Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition

The premise

Six years after the Raccoon City disaster, Leon S. Kennedy, now a US government agent, travels to a secluded European village to find Ashley, the president’s daughter. She is held by a cult whose members are infected by a parasite, Las Plagas. It is an over-the-shoulder game: you aim for enemy weak spots, manage your ammo and organise your gear in an attaché case. The Merchant returns to sell and upgrade weapons. Nintendo Life puts a first run at 15 to 20 hours.

What changes from the original

Reviews praise a faithful but modernised remake. Leon can now move while shooting, crouch for silent kills and parry attacks with his knife, which wears down and must be repaired by the Merchant. Villagers are more numerous and aggressive, quick-time events are far fewer, and Ashley always stays with you. Nintendo Insider and Cubed3 find her a much more interesting character. Cubed3, however, feels some areas, such as the graveyard, are less frightening than on GameCube.

What the Gold Edition includes

On top of the main game, the Gold Edition includes Separate Ways, a campaign of a few hours with Ada Wong, The Mercenaries (an arcade mode where you chain kills against the clock) and the Extra DLC Pack: costumes, two deluxe weapons, the original soundtrack and the treasure map expansion. Nintendo Life calls The Mercenaries “incredibly addictive”. Only optional microtransactions are left out.

The Switch 2 version

This is what makes scores vary. Nintendo Life reports a fairly consistent 60fps, but a lower resolution, aliased hair due to DLSS and some texture pop-in. TechRadar also notes texture pop-in and a few frame drops, and finds it closer to the PS4 version than the PS5 one. Nintendo Insider sees drops when docked action gets busy, more frequent drops in handheld and choppy animation on distant enemies. Worthplaying is hesitant to recommend it to handheld-only players. Gyro aiming is included: Nintendo Life and Cubed3 like it, TechRadar finds horizontal movement sluggish. Nintendo Insider, Worthplaying and TechRadar find it weaker than other Capcom ports on Switch 2, such as Resident Evil Requiem or the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes.

Price and platforms

As of 11 November 2026, Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition costs €49.99 on the Nintendo eShop (Switch 2), Steam, the French PlayStation Store (PS4 and PS5 version) and the French Xbox Store (Xbox Series X|S). The base game alone (€39.99 on Steam and the PlayStation Store) and separately sold add-ons are not listed here. The Switch 2 boxed version, announced for 29 January 2027, and resellers were not checked.

Who is it for?

Players who have never tried the remake and want to take it anywhere: all five reviews rate the game itself as excellent. Owners of a PS5, Xbox Series or a good PC will get a sharper image elsewhere, and handheld-only players must accept some visual flaws.