Resident Evil Requiem: Leon Must Die Forever Mode is Now Live

Free update, time-honored tradition

The Resident Evil franchise has always rewarded players who finish the campaign with punishing bonus modes. Resident Evil 4 Remake (Capcom, 2023) offered an unlockable Professional mode after a first playthrough, and Resident Evil Village (Capcom, 2021) tucked The Mercenaries behind the credits. Resident Evil Requiem follows suit: Capcom has just rolled out Leon Must Die Forever for free, accessible once you've cleared the main campaign.

No paywall, no DLC charges — this update hit PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC simultaneously via Steam and the Epic Games Store. That's a move worth acknowledging, especially in a market where post-launch content typically inflates prices more than it deepens the experience.

Leon Must Die Forever: What it is

The name says it all. This mode throws Leon S. Kennedy into an extreme difficulty setting designed to push your mastery of Requiem's mechanics to the breaking point. While Capcom hasn't detailed the exact parameters yet, the format mirrors the Must Die modes that have haunted the franchise since the original Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 2005) — a difficulty tier where enemies tank punishment and hit back twice as hard.

The appeal goes beyond pure punishment: it forces you to relearn attack windows, optimize every resource, and never waste a single bullet. For players who've already burned through the campaign, this is often the content that actually extends the game's lifespan.

Available now, everywhere

Rolling out simultaneously across all platforms — PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Steam, and Epic Games Store — sidesteps the usual platform parity friction. It's a sensible call for a bonus mode, though not always the standard when you look at temporal exclusivity deals still floating around at other publishers.

If you've wrapped Resident Evil Requiem and hung up the controller, now's the time to dust it off.