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This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Release DateSep 15, 2009
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.8% (very positive) Top 30% / 87.6%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.1% Top 10% / 86%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)28.5K  Top 1% / 39.8K  Top 1%
Curators452 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time22.5 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers45.2K  Top 3%
Owners± 3.5M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.2M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.9M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Resident Evil 5 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Resident Evil 5's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 98.6% (April 2011) to 84.2% (January 2016).

With its 39.8K reviews Top 1%, Resident Evil 5 is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Resident Evil 5 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Resident Evil 5's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (15%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Resident Evil 5 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Resident Evil 5, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 55 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 13 hours), it can be a sign that Resident Evil 5 crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Co-op gameplay
  • Solid campaign
  • Great boss fights
  • Fun to play with a friend
  • Good level design
  • Competent translation and voice acting
  • Thrilling and tense gameplay
  • Opportunity to shoot bad guys
  • Good story
  • Good game mechanics
  • Bad quick time events
  • Ugly graphics
  • No horror atmosphere
  • Clunky character movement
  • Annoying AI partner
  • Mandatory AI partner
  • Unsuitable controls
  • No horror elements
  • Inconsistent level design
  • Greenish gray visual filter

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 87.8%  Top 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Resident Evil 5's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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