Resident Evil 2 Now Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

[MacRumors]

Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake has debuted on Apple devices, making it the fourth Resident Evil title to arrive on Apple's mobile platforms.

The survival horror shooter is available as a free download with a limited part of the game being playable, after which players must purchase the full game to continue. The good news is that Capcom is running a promotional discount of 75% off the usual price for a limited time.

From now until January 8, the base game can be purchased for $9.99, while all in-game rewards can be unlocked for $1.99. After that date, the game will be sold for $39.99.

Resident Evil 2 requires an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 series model to run, along with iPads and Macs equipped with M1 chips or later. The game supports cross-progression across supported Apple devices, so players can continue their progress whether playing on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It's also a universal purchase, meaning a single purchase grants access across all compatible Apple devices.

Capcom says the app is approximately 31GB in size, and that the installation process requires the target drive to have at least twice the size of the app in storage space available. An internet connection is also required to start the game. Resident Evil 2 can be downloaded from the App Store. [Direct Link]

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[Reverend Benny]

Brilliant game and remake and when you are finished with this (and all the extra add-on stuff) RE3 is just as good.

My recomendation for a more imersive experience is to play it on a large screen device. So play it on an iPad or Mac, and if its connected to a larger screen and you're using a gamepad, even better

Oh, and turn the lights down, use headphones and don't play it just before going to bed.
For more fun, use it with your Apple watch or any workout device that logs heartbeats...always fun to laugh at it afterwards "yea, that peak is from when a mutant lizard chased me down the corridor.."

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

This might be my first AAA Mac game…

(Considering I’m still stuck in the Sim City 4 era, this is quite feat)

 

[Spike1999]

Sadly it's dead in the water now, since Capcom are still insisting you have an internet connection just to start the game.

 

[MasterControlProgram]

Totally worth it for that price, even though I already own the game on Steam.

 

[apparatchik]

Brilliant game and remake and when you are finished with this (and all the extra add-on stuff) RE3 is just as good.

My recomendation for a more imersive experience is to play it on a large screen device. So play it on an iPad or Mac, and if its connected to a larger screen and you're using a gamepad, even better

Oh, and turn the lights down, use headphones and don't play it just before going to bed.
For more fun, use it with your Apple watch or any workout device that logs heartbeats...always fun to laugh at it afterwards "yea, that peak is from when a mutant lizard chased me down the corridor.."

RE3 doesn’t have a native Mac version yet, right?

Would love to play 2, 3 & 4 in order.

 

[Onimusha370]

Love the Capcom/Apple partnership lately. Automatic iCloud saving is so so nice

 

[Reverend Benny]

RE3 doesn’t have a native Mac version yet, right?

Would love to play 2, 3 & 4 in order.

Yes, you are correct, RE3 isn't available yet. RE4 is (I think).
I have played RE3 on PS and its pretty much the same engine so my guess its a fairly easy job to convert compared to RE4.

 

[Rychiar]

Brilliant game and remake and when you are finished with this (and all the extra add-on stuff) RE3 is just as good.

My recomendation for a more imersive experience is to play it on a large screen device. So play it on an iPad or Mac, and if its connected to a larger screen and you're using a gamepad, even better

Oh, and turn the lights down, use headphones and don't play it just before going to bed.
For more fun, use it with your Apple watch or any workout device that logs heartbeats...always fun to laugh at it afterwards "yea, that peak is from when a mutant lizard chased me down the corridor.."

So it would be ideal on the Vision Pro, which is not supported

 

[Reverend Benny]

So it would be ideal on the Vision Pro, which is not supported

Prob for the best, I played RE7 using PS VR and nearly crapped myself. Finished without the VR kit on a regular screen.

Sidenote: Its so nice to see a really good remake, it feels like the developers really shared the love for the game and wanted to make it justice.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

That’s actually not a bad deal.

They should do this with all new (re-released) games to entice more buyers.

Well, they should do discounts until Apple has a decent library of a couple hundred AAA titles.

 

[diamond.g]

That’s actually not a bad deal.

They should do this with all new (re-released) games to entice more buyers.

Well, they should do discounts until Apple has a decent library of a couple hundred AAA titles.

These games should be apart of Apple Arcade.

 

[Porco]

An internet connection is also required to start the game.

I think it’s a real shame about this unnecessary control-freakery, as everything else about the release strategy is laudable.

 

[hovscorpion12]

1950x900 Resolution with no upscaling peaking 60fps on a 16 Pro Max. Yeah. Apple put in the work this year.

Not to mention 2420x1668 on the iPad Pro M4 at stable 60fps.

 

[nathansz]

RE3 doesn’t have a native Mac version yet, right?

Would love to play 2, 3 & 4 in order.

RE3 doesn’t have a native Mac version yet, right?

Would love to play 2, 3 & 4 in order.

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[ThankYouRob]

This might be my first AAA Mac game…

(Considering I’m still stuck in the Sim City 4 era, this is quite feat)

This would be my first AAA game on MacOS too! Similarly, I've been trying to find a similar newer Sim City game with no luck! I loved the Sim City series (not so much the Sims).

EDIT TO UPDATE: Wow, I had no idea Sim City 4 was available/updated for Apple Silicon, nice! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simcity-4-deluxe-edition/id804079949?mt=12

 

[Rychiar]

Prob for the best, I played RE7 using PS VR and nearly crapped myself. Finished without the VR kit on a regular screen.

Sidenote: Its so nice to see a really good remake, it feels like the developers really shared the love for the game and wanted to make it justice.

I just mean supported as an in window vision pro app like they do with apple arcade junk

 

[jonnyb098]

This was one of my favorites as a kid when it was on the OG PlayStation. To all those experiencing it for the first time, enjoy!!

With all the Final Fantasy and Resident Evil releases lately I think it would a perfect time for Apple to stick an M-series chip in the Apple TV …..just sayin!

 

[Macaholic868]

At that price with ability to play it on a M series Mac and my iPhone 15 or my M2 iPad Pro I’m in!!!!!

 

[Populus]

Sadly it's dead in the water now, since Capcom are still insisting you have an internet connection just to start the game.

One more reason why I’m waiting to purchase it (and play it) on PS5. But, regardless, I’m quite curious to see how it runs on Apple Silicon macs, especially with the Metal AI upscaler off.

 

[osx64]

Sadly it's dead in the water now, since Capcom are still insisting you have an internet connection just to start the game.

I think it’s a real shame about this unnecessary control-freakery, as everything else about the release strategy is laudable.

One more reason why I’m waiting to purchase it on PS5

I have some good news!

Just tested, and the App Store version of Resident Evil 2 DOES launch without an internet connection once you have purchased the game, unlike the updated versions of 4, 7, and Village. This makes RE 2 an awesome buy for the $10 price. Hope that Capcom reverts the requirement for the other titles as well. ✌️

EDIT: Even better news!

Capcom has now released an update that removes the internet connection requirement when starting the app for 4, 7, and Village as well!

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

This would be my first AAA game on MacOS too! Similarly, I've been trying to find a similar newer Sim City game with no luck! I loved the Sim City series (not so much the Sims).

EDIT TO UPDATE: Wow, I had no idea Sim City 4 was available/updated for Apple Silicon, nice! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simcity-4-deluxe-edition/id804079949?mt=12

Yes, it runs very well too so I highly recommend it.

Also, if you enjoyed the original Roller Coaster Tycoon series, then you can play that natively on Mac too. Just download the Windows version on GoG or similar, then download ‘OpenRCT’. This is a wrapper that not only makes the game native, but adds lots of new features and fixes.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

I see the base game is just £8 at the moment, but can anyone comment on what the DLC costs are?

 

[Misuteri]

1950x900 Resolution with no upscaling peaking 60fps on a 16 Pro Max. Yeah. Apple put in the work this year.

Not to mention 2420x1668 on the iPad Pro M4 at stable 60fps.

You may have sold me my first iPad Pro game purchase in 5 years.

 

[adamlbiscuit]

Resident Evil 2 requires an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 series model to run, along with iPads and Macs equipped with M1 chips or later. The game supports cross-progression across supported Apple devices, so players can continue their progress whether playing on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It's also a universal purchase, meaning a single purchase grants access across all compatible Apple devices.

Article Link: Resident Evil 2 Now Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

It’s also compatible with the iPad mini A17 Pro