Resident Evil is a survival horror game franchise, originally developed and released by the Japanese video game company, Capcom in 1996.
Capcom’s inspiration for Resident Evil was the games Sweet Home and Alone in the Dark.

They originally wanted to make Resident Evil a first-person, similarly to Sweet Home but they ultimately decided to change it into third person and add other refined details that they encountered in Alone in the Dark, to create a more adventurous and immersive experience.

They wanted this franchise to create and promote a new defined genre of survival horror games. Which was completely different to the gaming style that was popular back then, which was action-filled adventure games. But they still took the risk and decided to release it, believing that it could change the gaming industry.

It was released under the name Biohazard in Japan. But it started to gain popularity and traction as soon as it was published. It instantly became the best seller on the PlayStation, because of its striking appearance and attention to detail.

In the late 90s and early 2000s the franchise decided to mainstream their audience by producing Hollywood movies, which broadened their traction.

During this time many games and franchises were influenced by Resident Evil and started to create more survival horror video games and movies.

Resident Evil was a huge success; to boost more sales they decided to create remakes and sequels.

The plot of Resident Evil continued to thicken and grow, which made the characters grow up with the players. This detail resulted in many players becoming attached to the game and come to be loyal customers.