Just like (well, not just like) the original 2000 game, Resident Evil: Veronica will be played from a third-person perspective.

The news was shared with GameSpot during a group Q&A session at Summer Game Fest [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/summer-game-fest-live-2026-all-the-biggest-announcements-and-games/], which is also where Capcom officially announced the game to the public.

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The original Resident Evil: Code Veronica was also played in third-person–just like most of the older Resident Evil games–but it utilized the clunkier “tank” controls of the PlayStation originals.

For Resident Evil: Veronica, GameSpot was told [https://www.gamespot.com/videos/resident-evil-veronica-what-we-learned/] the closest gameplay corollary would be the Resident Evil 2 remake [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-capcom-chose-to-remake-resident-evil-code-veronica/]. Both games feature Claire Redfield in a playable role, and because Veronica only takes place a few months after Resident Evil 2, Claire is still not a combat expert–there will be a big focus on resource management, in classic Resident Evil fashion.

Though it was not a numbered, mainline entry when the original version launched, Resident Evil: Veronica is being treated closer to one this time around. The one-word subtitle [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-resident-evil-veronica-is-being-treated-like-a-mainline-game/] was chosen to evoke the recent games like Requiem and Village, and as longtime fans know, much of the franchise’s main story continued in Code Veronica.

Resident Evil Veronica launches in 2027 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC.

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