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Details of scrapped version of Resident Evil 9 titled Resident Evil: Apocalypse

By Sickr on October 14, 2026

Resident Evil insider Dusk Golem has shared details of the scrapped version of Resident Evil 9 which ended up being canned and instead we got the magnificent, Resident Evil Requiem. Resident Evil 9 was called Resident Evil: Apocalypse and was a single-player open-world game using Dragon’s Dogma 2 tech. Resident Evil: Apocalypse featured vehicles, an infection meter like Resident Evil Outbreak, and the BSAA organisation as antagonists after Chris Redfield’s arrest. Here’s the details:

Open world on a fictional island in Singapore.
Jill, Leon, Ada, and Sheva were the protagonists, along with two new characters.
Chris was arrested after the events of Resident Evil Village.
Leon distrusted Jill because of her past with the BSAA.
Sheva distrusted Ada, and her goal was to rescue Chris.
There were many arguments among the protagonists.
The BSAA would be the main antagonist of the game.
Capcom restarted development and reduced the number of protagonists.
Leon ended up as the main protagonist.
Jill initially remained as an AI assistant.
Jill ended up being cut because she didn’t contribute to the story.
The idea of a character experiencing terror for the first time evolved until it became Grace.
An outbreak would erupt on the island.
There were vehicles to traverse the island.
It prioritized action over horror.
It wasn’t an online multiplayer game.
It included an infection meter inspired by Resident Evil Outbreak.
It leveraged the technology from Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds for the open world.