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Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5 is a 2009 third-person shooter game developed and published by Capcom. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles in March 2009 and for Windows in September 2009.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Resident Evil 5 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of ESRB-reported content, not a full playthrough. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations. Unknown means not established; online interactions are outside this guide.

Source-listed base-game release. ESRB-listed platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360. Other editions, added content, mods and later updates are not assessed.

Catalog ID 10294Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Strong

Gunfire causes blood spray and severed limbs; enemies can mutilate or decapitate characters with blades and claws.

Sexual content

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Strong

Dialogue includes f**k, sh*t and b*tch.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Parasitic humanoid monsters and mutilation create horror imagery.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T06:38:14Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

ESRB: Resident Evil 5 · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.