Resident Evil:Village,orResident Evil 8is the next main game in the series. While it has been announced by Capcom and could answer someburning questions about theResident Evilseries, it is not available yet to the public. But there was a copycat on Steam trying to fool people into thinking it was the real deal come early.
Developer Forest Games released a game calledBiohazard Villageon Steam as one of two titles to it name. The game bears a lot of resemblance to theREseries - in theory. It was described on Steam as “People turned into zombies. There is only you, your weapon and a huge number of zombies in the post-apocalyptic village. You must win to survive.” Sounds like the basic premise of someREtitles, though it is missing theleakedResident Evil Villagemedieval zombies in armor.
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The copycatBiohazard Villagewent up on Tuesday, Aug 09, 2025 and was taken down the same day. It may have cut a little too close to the original, sporting almost a pixel-by-pixel copy of theVillagelogo, even down to the Roman numerals used to make the “Vill” part ofVillage. As fans of the series know, in Japan, theResident Evilseries is called “BioHazard.” It didn’t even seem like the developers of this were trying to hide that they had tried to copy the much-anticipatedunreleasedResident Evil 8.
While its other title, calledPanic Station, still remains on Steam,Biohazard Villagehas been removed, most likely because of the flagrant use of Capcom’sResident Evil 8 Villageproperty. The game, which cost about $1.19 USD, was purchased by a handful of people, some of whom were streamers, so the game isn’t completely erased from the internet.
The gameplay is everything gamers could hope for in a knockoff, low-budget, B-version of an AAA title. The graphics are wonky and unstable, the zombies are comical, and the ammo is unlimited. The story follows a young woman with no background (or name) that is stuck in a very dark house while zombies invade, hoping to eat her brains. One thing it did get right was reliving all those times thatResident Eviltried to be scary and ended up being funny instead. Here’s a Let’s Play of theBiohazard Villagein all its glory:
Since the world has been deprived of this humorous wannabe, fans of the horror genre will just have to wait forTGS 2020 Digital reveal of moreResident Evil 8 Villageinfo.
Resident Evil Villageis in development.
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