
The development of the first Resident Evil, released as Biohazard in Japan, began in 1993 when Capcom's Tokuro Fujiwara told Shinji Mikami and other co-workers to create a game using elements from Fujiwara's 1989 game Sweet Home. Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica The films have received mixed-to-negative reviews, but have grossed more than $1.2 billion, making Resident Evil the second highest-grossing video game film series. The first Resident Evil film was released in 2002, followed by five sequels and a 2021 reboot, Welcome to Raccoon City. Resident Evil is Capcom's best-selling franchise, with 135 million copies sold worldwide as of December 2022, and is the best-selling horror game series. Capcom has also released three Resident Evil remakes: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 3 (2020), with the upcoming Resident Evil 4 scheduled for 2023.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) moved the series to a first-person perspective. With Resident Evil 4 (2005), the franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action it influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" third-person view. It is credited for defining the survival horror genre and returning zombies to popular culture. The first Resident Evil was created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and released for the PlayStation in 1996. Resident Evil is the highest-grossing horror franchise. The franchise has expanded into a live-action film series, animated films, television series, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and other media and merchandise.

It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments filled with zombies and other creatures.

Resident Evil, known in Japan as Biohazard, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom.
