{"id":2044698,"date":"2026-07-15T11:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044698"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:15:46","slug":"the-rumoured-resident-evil-1-remake-reportedly-entered-pre-production-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044698","title":{"rendered":"The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake reportedly entered pre-production last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake reportedly entered pre-production last year<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Chambers of Secrets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/residentevil_1204_07.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"residentevil_1204_07.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-15T11:15:46+00:00\">July 15, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-1-remake-pre-production-rumour?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          23 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"2d474120-9c25-4ca7-803a-6e82b10e1f65\" data-name=\"Resident Evil\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake is back in the news again, thanks to new information from a longtime insider. Dusk Golem, a noted horror game and Resident Evil leaker, shared an update on their social media about the state of the project.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, a remake of the original Resident Evil game &#8220;started early production nearly a year ago&#8221;. The insider shared this update <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077059427220496414\">on their X account<\/a>, adding that the project is expected to enter full production once development is done on Resident Evil Veronica.<\/p>\n<p>Veronica <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">was announced in June<\/a>, and is set for release sometime in 2027. The game is itself a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-code-veronica\">Resident Evil &#8211; Code: Veronica<\/a>. Judging by Capcom&#8217;s usual cadence of alternating between a remake and a mainline sequel in Resident Evil releases, the publisher could be aiming to release the next remake sometime in 2029.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/residentevil_1204_04.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"residentevil_1204_04.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That, however, may not be the Resident Evil 1 Remake in question, as Dusk Golem <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077060293910573532\">later added<\/a> that a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-zero\">Resident Evil Zero<\/a> entered full production &#8220;in late 2022&#8221;, potentially positioning it as the next remake to be released post-Veronica.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077061839738061038\">notes<\/a>, pre-production is the stage of development when a small core team takes on initial concepting and prototyping, before later expanding to bring in more people and properly get started on creating assets and turning concepts into mechanics, art and so on. Considering the Resident Evil 1 Remake only entered pre-production in &#8220;August-September&#8221; last year, it will likely be a while before Capcom officially announces it.<\/p>\n<p>A remake of the original Resident Evil has been rumoured for a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-1-remake-is-in-production-and-will-release-in-2026-leaker-says\">Last we heard about it was in May 2024<\/a>, when it was believed to have been planned for release to coincide with the series&#8217; 30th anniversary in 2026. This has not come to pass, of course, and we instead got a new mainline entry in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">critically acclaimed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-sells-six-million-copies-march-2026\">commercially successful<\/a> Resident Evil Requiem.<\/p>\n<p>Dusk Golem has something of a spotty track record. They&#8217;ve had more hits than misses, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-9-should-be-revealed-pretty-soon-and-release-next-year-leaker-suggests\">getting the timing of several Resident Evil releases correctly<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-zero-and-code-veronica-remakes-currently-in-development-leak-claims\">revealing the existence of several in-development projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom actually remade the first Resident Evil on Nintendo GameCube, six years after the game&#8217;s initial release on PlayStation. Capcom later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-hd-review\">remastered that remake in 2015 for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One<\/a>. While that remake remained faithful to the original, a modern remake is expected to be more akin to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2-remake\">Resident Evil 2 Remake<\/a>, changing the camera to third-person and expanding the game with more features.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake is back in the news again, thanks to new information from a longtime insider. Dusk Golem, a noted horror game and Resident Evil leaker, shared an update on their social media about the state of the project.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, a remake of the original Resident Evil game &#8220;started early production nearly a year ago&#8221;. The insider shared this update <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077059427220496414\">on their X account<\/a>, adding that the project is expected to enter full production once development is done on Resident Evil Veronica.<\/p>\n<p>Veronica <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-code-veronica-remake-summer-game-fest\">was announced in June<\/a>, and is set for release sometime in 2027. The game is itself a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-code-veronica\">Resident Evil &#8211; Code: Veronica<\/a>. Judging by Capcom&#8217;s usual cadence of alternating between a remake and a mainline sequel in Resident Evil releases, the publisher could be aiming to release the next remake sometime in 2029.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/residentevil_1204_04.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"residentevil_1204_04.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That, however, may not be the Resident Evil 1 Remake in question, as Dusk Golem <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077060293910573532\">later added<\/a> that a remake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-zero\">Resident Evil Zero<\/a> entered full production &#8220;in late 2022&#8221;, potentially positioning it as the next remake to be released post-Veronica.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2077061839738061038\">notes<\/a>, pre-production is the stage of development when a small core team takes on initial concepting and prototyping, before later expanding to bring in more people and properly get started on creating assets and turning concepts into mechanics, art and so on. Considering the Resident Evil 1 Remake only entered pre-production in &#8220;August-September&#8221; last year, it will likely be a while before Capcom officially announces it.<\/p>\n<p>A remake of the original Resident Evil has been rumoured for a while. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-1-remake-is-in-production-and-will-release-in-2026-leaker-says\">Last we heard about it was in May 2024<\/a>, when it was believed to have been planned for release to coincide with the series&#8217; 30th anniversary in 2026. This has not come to pass, of course, and we instead got a new mainline entry in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">critically acclaimed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-sells-six-million-copies-march-2026\">commercially successful<\/a> Resident Evil Requiem.<\/p>\n<p>Dusk Golem has something of a spotty track record. They&#8217;ve had more hits than misses, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-9-should-be-revealed-pretty-soon-and-release-next-year-leaker-suggests\">getting the timing of several Resident Evil releases correctly<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-zero-and-code-veronica-remakes-currently-in-development-leak-claims\">revealing the existence of several in-development projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom actually remade the first Resident Evil on Nintendo GameCube, six years after the game&#8217;s initial release on PlayStation. Capcom later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-hd-review\">remastered that remake in 2015 for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One<\/a>. While that remake remained faithful to the original, a modern remake is expected to be more akin to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-2-remake\">Resident Evil 2 Remake<\/a>, changing the camera to third-person and expanding the game with more features.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake reportedly entered pre-production last year Chambers of Secrets. News by Sherif Saed Senior Contributor Published on July 15, 2026 23 comments Follow Resident Evil The rumoured Resident Evil 1 Remake is back in the news again, thanks to new information from a longtime insider. 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