once, play on Windows 10/Xbox One)

[3] RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard / BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil Displaying change #U:9973659 - last accessed on 2019-01-28

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[steamcommunity.com-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 https://steamcommunity.com/app/418370/discussions/4/141136086934389668/

[7] KB+M input disabled if your computer has ever seen a non-KBM USB device.

[8] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[9] Resident Evil 7: Biohazard [バイオハザード7] with 3D spatial sound (Yamaha ViReal HRTF)

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Developers

	Capcom
Not a Hero	HexaDrive
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	January 24, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	86
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Genres	Survival horror
Series	Resident Evil