Resident Evil, known in Japan as Bio Hazard, is a survival horror video game developed and released by Capcom originally for the PlayStation in 1996, and is the first game in the Resident Evil series. The game's plot follows Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, members of an elite task force known as S.T.A.R.S., as they investigate the outskirts of Raccoon City following the disappearance of their team members. They soon become trapped in a mansion infested with zombies and other monsters. The player, having selected to play as Chris or Jill at the start of the game, must explore the mansion to uncover its secrets. Conceived by producer Tokuro Fujiwara as a remake of his earlier horror game Sweet Home, the development of Resident Evil was led by Shinji Mikami. It went through several redesigns, initially conceived as a Super NES game in 1993, then as a fully 3D first-person PlayStation game in 1994, and then...

Resident Evil ist der Titel eines 1996 erschienenen Videospiels von Capcom. In Japan wurde das Spiel unter dem Titel Biohazard veröffentlicht. Es ist dem Survival-Horror-Genre zuzuordnen und gilt als Namensgeber für das gleichnamige Franchise.