Resident Evil Requiem Confirms Leon and Grace Gameplay Split

Capcom developer confirms how Resident Evil Requiem will be split between Leon S. Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft.

I’m quite literally counting down the days until the highly anticipated Resident Evil Requiem is released. FYI, at the time of writing, the Capcom survival horror will be released in just under 74 days.

Resident Evil Requiem will be taking us back to Raccoon City, nearly 30 years after the US government dropped a nuke on it, in an attempt to cover up the T-Virus outbreak, caused by the sinister Umbrella Corporation.

Leon S. Kennedy was there, alongside Claire Redfield, in the middle of the T-Virus outbreak in Resident Evil 2, so too Jill Valentine was in Resident Evil 3. However, as much as we’d love to see the two iconic ladies return, only Leon will be coming back in Resident Evil Requiem, as far as we know.

Rumours of Leon’s triumphant return were making the social media rounds for months. When he got his big reveal at The Game Awards last week, no fans of Resident Evil were surprised. As awesome as it was to see him.

Leon was confirmed as a second playable character alongside Grace Ashcroft and not a supporting NPC. But the question was then asked, how much of Leon will we get to play in Resident Evil Requiem? Well, we have that very answer.

Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom

Leon and Grace Will Split the Bill

During an interview with Automaton, the director of Resident Evil Requiem, Akifumi Nakanishi, confirmed that there will be a 50/50 gameplay split between Leon and Grace in the campaign.

What’s more, Nakanishi has stated that Leon will be best suited for the action-oriented segments, with Grace not being “well suited for horror” and “the biggest scaredy-cat in Resident Evil history.” The Grace comments certainly lean into what I played during my Resident Evil Requiem preview.

Grace had no means to defend herself against that giant, horrific creature that we’ve seen in the gameplay trailers. However, by the looks of it, Grace will at least be able to protect herself somewhat against smaller enemies, such as zombies.

It also makes sense that Leon can handle himself better against the game's horrific creatures.

After all, he’s a seasoned veteran of the Resident Evil series.

That being said, as much as I am hyped for Resident Evil Requiem, I just hope that Leon’s segments aren't too action-oriented.

The Resident Evil 4 remake had a fine balance between horror and action, and hopefully, Requiem will do much of the same (but with more horror).

Resident Evil Requiem will be released on 27 February 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2.