The lowest price that Resident Evil Village, with all of its DLC included, has reached is $14.99 on Steam. Considering it’s one of the best horror games in the world, let alone the franchise itself, that’s already a steal. In fact, I’d be recommending it heavily at that price, but what if I told you that you could get it even cheaper? What if I said you could effectively get an extra game too, while paying less? Well, that’s the deal today.
Even if you haven’t played the rest of the series, Resident Evil Village is a blueprint for how to make a fantastic survival horror game. You play as Ethan, who, fresh off the events of Resident Evil 7, seems to be living a somewhat cozy life. Good for him, at least, until Chris Redfield (a familiar face for fans) bursts into his home, kills his wife, and then forces Ethan and his daughter, Rose, into a car. Then the car crashes. Then it turns out they’re in a spooky European village, and his daughter has been kidnapped. So, not as cozy as he had hoped.
In a series full of monsters made from bioweapons and, with the events of Village, giant vampire ladies and werewolves, you can probably expect that the game doesn’t exactly make it easy to get Ethan’s daughter back. Supplies are limited, so every bullet counts, and it also contains one of the scariest sequences I’ve ever played in a horror game. Considering that list is huge, I can tell you that’s a big, huge compliment. Honestly, it’s dread-inducing.
