Category: Resident Evil

Resident Evil Requiem: Best Weapons & Upgrades

Resident Evil Requiem gives Leon plenty of guns to play with, but that doesn’t mean you should buy every weapon you come across.

Credits are limited, inventory space matters, and some weapons are far more useful than others during a normal playthrough. The right upgrades can make a bigger difference than simply carrying a larger arsenal.

So if you’re wondering which weapons are actually worth buying and upgrading in Resident Evil Requiem, this guide cuts through the clutter.

Our short list: the Silencer 9 is the best all-purpose handgun, the 990-TAC is the shotgun I’d prioritize first, and the Classic 70 is the rifle I’d keep once it becomes available. For players working through New Game+ and bonus content, weapons such as the Clatter Carbine, Ghost Grudge, Mortal Edge, and RPG-7 become much more attractive.

If you want the complete weapon list and acquisition locations first, check our [Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them] guide.

How We Rank the Best Weapons

There isn’t one objectively “best” weapon in Resident Evil Requiem.

Our recommendations are based on damage, ammunition economy, upgrade potential, availability, inventory space, versatility, and how useful a weapon is during a normal playthrough.

First-run weapons are also judged differently from bonus weapons. A gun that is fantastic after you’ve finished the campaign isn’t necessarily the smartest purchase when you’re still scraping together Credits in East Raccoon City.

That’s the distinction that matters when you’re deciding what to spend your money on.

Quick rule: Don’t spend Credits trying to build a collection. Build a loadout you can actually afford to feed.

Best Weapons in Resident Evil Requiem at a Glance

Weapon	Best For	Recommendation
Silencer 9	Best all-purpose handgun	★★★★★
990-TAC	Best early shotgun	★★★★★
Classic 70	Best rifle	★★★★★
Stiri REVO3 A1	Best general-purpose SMG	★★★★☆
Requiem	Heavy targets and specific enemies	★★★★☆
Clatter Carbine	Best post-game automatic weapon	★★★★★
Ghost Grudge	Heavy single-target damage	★★★★☆
Mortal Edge	Best bonus melee weapon	★★★★☆
RPG-7	Maximum firepower	★★★★★

The important distinction is that not every weapon needs an upgrade path. Leon’s weapons can be upgraded at Supply Boxes, while Grace’s normal firearms do not have conventional weapon upgrades.

Best Handgun: Silencer 9

If you’re buying one handgun for Leon and want something that will remain useful for most of the game, make it the Silencer 9.

It costs 5,500 Credits at the Supply Box in East Raccoon City. Its built-in suppressor is useful, but the real appeal is the combination of precision, stability, rate of fire, and magazine capacity. It starts with a 17-round capacity and has a strong selection of upgrades.

Silencer 9 upgrades

The first upgrade tier includes:

Add-on Suppressor — increases Power
Aluminum Trigger — improves Rate of Fire
High-Capacity Mag. — increases ammunition capacity

The second tier improves those same components, while the third tier becomes available through Advanced Tuning.

What should you upgrade first?

For a normal playthrough, I’d prioritize:

Add-on Suppressor
High-Capacity Mag.
Aluminum Trigger

The suppressor upgrade gives you more damage, while the larger magazine gives you more breathing room when several enemies are pushing you at once.

Don’t rush to buy every upgrade immediately. Credits are better spent on the weapons and defensive upgrades that actually change how you play.

Best Shotgun: 990-TAC

The 990-TAC is one of the easiest recommendations in the entire game.

It costs 7,000 Credits and is worth replacing the earlier MSBG 500 with once the Supply Box becomes available. The 990-TAC’s semi-automatic action gives it a much higher rate of fire than the pump-action alternatives, and its tight spread makes it useful beyond point-blank range.

990-TAC upgrades

Its upgrade tree includes:

Ceramic Coated Barrel — Power
Stock — Stability
Carbon Tube Extension — Reload Speed and capacity
Dot Sight — Precision

The first upgrade I’d buy is the Ceramic Coated Barrel. Damage matters most when you’re using the shotgun to stop an enemy before it reaches you.

After that, the Carbon Tube Extension is a sensible investment because the additional capacity and reload improvement make the weapon easier to use under pressure.

If you’re short on Credits, don’t feel obligated to max every stat. A couple of well-chosen upgrades will do more for a first playthrough than emptying your wallet into a single gun.

Best Rifle: Classic 70

This is one place where weapon rankings can get misleading.

The Marksman 1A looks tempting because you can find it in an East Raccoon City BSAA container, but the Classic 70 is the rifle I’d recommend keeping for a normal playthrough.

The Classic 70 has the highest damage per shot among the rifle options highlighted by current weapon comparisons. Its trade-off is obvious: the bolt-action operation and slower reload make follow-up shots considerably slower.

That isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

The Classic 70 is at its best when you’re using it deliberately—putting a powerful round into a dangerous target rather than trying to use it like an assault rifle.

Should you keep the Marksman 1A?

You can, but there’s little reason to build your entire loadout around it if you’re happy with the Classic 70.

The Marksman 1A can also be bought later if you don’t have room for it when you first discover it.

Best SMG: Stiri REVO3 A1

The Stiri REVO3 A1 is the practical choice when you want sustained automatic fire.

It costs 6,000 Credits and starts with a 30-round magazine. Its upgrade path can push that capacity to 40, 45, and eventually 50 rounds, giving it plenty of ammunition for encounters where precision shooting isn’t enough.

Its most useful upgrades are:

Long Flash Guard — Power
Folding Stock — Stability
High-Capacity Mag. — Magazine capacity
Dot Sight — Precision

I’d start with the Long Flash Guard, then take the High-Capacity Mag. if you’re regularly burning through ammunition.

The Stiri is not the weapon I’d tell a first-time player to dump every Credit into. The Silencer 9 and 990-TAC are more important early purchases.

But once your core loadout is established, the Stiri gives Leon a useful automatic option.

Requiem: Save It for the Targets That Deserve It

The Requiem is a powerful revolver that uses 12.7x55mm ammunition. It isn’t a weapon you want to treat like a conventional handgun.

Its base Power is already high, while its rate of fire, reload speed, and stability are deliberately poor.

That makes ammunition conservation important.

The Requiem is particularly useful against tougher enemies and certain special encounters. Current guides specifically recommend it for targets including the basement girl, East Wing Chunk, Zombie Chef, and Blister Heads.

If you upgrade it, the Ported Barrel is the straightforward damage choice. The Barrel Jacket is more useful if you want better handling and faster follow-up shots.

Don’t burn through Requiem ammunition just because you have the gun equipped.

Best Post-Game Weapon: Clatter Carbine

Once you’ve finished the story and start spending CP on bonus weapons, the Clatter Carbine becomes one of the most appealing purchases.

It’s an assault rifle available through the Special Content menu after your first playthrough. It costs 6,000 CP.

This is where the weapon economy changes.

During your first run, you’re balancing every Credit against ammunition, armor, inventory upgrades, and essential weapons. In post-game content, you have considerably more freedom to build a specialized loadout.

The Clatter Carbine is therefore an excellent candidate if you want an automatic weapon that can handle a wide range of encounters.

Best Heavy-Hitting Bonus Firearm: Ghost Grudge

The Ghost Grudge is a 12.7x55mm revolver available through Special Content for 1,000 CP after completing the game.

It’s a much more specialized purchase than the Silencer 9 or 990-TAC, but that’s exactly why it works well as a bonus weapon.

Use it when you want to put serious damage into a single target rather than conserve every round for routine enemies.

It’s particularly attractive once you’re doing repeat runs and have already established your normal loadout.

Best Bonus Melee Weapon: Mortal Edge

The Mortal Edge is worth keeping in mind for players who like to use melee aggressively.

You can obtain it during the story after the hatchet-wielding boss, and the weapon has higher damage and better durability than the standard Hatchet. It is also available as a 3,000 CP bonus weapon.

The biggest reason to use it isn’t simply damage.

Mortal Edge gives you a more forgiving melee option, making it particularly attractive for players who are comfortable parrying and using melee to conserve ammunition.

If you’re trying to play efficiently, that’s a meaningful advantage.

Best Bonus Weapon for Grace

Grace’s weapons work differently from Leon’s.

Her standard firearms cannot be upgraded at Supply Boxes, so you shouldn’t approach her equipment the same way you approach Leon’s guns.

For bonus content, however, Grace gets two notable options:

Freya’s Needle — 4,000 CP
Kotetsu — 5,000 CP

Both are unlocked through Special Content after completing a first playthrough.

Freya’s Needle gives Grace a full-auto pistol, while Kotetsu is an unbreakable knife.

If you prefer conserving ammunition and already enjoy Grace’s melee-heavy approach, Kotetsu is the more interesting utility purchase. If you’d rather have a firearm that changes her combat options, Freya’s Needle is the obvious choice.

R.I.P. Knife: An Insanity-Difficulty Exception

The R.I.P. Knife deserves its own category because it isn’t simply another damage upgrade.

On Insanity difficulty, it can be purchased in the Care Center’s Parlor for Antique Coins and replaces one of the standard Parlor rewards. Its special purpose is producing more Blood when used, making it particularly useful for players learning how to manage Grace’s resources on the harder difficulty.

The Parlor’s normal upgrade selection also changes on Insanity, so don’t follow a Casual/Standard shopping list blindly.

If you’re preparing specifically for Insanity, our [Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions] guide can also help with the Blood Analyzer and related progression.

What Should You Buy First?

This is where weapon guides usually become less useful than they should be.

Knowing that the 990-TAC is good doesn’t help much if you’re sitting on 8,000 Credits and wondering whether to buy the shotgun, upgrade your case, or purchase armor.

For a first Leon playthrough, I’d use this order:

1. Case Upgrade

The Case Upgrade costs 4,000 Credits and increases Leon’s inventory from 8×12 to 8×13. It’s a one-time purchase and makes every subsequent section easier to manage.

2. 990-TAC

At 7,000 Credits, this is the first weapon purchase I’d prioritize.

3. Silencer 9

At 5,500 Credits, the Silencer 9 gives you a dependable handgun for the bulk of Leon’s encounters.

4. Body Armor

Body Armor Level 1 costs 8,000 Credits, while Level 2 costs another 15,000 Credits on the normal difficulties.

Don’t underestimate this purchase. Surviving a hit is sometimes worth more than squeezing another fraction of damage out of a weapon.

5. Weapon Upgrades

Once your basic equipment is covered, start putting Credits into the weapons you actually use.

This priority broadly matches current Supply Box recommendations, which put the Case Upgrade, 990-TAC, Silencer 9, Body Armor, and then weapon upgrades near the top of the shopping list.

Credits vs. CP: Don’t Mix Them Up

Resident Evil Requiem uses two currencies for different purposes.

Credits are your normal gameplay currency. You earn them during Leon’s sections and spend them at Supply Boxes on weapons, ammunition, armor, inventory upgrades, and weapon upgrades.

CP (Challenge Points) are used for bonus content.

That means you shouldn’t look at a 6,000-CP bonus weapon and think it’s competing directly with your 6,000-Credit Stiri purchase.

They’re two separate progression economies.

Save Credits for surviving the current run. Spend CP on the toys you want for subsequent runs.

Advanced Tuning and the 25 Mr. Raccoons

If you’re serious about maximizing Leon’s weapons, there’s another reason to hunt down the game’s collectibles.

Destroying all 25 Mr. Raccoon Memoriams unlocks the Advanced Tuning reward, allowing compatible Leon weapons to access their third upgrade tier.

That’s a substantial late-game investment, particularly if you’re planning multiple runs.

If you haven’t collected them all yet, our [Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations] guide has the complete list.

And because Requiem has no traditional chapter select, it’s worth paying attention to collectible opportunities during your normal exploration rather than assuming you can clean everything up later.

Best First-Playthrough Loadout

If you want a straightforward Leon loadout without wasting Credits, I’d build around:

Handgun: Silencer 9
Shotgun: 990-TAC
Rifle: Classic 70
Heavy weapon: Requiem
Automatic weapon: Stiri REVO3 A1
Melee: Mortal Edge when available
Defense: Body Armor

You don’t need to carry every weapon.

Inventory space is valuable, and carrying guns you rarely use simply because you found them isn’t automatically an advantage. Leon can sell weapons at Supply Boxes and buy them again later if necessary, so don’t be afraid to clean up your inventory.

The better approach is to carry weapons that cover different jobs.

The Silencer 9 handles routine enemies. The 990-TAC handles close-range emergencies. The Classic 70 gives you a powerful precision option. The Requiem is there when something needs to stop being your problem immediately.

That’s enough firepower for most situations.

Best New Game+ Spending Order

New Game+ is where the bonus weapons start making much more sense.

If you’ve already finished the campaign and have CP available, I’d prioritize:

Clatter Carbine
Ghost Grudge
Mortal Edge
Kotetsu
Freya’s Needle
Matilda IMP
Redemption
RPG-7

The RPG-7 is the obvious choice if you simply want maximum destructive power, but its high CP cost makes it more of a luxury purchase than a first bonus weapon. The RPG-7 costs 15,000 CP, with its infinite-ammo option requiring another major CP investment.

Likewise, Redemption is powerful but highly specialized. It fires a single rifle round and must be reloaded after every shot, so its damage comes with a very obvious handling cost.

Which Upgrades Are Actually Worth Buying?

You don’t need to max every weapon.

For most players, upgrade priority should look something like this:

Handgun

Prioritize Power and Magazine Capacity.

The Silencer 9 already has strong handling, so increasing its damage and giving yourself more shots before reloading are the most noticeable improvements.

Shotgun

Prioritize Power, followed by Reload Speed/Capacity.

The 990-TAC is already fast-firing. Making each shell hit harder is usually more valuable than obsessing over every handling stat.

SMG

Prioritize Power and Magazine Capacity.

Automatic weapons chew through ammunition quickly. A larger magazine reduces the number of interruptions during hectic fights.

Requiem

Prioritize Power if you use it as a specialist weapon.

If you find the recoil and slow handling frustrating, the Barrel Jacket or Weighted Grip can make it easier to control.

Bonus Weapons

Don’t automatically spend CP and then immediately dump Credits into every upgrade available.

Try the weapon first.

If it changes how you play and solves a problem your normal loadout has, invest in it. If it simply duplicates a weapon you already like, save the money.

Final Verdict: Which Weapons Should You Actually Use?

For a standard first playthrough, you don’t need the fanciest arsenal in the game.

The Silencer 9, 990-TAC, and Classic 70 form the core of the Leon loadout I’d recommend. Add the Stiri REVO3 A1 if you want sustained automatic fire, and keep the Requiem for enemies that justify its ammunition.

Once you’ve finished the campaign, the equation changes. Clatter Carbine becomes a strong all-round bonus choice, Ghost Grudge gives you serious single-target firepower, and Mortal Edge is an excellent melee upgrade.

The RPG-7 is there when subtlety has officially left the building.

For Grace, don’t waste time looking for conventional weapon upgrades—her standard firearms don’t use Leon’s Supply Box upgrade system. Focus instead on her unique tools, Parlor upgrades, and the bonus weapons unlocked through Special Content.

Most importantly, spend your Credits with a purpose.

A fully upgraded collection looks impressive. A small loadout that you can keep supplied, protect with armor, and use confidently is what actually gets you through Requiem.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best handgun in Resident Evil Requiem?

The Silencer 9 is our pick for the best all-purpose handgun. It combines good damage, precision, rate of fire, and a large magazine, and it has a useful upgrade tree.

What is the best shotgun in Resident Evil Requiem?

The 990-TAC is our recommended shotgun. Its semi-automatic action gives it an excellent rate of fire, while its upgrade path can make its spread and damage even more effective.

What is the best rifle?

For a normal playthrough, we’d choose the Classic 70. It has excellent damage per shot but sacrifices firing and reload speed.

Can Grace upgrade her weapons?

No. Grace’s standard weapons don’t have Leon-style weapon upgrades at Supply Boxes.

Is the Stiri REVO3 A1 worth buying?

Yes, particularly if you want an automatic weapon. Its 30-round base magazine can be expanded through upgrades, making it useful when sustained fire matters.

Is the RPG-7 worth buying?

It’s worth it for players who want maximum firepower in subsequent runs, but at 15,000 CP, it isn’t the first bonus weapon I’d recommend buying. Infinite RPG ammunition is a separate CP purchase.

What should I buy first in Leon’s campaign?

Our priority is Case Upgrade → 990-TAC → Silencer 9 → Body Armor → weapon upgrades. This keeps inventory and survivability ahead of unnecessary weapon spending.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: September 2026

This guide was fact-checked against current Resident Evil Requiem weapon, upgrade, collectible, and Supply Box information. Particular attention was given to weapon costs, upgrade availability, bonus weapons, the 25 Mr. Raccoon Advanced Tuning unlock, and Insanity-specific equipment changes.

Because weapon rankings are partly subjective, this guide offers editorial recommendations rather than claims of an objectively superior weapon in every situation.

For related Requiem resources, see our All Weapons & How to Unlock Them, All Mr. Raccoon Locations, Complete Puzzle Solutions, All Safe Codes & Combinations, and Complete Walkthrough guides.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Endings & How to Unlock Them

Resident Evil Requiem has two endings, and the difference between them comes down to one decision near the end of the game: whether Grace chooses to Release Elpis or Destroy Elpis.

You don’t need to make a series of hidden choices or complete a secret set of objectives to unlock either ending. The game gives you the decision directly at the end of the ARK sequence, and your choice determines how the story concludes.

If you’re here because you’re staring at the final choice and don’t want to make the wrong call, here’s the short version:

Choose Release Elpis if you want the full ending, the final boss, and the conclusion generally treated as the game’s true or intended route.

Choose Destroy Elpis if you want to see the alternate, much darker ending.

The good news is that you don’t have to replay the entire campaign to experience both.

Spoiler warning: This guide contains major spoilers for the ending of Resident Evil Requiem, including the fate of Leon, Grace, Elpis, Zeno, and the final boss.

How Many Endings Does Resident Evil Requiem Have?

Resident Evil Requiem has two main endings:

Release Elpis — Hope Ending
Destroy Elpis — Destruction Ending

The endings are determined by a single choice at the ARK’s central terminal. Your previous choices, collectibles, exploration, and general playstyle don’t determine which ending you receive.

That makes this one of those rare Resident Evil decisions where you don’t need to worry about secretly ruining your ending hours earlier.

Once you reach the final choice, the game puts the decision in your hands.

How to Unlock Both Endings

The easiest way to see both endings is to use the system-generated save at the final decision.

When you reach the Elpis terminal, make your choice and finish the resulting ending.

Afterward, the game gives you the opportunity to return to the point immediately before the decision so you can experience the other outcome. Multiple current guides confirm that you can see both endings without replaying the entire campaign.

Best way to see both endings

If you want to experience everything with minimal repetition:

1. Reach the final Elpis decision.

2. Choose Destroy Elpis first.

3. Watch the alternate ending.

4. Use the reload option to return to the decision.

5. Choose Release Elpis.

6. Continue through the final boss and complete the full ending.

There’s a practical reason to do it in this order: the Destroy route ends much sooner, while Release Elpis takes you into the game’s actual final boss sequence.

If you’ve already chosen Release first, don’t panic. You can still experience the alternate ending by loading a suitable save from before the decision.

Ending 1: Release Elpis

How to Unlock the Release Elpis Ending

At the final terminal, choose:

Release Elpis

This is the ending most commonly regarded as the true, good, or intended ending of Resident Evil Requiem.

I would describe it as the game’s true/complete ending rather than claim that Capcom has formally labeled it canon. The distinction matters: the route clearly provides the fuller conclusion, but “officially confirmed canon” is a stronger claim than the available evidence supports.

What Happens When You Release Elpis?

The choice initially appears to be exactly what Grace fears.

Throughout the game, Elpis is treated as an extremely dangerous biological weapon. Grace therefore has every reason to hesitate before releasing it.

But the final revelation changes everything.

Elpis is an antiviral cure.

Rather than being the weapon that many characters believed it to be, Elpis can be used to cure viral infections.

That discovery completely changes the stakes of Grace’s decision.

Leon has been suffering from his infection throughout the story, and releasing Elpis gives Grace a chance to save him.

It also changes the fate of other infected characters and resolves several of the major questions surrounding the ARK and its research.

Leon’s Fate in the Release Ending

Leon survives.

Grace is able to use Elpis to cure Leon’s infection, allowing him to continue the fight instead of dying from the condition that has been consuming him.

But the story isn’t finished.

Releasing Elpis leads directly into the game’s true final boss encounter.

And that’s where things get considerably uglier.

Victor Gideon Becomes the Final Boss

After Elpis is released, the story leads into the final confrontation with Victor Gideon.

This fight is exclusive to the Release Elpis route.

Gideon undergoes a final mutation, turning the end of the campaign into a full boss battle rather than simply ending after the Elpis decision. Current guides describe his later form as a major, Nemesis-like transformation.

This is one of the biggest reasons the Release route feels like the game’s intended conclusion.

Choosing Destroy skips this entire confrontation.

What Happens After the Final Boss?

After Leon defeats Gideon, the story receives the fuller resolution that the Destroy route lacks.

Grace and Leon survive, the immediate threat is dealt with, and the campaign continues into additional ending material.

The Release route also provides post-credits scenes that expand on Grace’s future and the wider Resident Evil story.

You’ll also receive the Hope and Requiem trophy/achievement for completing this route, and current guides report that it unlocks Grace’s Report, which provides additional story and series-lore information.

So if you’re only planning to finish Resident Evil Requiem once, this is the route I’d recommend.

Release Elpis Ending: Quick Summary

Choice: Release Elpis

Result:

Elpis is revealed to be an antiviral cure.
Leon can be cured.
The story continues into the true final boss.
Victor Gideon becomes the final major threat.
Leon and Grace survive the main conclusion.
Additional ending material plays after the credits.
The Hope and Requiem trophy/achievement is awarded.
Grace’s Report becomes available.

Recommended for a first playthrough: Yes.

Ending 2: Destroy Elpis

How to Unlock the Destroy Elpis Ending

At the final terminal, choose:

Destroy Elpis

This triggers the alternate ending.

It’s the considerably darker outcome, and the consequences arrive almost immediately.

What Happens When You Destroy Elpis?

Grace chooses to destroy Elpis rather than risk releasing what she believes could be a catastrophic biological weapon.

The ARK facility begins its self-destruct sequence.

Leon and Grace are caught in the collapsing facility, and Leon makes the decision to help Grace escape.

That comes at a terrible cost.

Zeno confronts Leon.

Despite Leon’s attempt to protect Grace, Zeno ultimately kills him. Grace escapes while the ARK collapses around them.

And that’s essentially where the ending closes.

Leon Dies in the Destroy Ending

This is the major difference between the two routes.

Release Elpis: Leon survives.

Destroy Elpis: Leon dies.

The scene is deliberately brutal because Leon’s final act is to make sure Grace gets away.

It’s also the point where the player’s decision earlier in the sequence becomes painfully clear: Grace has destroyed the one thing that could have cured Leon.

The alternate ending therefore isn’t simply a different cutscene. It changes the outcome of the characters’ stories in a major way.

What Happens to Elpis?

Elpis is destroyed along with the ARK facility.

That means the antiviral cure is lost.

The larger mysteries surrounding Elpis also remain unresolved in this ending, which is another reason the Destroy route feels deliberately incomplete compared with the Release route.

Rather than giving you another boss battle and extended resolution, the game ends shortly after Leon’s death.

Is the Destroy Elpis Ending the Bad Ending?

Functionally, yes.

It’s the game’s alternate/bad ending.

The game itself doesn’t simply punish you with a small variation in the final cutscene. Choosing Destroy removes the entire final boss sequence and leaves several major story threads unresolved.

There is also no equivalent trophy/achievement for the Destroy route.

That doesn’t mean the choice is meaningless.

Actually, it’s worth seeing once.

The Destroy ending gives you a much harsher look at what happens when Grace chooses caution over hope, and it makes the consequences of the final decision considerably clearer.

Destroy Elpis Ending: Quick Summary

Choice: Destroy Elpis

Result:

The ARK begins to self-destruct.
Elpis is destroyed.
Leon stays behind to protect Grace.
Zeno kills Leon.
Grace escapes the collapsing facility.
The story ends without the Victor Gideon final boss.
Several major story threads remain unresolved.
You don’t receive the Hope and Requiem trophy/achievement.

Recommended for a first playthrough: No, unless you specifically want to see the alternate ending.

Release vs. Destroy Elpis

Here’s the quick comparison if you’re standing at the terminal right now:

Choice	Ending	Leon	Final Boss	Post-Credits	Recommendation
Release Elpis	Hope / true ending	Survives	Victor Gideon	Yes	Best first choice
Destroy Elpis	Destruction / alternate ending	Dies	None	No full equivalent	See it afterward

The Release route is substantially longer and provides the fuller resolution. Destroy is essentially the tragic alternate timeline.

Which Ending Should You Choose?

Choose Release Elpis

If you only intend to play through Resident Evil Requiem once, choose:

Release Elpis.

It’s the route that gives you:

The full ending
The final boss
Leon’s survival
The more complete resolution
Post-credits material
The Hope and Requiem trophy/achievement
Grace’s Report

It’s also the ending most sources treat as the game’s intended or canonical path. Again, I’d use “commonly treated as the true/canonical ending” rather than claiming Capcom has formally confirmed that designation.

Can You Get Both Endings in One Playthrough?

Yes.

This is one of the nicest things about Requiem’s ending system.

You don’t need to play through the entire campaign twice.

The game allows you to return to the final decision after completing an ending, letting you choose the other option.

The most efficient order

I’d recommend:

Destroy Elpis → Reload → Release Elpis

Why?

Because Destroy ends quickly.

Release sends you into the final boss and the longer ending sequence, so finishing with Release means you end your run on the game’s complete conclusion.

If you want extra insurance, keep a manual save before the final choice as well.

Does Anything Earlier in the Game Affect the Ending?

No major hidden morality system determines the ending.

The ending comes down to the final Release Elpis / Destroy Elpis decision.

You don’t need a particular number of Mr. Raccoons, a specific weapon, a certain difficulty, or a particular set of dialogue choices to unlock the Release route.

That also means you don’t need to restart your playthrough because you missed a collectible.

If you’re interested in 100% completion, however, you should still keep an eye on the game’s missable content because the ending choice and collectible completion are separate concerns.

For that, see our Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations guide and Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Walkthrough.

Resident Evil Requiem Ending FAQs

Is Release Elpis the true ending?

Yes, in practical terms. Release Elpis is widely treated as the game’s true, good, or intended ending because it contains the full final boss, additional resolution, and post-credits material.

However, I would avoid saying that Capcom has officially confirmed it as canon unless an explicit developer statement establishes that.

Does Leon die in Resident Evil Requiem?

Only in the Destroy Elpis ending.

If you Release Elpis, Leon survives and continues into the final confrontation with Victor Gideon. If you Destroy Elpis, Zeno kills Leon during the collapsing ARK sequence.

What is Elpis in Resident Evil Requiem?

Elpis is ultimately revealed to be an antiviral cure, rather than the biological weapon Grace initially believes it to be.

That revelation is the central reason the final choice matters.

Can you fight the final boss if you destroy Elpis?

No.

The Victor Gideon final boss sequence follows the Release Elpis choice. Destroying Elpis triggers the alternate ending instead.

Can you see both endings without replaying the whole game?

Yes.

After completing one ending, the game provides a way to return to the final decision and experience the other outcome.

Is there a trophy for both endings?

The Hope and Requiem trophy/achievement is associated with the Release Elpis ending. Current guides do not list an equivalent trophy for the Destroy ending.

Resident Evil Requiem: Which Ending Is Better?

If you’re asking purely from a story perspective, Release Elpis is the clear choice.

Destroying Elpis gives you an interesting alternate outcome, but it’s intentionally bleak. Leon dies, the cure is lost, the ARK is destroyed, and the story stops before the full final confrontation.

Release Elpis, meanwhile, gives the campaign room to actually finish.

You get the Victor Gideon boss fight, Leon’s survival, additional character resolution, and post-credits material.

More importantly, the choice creates a satisfying reversal of what Grace believes Elpis represents. What looks like another Umbrella-era nightmare turns out to be the thing capable of saving the people caught in it.

That’s a much stronger ending for a first playthrough.

Final Verdict

There are two Resident Evil Requiem endings: Release Elpis and Destroy Elpis.

If you’re playing through the game for the first time, Release Elpis is the route I’d recommend.

It gives you the complete conclusion, the final boss, the additional ending material, and the outcome most commonly treated as the game’s true or intended path.

But don’t skip Destroy Elpis entirely.

It’s worth seeing once—especially because the game makes it unusually easy to return to the final decision and experience both outcomes without replaying the entire campaign.

So, if you’re standing at that terminal right now:

Destroy first if you want to see everything efficiently.

Reload.

Then Release Elpis and finish the story properly.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: September 2026

This guide was fact-checked against multiple current Resident Evil Requiem ending references, including Game8, PC Gamer, GameSpot, GamesRadar+, Prima Games, Kotaku, and Gamer Guides. The core ending structure is consistent across these sources: Release Elpis leads to the longer final route and Victor Gideon encounter, while Destroy Elpis produces the alternate ending in which Leon dies.

Editorial note: Loot Strategist describes Release Elpis as the true/intended ending based on the game’s structure and available evidence. We avoid claiming that Capcom has formally declared it canon unless an official source explicitly confirms that designation.

Related Loot Strategist guides:

Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Walkthrough

Resident Evil Requiem takes Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy through Wrenwood, the Rhodes Hill Care Center, Raccoon City, and the ARK. The campaign is largely linear, but several areas contain optional rooms, collectibles, weapons, puzzles, and side objectives that become unavailable after you move too far forward. There is no traditional Chapter Select or free-roam cleanup after the story, so keeping manual saves at major transitions is worthwhile.

This walkthrough follows the story in progression order. It focuses on the things that can actually stop your run: key items, routes, puzzles, major fights, character switches, optional opportunities worth taking, and points of no return.

For the detailed item-level guides, use the dedicated Loot Strategist articles linked throughout the walkthrough.

Spoiler warning: This is a complete story walkthrough. It includes major locations, bosses, story decisions, weapons, puzzles, and the endings.

Resident Evil Requiem Walkthrough: Story Order

Area	Main Character(s)	Major Objectives
1. Wrenwood	Grace → Leon	Investigate the hotel and escape
2. Rhodes Hill – Care Center	Grace → Leon → Grace	Escape, obtain wristbands, solve Quartz puzzles
3. Care Center Basement	Grace	Reach Emily and progress through the basement
4. Care Center Courtyard	Grace → Leon	VIP Suite, underground facility, Blister Borne
5. Water Treatment Plant	Grace	Restore power and escape
6. East Raccoon City	Leon	Reach Central Camp and progress toward the city center
7. Raccoon City Center	Leon	Reach the R.P.D. and solve its optional puzzles
8. Orphanage	Leon	Survive the stealth section and reach the lab
9. Side Street	Leon	Escape the R.P.D., fight the Tyrant, reach the ARK
10. ARK	Leon → Grace → Leon	Reach Elpis, choose its fate, defeat the final boss

This is the practical area structure used by current full walkthroughs. The broader game is divided into four major regions—Wrenwood, Rhodes Hill, Raccoon City, and ARK—with these ten playable sections nested inside them.

Before You Start

Keep Manual Saves

Resident Evil Requiem has no traditional Chapter Select and no post-game free roam. Some areas close permanently once the story advances. Current 100% walkthroughs recommend using the game’s manual-save slots to preserve access to earlier sections.

For a first playthrough, make a manual save:

Before leaving a major region
Before entering an obvious boss sequence
Before a major character switch
Before progressing past a section with collectibles or optional rooms

This is particularly useful for the Care Center and R.P.D.

Don’t Treat This as a Collectible List

This article is your story progression guide.

The complete Loot Strategist guides for Mr. Raccoons, safe combinations, weapons, and puzzles should be used alongside it rather than repeating every individual item here.

That keeps this page useful to someone who is actually trying to finish the story while giving the specialist pages room to cover their own search intent.

1. Wrenwood

Playable characters: Grace, then Leon

Wrenwood is the game’s opening area and introduces Grace’s investigation before handing control to Leon. Current walkthroughs divide the section into Grace’s hotel investigation and Leon’s pursuit sequence.

Investigate the Crime Scene

After the opening scenes, Grace begins on the streets of Wrenwood.

Before moving on, inspect the City Map nearby and check the Investigation Report already in your inventory. The Investigation Report needs to be examined from the Files/Items menu to register it properly.

Continue down the street and follow the route into the alley.

The story will lead you toward the Wrenwood Hotel.

Enter the Wrenwood Hotel

The main entrance isn’t available, so take the route around the building and enter through the rear entrance.

Continue through the hotel until you reach the Lounge & Bar.

In the dark area, inspect the photograph to obtain the Old Key.

Use the Old Key to continue deeper into the hotel.

Find the Wire Cutters

Continue through the hotel and reach the upper floors.

You’ll eventually enter the Recreation Room.

The Wire Cutters are on the pool table.

Take them and use them to cut through the blocked route.

Continue toward Room 204 and inspect the photographs there to trigger the next story sequence.

Escape the Hotel

After the investigation sequence, Grace returns to the present.

Continue through the hotel and follow the story to the painting and journal interaction.

This eventually gives you the Emergency Exit Key.

Take it upstairs and use it on the emergency exit.

After the escape sequence, control switches to Leon.

Leon: Pursue Victor

Leon takes over in Wrenwood.

Follow the main route through the streets and continue pursuing Victor.

There is little reason to wander here. The path is deliberately linear, so concentrate on keeping the chase moving until the game transitions you toward Rhodes Hill.

2. Rhodes Hill — Care Center

Playable characters: Grace → Leon → Grace

The Rhodes Hill Care Center is where Requiem’s exploration systems become much more demanding. You’ll return to the building with different characters and different access levels, so don’t assume that a room you couldn’t enter earlier is permanently inaccessible.

Current walkthroughs treat the Care Center as a major multi-stage section involving the West Wing, East Wing, Parlor, attic, and numerous optional areas.

Grace: Escape Room 203

Grace begins in Room 203.

Read the Progress Notes on the small table, then leave the room.

Follow the corridor until you reach the red light.

Turn on the light at the end of the hallway.

This establishes one of the basic rules of Grace’s Care Center sections: the darkness is not simply an atmosphere problem. Certain areas are inaccessible while they are unlit, and the Girl’s movement is influenced by the lighting system.

Get the Cherub Key

Continue to the end of the illuminated hallway.

The Cherub Key is in a drawer beside the locked gate and fuse box.

Take it back to the earlier door and use it to enter Room 201, your first save-room area.

Take the Lighter inside.

You’ll use it to access the next section.

Find the Screwdriver and Second Fuse

Use the Lighter to continue through the Care Center and reach Room 202.

Follow the clues toward the Nurses’ Station.

Use the cart to reach the Screwdriver.

Return to Room 201 and use the Screwdriver on the fuse box.

The entrance gate requires two fuses. One is already installed; the second is obtained here.

Take the second Fuse and return to the gate.

Once both fuses are in place, the route opens.

Leon: Return to the Care Center

The story shifts to Leon.

Follow the main route until you reach the Care Center interior and encounter the chainsaw-wielding enemy.

Defeat the enemy and use the chainsaw to cut through the blocked doorway.

Missable Mr. Raccoon

Immediately after cutting through the door, check the fireplace in the next room.

This is Mr. Raccoon #1.

For the full 25-statue route, use our Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations guide.

Grace: West Wing

Control returns to Grace.

Your next objective is to obtain access to the rest of the Care Center and eventually reach the East Wing.

Move through the West Wing, checking the optional rooms when you have the appropriate access item.

Dining Room

You’ll find the B934 handgun here.

The Dining Room also connects to the Filing Room, where additional Grace equipment can be found.

Filing Room

Check the room thoroughly for the Makeshift Knife and other resources.

The Hunting Knife can also be obtained from the relevant enemy encounter near this section.

Chairman’s Office — Moon Quartz

Continue upstairs to the Chairman’s Office.

This is the first major Quartz puzzle.

Find the Pencil and use it on the notebook to reveal the celestial clue.

Solution

Moon → Sun → Star → Moon

You receive the Moon Quartz.

For the complete puzzle explanation, including how the clue works, see our Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions guide.

Parlor and East Wing Access

Continue toward the Parlor and use the available progression item to enter.

The Parlor contains upgrades and important access progression.

This is also one of your last convenient opportunities to spend the Antique Coins you’ve collected before the story moves deeper into the Care Center. Current walkthroughs note that additional upgrades are available here before the Courtyard section.

Once you obtain the East Wing Keycard, return to Central Hall.

Use the Moon Quartz in the central door and enter the East Wing.

3. Rhodes Hill — Care Center East Wing and Basement

Character: Grace

The East Wing is where Grace’s crafting, Blood Analyzer, wristband, and organ puzzles start overlapping.

Blood Lab

Enter the Blood Lab and collect the Blood Collector.

You’ll also gain access to the first Blood Analyzer sample.

Denatured Blood

Use the Denatured specimen in the Blood Analyzer.

Solution:
Left-middle node

The analysis unlocks additional crafting options. The exact analyzer solutions for every specimen are covered in the dedicated Complete Puzzle Solutions article.

Examination Room

Continue toward the Examination Room.

This room is important because it becomes the location of the Organless Corpse later in the sequence.

Collect the necessary supplies and continue toward the East Wing progression route.

Lead Researcher’s Office — Sun Quartz

Reach the Lead Researcher’s Office.

The second Quartz box is padlocked.

Obtain the Corrosive from the Conference Room and use it on the lock.

Inspect the photographs in the office for the celestial clue.

Solution

Star → Sun → Moon → Sun

This gives you the Sun Quartz.

Organ Transport Box

Continue through the West Wing/garage route until you reach the Organ Transport Box.

Inspect it from your inventory and rotate it to expose the control panel.

Solution

HAND → Middle → 5 → 2 → AUTO

The box gives you the Artificial Lungs.

For the full explanation, see our Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions guide.

Find the Artificial Heart

The other organ is obtained through the Cold Storage route.

You’ll need the Wrench to open the relevant mechanism and reach the Artificial Heart. Current walkthrough references place the Wrench and Cold Storage route between the wristband progression and the Organless Corpse sequence.

Once you have both organs, return to the Examination Room.

Organless Corpse

Insert:

Artificial Lungs → Artificial Heart

The corpse wakes up.

Defeat the resulting enemy encounter.

The reward is the Level 2 ID Wristband, which opens the next section of the East Wing.

Isolation Ward and Emily

Use the Level 2 Wristband to open the next restricted area.

Continue through the Isolation Ward and collect the necessary progression items.

Eventually you’ll obtain the Level 3 ID Wristband.

Use it to reach Emily.

Optional Mr. Raccoon

The Medication Room contains one of the Care Center’s easy-to-miss statues.

Check the correct empty cell rather than Emily’s occupied cell.

For the exact location, use the All Mr. Raccoon Locations guide.

Security Manager’s Office

Once you have access to Emily, take her to the Security Manager’s Office.

The puzzle box here doesn’t use a symbol code.

Solution

Bring Emily to the box.

She opens it automatically.

The apparent Braille puzzle is therefore a story interaction rather than a conventional combination puzzle.

4. Rhodes Hill — Care Center Courtyard

Playable characters: Grace → Leon

The Courtyard begins after you’ve completed the major Care Center progression.

Follow the path toward the houses and VIP Suite.

Current walkthroughs treat this as a separate Care Center section because it contains the final upper-area exploration before the Water Treatment Plant.

VIP Suite

The VIP Suite contains two objects that are easy to confuse.

Double Helix Puzzle

Inspect the wine bottle near the entrance.

Rotate it until you find the hidden Double Helix Model.

Take the Helix to the lectern and insert it.

That’s the actual progression puzzle.

Hourglass

The hourglass is a separate clue.

It isn’t needed to solve the Double Helix mechanism, but it matters to the Final Puzzle later in the game.

Inspect it and manipulate it to reveal the hidden clue.

For the full puzzle chain, see the Complete Puzzle Solutions guide.

Underground Facility

Continue into the underground research area.

Search the Private Lab and surrounding rooms before committing to the next major progression sequence.

This is a good place to check your inventory because you’ll soon move into another forced transition.

Blister Borne

Leon takes over for the next major combat sequence.

The Blister Borne has visible vulnerable growths that should be prioritized rather than simply firing at its entire body.

Keep moving around the arena and use the available terrain to maintain distance.

Once the encounter ends, the story moves to the Water Treatment Plant.

5. Water Treatment Plant

Character: Grace

The Water Treatment Plant is one of the most stressful Grace sections because the Girl becomes an active threat while you’re restoring power.

Current walkthroughs identify the Roof Hatch Manual and three separate power objectives as the key progression points.

Get to the Surface

Start in the Storage Bay.

Read the Roof Hatch Manual beside the typewriter.

Before moving deeper, make sure the Requiem revolver is available in Grace’s inventory if you want to use it for the upcoming encounter. Current walkthroughs specifically flag this weapon opportunity during the Water Treatment Plant sequence.

Restore the Three Power Systems

The objective is to restore the plant’s power so you can reach the roof hatch.

You will move through the plant’s storage, treatment, and control areas while the Girl attempts to intercept you.

First Power System

Reach the first control and activate it.

Use nearby lighting to temporarily create safer space when necessary.

Second Power System

Continue toward the Chemical Treatment area.

The interaction takes time, so be ready to retreat if the Girl closes the distance.

Third Power System

The final control requires a Crank Lever.

Search the Filing Room for it, then return to the Control Room and install it.

Once all three systems are active, return to the roof-hatch route.

Escape the Water Treatment Plant

Reach the roof controls and activate the hatch.

This triggers the final confrontation in the section.

Once Grace survives the encounter, the Rhodes Hill portion of the story ends and Leon returns for the transition to Raccoon City.

6. Raccoon City — East Raccoon City

Character: Leon

East Raccoon City is the game’s biggest exploration-heavy urban area.

Unlike the Care Center, you have several connected routes and optional locations here, so this is where keeping track of your key items matters most. Current walkthroughs route Leon through Café Oasis, the Applegate Hotel, Central Camp, the Underground Parking Garage, Cedarbrook Apartments, the Gas Station, Ridgewood Station, and Willis Tower.

Café Oasis

From Leon’s starting position, continue to the first major intersection.

Turn right and enter Café Oasis.

The Mr. Raccoon is behind the counter.

This is a quick optional pickup, so grab it before moving into the Applegate Hotel.

Applegate Hotel

Follow the story route through the hotel.

Progress through the building until you reach the sequence involving the Giant Spider/Titan Spinner.

During the encounter, keep moving around the arena and look for the vulnerable rear section.

After defeating it, continue into the underground route.

Central Camp

Proceed through the underground section toward Central Camp.

You’ll encounter the incomplete bomb objective and begin working with the area’s generators and fuel systems.

From this point, several optional routes become available.

Underground Parking Garage

Explore the Garage before committing to the next major story transition.

This area contains useful supplies and at least one optional weapon opportunity.

For weapon locations, see our Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them guide.

You can also collect the Garage’s Mr. Raccoon here.

Cedarbrook Apartments

Continue to the Apartments using the appropriate key.

Progress until you obtain the Crank.

Use it to open the balcony route and reach the upper section.

Check the refrigerator for another Mr. Raccoon.

The Apartments route then connects back into the wider East Raccoon City map.

Gas Station

Use the available ladder route to reach the Gas Station.

Search the building for supplies and the hidden Mr. Raccoon before leaving.

Ridgewood Station

Power the relevant generator and follow the newly opened underground route.

Continue until you reach the train section.

Check the train cars for the Mr. Raccoon before moving forward.

Willis Tower

Return toward Central Camp and use the restored power route to reach the Logistics Warehouse.

From the roof, use the zipline to reach Willis Tower.

Search the upper rooms before continuing.

This area contains another Mr. Raccoon and important story progression.

7. Raccoon City Center

Character: Leon

The story now moves into Raccoon City Center and the R.P.D.

After the motorcycle sequence, you’re back on foot.

Before entering the main route, look around the ruined street.

Mr. Raccoon

The next statue is in the rubble beside the destroyed tanker.

Grab it before entering the police station.

Enter the R.P.D.

Follow the main route into the police station.

The R.P.D. has several optional puzzles and collectibles, but the progression path is straightforward:

Main Hall → Operations Room → West Office / S.T.A.R.S. Office → Library → Main Hall shutters

Current walkthroughs recommend finishing the optional R.P.D. objectives before using the Mechanic Jack to open the final route to the Orphanage.

Operations Room

Search the room for files and optional interactions.

This is also the beginning of the Barry scavenger-hunt chain.

Follow Barry’s clues and check the elevated TV area when instructed.

Eventually you’ll obtain the Locker Key for JoJo’s locker in the West Office.

S.T.A.R.S. Office

The S.T.A.R.S. Office contains multiple clues.

Read the relevant Barry documents carefully.

You’ll eventually have enough information to solve the optional S.T.A.R.S. briefcase puzzle.

Briefcase solution

RRR

The clue points to Rebecca as the “rising rookie.”

The reward is the Power Shades Charm.

For the complete clue chain, see our Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions guide.

Library

Enter the Library and collect the Mechanic Jack.

Before leaving, search the central bookcase carefully for another Mr. Raccoon.

The statue is hidden behind the books and is easy to overlook.

Once you’ve finished your optional R.P.D. content, return to the Main Hall.

Use the Mechanic Jack on the shutters.

The eastern route leads to the Orphanage.

8. Orphanage

Character: Leon

The Orphanage replaces the R.P.D.’s combat focus with a stealth-heavy section.

You are better off hiding and waiting than trying to force your way through the children’s patrols.

Current walkthroughs use the same basic sequence: hide under the bed, use the play area route, hide under the children’s table, then use the hiding spaces in the Director’s Office.

Main Hall

After entering:

Enter the first room on the left.
Return toward the bedroom.
Hide under the bed until the patrol clears.
Move through the play area.
Descend to the lower floor.
Hide under the children’s table.
Wait until the route clears.

If the children block the hallway, let them detect you and retreat to the hiding place again. This can reset their position and create an opening.

Director’s Office

Enter the Director’s Office.

Interact with the light on the right.

Search the wooden drawer to obtain the Hatch Key.

When the children return, hide behind the white boxes.

Once the room is clear, use the Hatch Key on the floor hatch.

Underground Chapel

Follow the underground tunnel to the Chapel.

Go behind the altar to trigger the hidden mechanism.

The ladder initially cannot be used.

Use the nearby lever to restore the lights.

Then move the appropriate coffin and climb over the stacked coffins to reach the Fire Poker.

Use the poker to open the blocked gate.

This leads into the laboratory section.

Laboratory and Meeting Room

Once you reach the white laboratory corridor, check the accessible rooms for the area’s files.

Then enter the Meeting Room.

Use the remote on the desk.

Cycle through all of the presentation slides.

The sequence triggers a story scene and returns control to Leon at the R.P.D.

9. Raccoon City — Side Street

Character: Leon

Leon returns to the R.P.D. and immediately finds himself in another Tyrant sequence.

Escape the Tyrant

This first encounter is an escape sequence, not a boss fight.

Follow the route as the Tyrant breaks through walls and forces you through the side rooms.

When you reach the central area, use the rubble to create enough space to dodge him.

After the next cutscene, the Tyrant disappears from the R.P.D. portion of the story.

Continue toward the side street.

Parking Garage

Before continuing, explore the optional Parking Garage.

The Garage contains:

Cute Bear Charm
Silver Finish Scope for the Classic 70
Additional supplies

PowerPyx specifically places the scope in the open illuminated container in this section.

Gun Shop Kendo

Enter Gun Shop Kendo.

After the cutscene:

Turn around.

The W870 Police shotgun is on the shelf behind the door.

There is also an optional Mr. Raccoon in the alley outside the shop.

Tyrant Battle

Continue until you reach the proper Tyrant encounter.

This time you’re expected to fight.

Leon can parry certain Tyrant attacks with the Hatchet, so watch his movement rather than trying to stand still and trade damage.

Use powerful ammunition when you have clear openings, but keep enough resources for the sections that follow.

Once the Tyrant sequence is completed, continue toward the Plant 43 route.

Plant 43

You’ll encounter Plant 43 Seedlings through this section.

Wait for a seedling to expose its vulnerable interior before firing.

Check the side paths rather than following the main corridor blindly. Current 100% walkthrough references identify nine Plant 43 Seedlings across the game for the associated completion objective.

Continue until the Giant Plant encounter.

Giant Plant

Keep moving around the arena and avoid standing beneath the tentacles.

Target the exposed flower.

When the internal explosive opportunity appears, shoot it to finish the encounter.

Once the route opens, continue toward the ARK.

10. ARK

Playable characters: Leon → Grace → Leon

The ARK is the game’s final major area and contains the last major story progression, final collectibles, Elpis decision, and true final boss. Current walkthroughs divide it into Leon’s opening, the central refining objectives, Grace’s section, and the final choice.

Leon: Enter the ARK

After passing through the decontamination tunnel, look for the nearby Staff Room.

Use the save point and Supply Box before continuing.

Then move toward the Server Room.

Interact with the terminal to trigger the next sequence.

There is a final ARK Mr. Raccoon nearby in the corridor behind the boxes.

Elite Guards and Server Room

Proceed through the server area.

When the lights go out, several Elite Guards enter.

A grenade can be useful if you catch them grouped at the doorway, but don’t burn your entire inventory here.

Continue into the next rooms and search the area for ammunition and files before moving toward the deeper ARK sections.

Stockroom and Exhibition Areas

The Stockroom contains another combat sequence.

Use elevation and distance where possible.

Continue through the exhibition area and into the Guest Lounge.

Check the ARK monitors and side rooms for files before moving deeper.

This is one of the last major opportunities to organize your inventory before the game’s final objectives.

Commander

Continue until you reach the Commander encounter.

Watch for his melee attacks and take advantage of Leon’s parry mechanics.

After defeating him, collect Mortal Edge.

For its exact unlock and upgrade details, see our Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them guide.

Grace: Return to the ARK

Control shifts to Grace.

Her ARK section is considerably more dangerous because of the high-level Licker encounters and the confined laboratory routes.

Use the save points and storage whenever they’re available.

Current route references recommend using Acid Bottles aggressively against Lickers when necessary rather than trying to fight every enemy with conventional ammunition.

Find the Override Key

Progress through Grace’s ARK route until you obtain the Override Key.

Continue toward the Central Refining System.

You’ll need to gather the required progression items before the large central door can be opened.

Magnetic Key and Orb Progression

Continue through the relevant laboratory areas and collect the Magnetic Key.

Your next objectives revolve around the ARK’s orb system.

The Noblesse Orb and Animus Orb are required for the red-door progression.

Check the Operations Room and the associated laboratory route carefully before leaving.

There is also a final Mr. Raccoon in Grace’s ARK section. For its exact position, see the All Mr. Raccoon Locations guide.

The Elpis Choice

Eventually Grace reaches Leon at the Central Refining System.

You now have a major decision:

Release Elpis

Destroy Elpis

The choice changes the ending.

Release Elpis

Choosing Release Elpis is the canon/true ending route according to current ending references.

Elpis is revealed to be an antiviral cure, rather than the weapon the characters initially believed it to be.

Leon is cured of his T-virus syndrome, and the story continues into the Victor Gideon final boss battle. The ending also allows Grace to save Emily.

Recommendation

For your first playthrough, I recommend Release Elpis.

It is the route that continues through the true final boss and leads to the game’s canon ending.

Destroy Elpis

Choosing Destroy Elpis triggers the ARK’s self-destruct sequence.

Leon stays behind to confront Zeno while Grace escapes.

The resulting ending is the alternate outcome in which Leon dies.

If you’re aiming to see both endings, make a manual save before this decision.

Final Boss: Victor Gideon

The Release Elpis route leads into the game’s true final boss battle against Victor Gideon.

Current boss references divide the fight into distinct forms.

Phase 1

Victor fights with his mutated arm and uses close-range attacks.

Keep moving and wait for clean openings.

Leon can use the Requiem to deal heavy damage and can parry suitable attacks with the Hatchet.

Phase 2

Victor transforms into his larger, Nemesis-like form.

The priority changes from the humanoid weak point to the glowing vulnerable growths/orbs on his body.

This is the time to spend your stronger ammunition.

Keep moving, wait out his larger attacks, and punish the exposed weak points rather than firing continuously into armored areas.

Once Victor is defeated, the final story sequence begins.

Resident Evil Requiem Walkthrough: Important Missable Moments

These are the moments I’d pay closest attention to during a first run:

Wrenwood

Inspect the early files and collect the Old Key before continuing deeper into the hotel.

Care Center

Don’t leave the first Care Center sequence without completing the two-fuse gate.

Chairman’s Office

Solve the Moon → Sun → Star → Moon Quartz puzzle.

Lead Researcher’s Office

Solve the Star → Sun → Moon → Sun Quartz puzzle.

Organ route

Make sure you obtain both the Artificial Lungs and Artificial Heart before returning to the Examination Room.

Isolation Ward

Bring Emily to the Security Manager’s Office puzzle box.

Courtyard

Don’t leave Leon’s overwatch position before collecting the nearby Mr. Raccoon if you’re going for the full set.

East Raccoon City

Search the optional landmarks before moving permanently toward Raccoon City Center.

R.P.D.

Finish your optional puzzles, files, and collectibles before using the Mechanic Jack to progress to the Orphanage.

Side Street

Check the Parking Garage and Gun Shop Kendo before leaving the area.

ARK

Collect the remaining files and collectibles before using the final progression console in the Archives.

Resident Evil Requiem Completion Checklist

Use this walkthrough as the story framework, then pair it with the dedicated Loot Strategist guides.

Story

Wrenwood
Care Center
Care Center Basement
Care Center Courtyard
Water Treatment Plant
East Raccoon City
Raccoon City Center
Orphanage
Side Street
ARK

Optional Completion

Mr. Raccoons
Files
Safe combinations
BSAA Containers
Plant 43 Seedlings
Antique Coins
Weapons
Charms
Blood Analyzer
R.P.D. optional puzzles
The Final Puzzle
Alternate ending

Current collectible references identify 25 Mr. Raccoons, 75 Files, five combination safes, and nine Plant 43 Seedlings among the game’s major completion objectives.

What to Do After Finishing Resident Evil Requiem

Finishing the game unlocks additional options for repeat runs.

Insanity difficulty becomes available after completing the game once on any difficulty.

This is also the point where your Challenge Points become more valuable because Special Content unlocks additional weapons, upgrades, infinite-ammo options, and other bonuses.

For repeat runs, the most useful Loot Strategist pages are:

Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them
For story weapons, hidden pickups, Supply Box firearms, and Special Content.

Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions
For every major story puzzle, Blood Analyzer solution, R.P.D. puzzle, optional puzzle, and the Final Puzzle.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Safe Codes & Combinations
For every combination safe and its Insanity variant.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations
For the complete 25-statue checklist and Advanced Tuning reward.

Final Thoughts

Resident Evil Requiem is most manageable when you treat each major area as its own short campaign.

Wrenwood is investigation-heavy.

The Care Center is about exploration, light, access cards, and puzzle progression.

East Raccoon City gives Leon more freedom to explore and collect weapons.

The R.P.D. and Orphanage shift the pacing again, with optional clue chains followed by a stealth section.

Then the ARK pulls everything back together for the final choice and endgame fights.

The biggest mistake on a first run is pushing the story forward without checking what the current area has to offer.

Make your saves.

Check the side rooms.

Listen for the Mr. Raccoon sound.

Use the map.

And before crossing an obvious story threshold, take a minute to decide whether you’ve finished everything you wanted from that section.

That approach makes the difference between a clean first playthrough and a cleanup run that requires replaying half the game.

For detailed help beyond the main story route, use the dedicated Resident Evil Requiem puzzle, safe-code, weapon, and Mr. Raccoon guides on Loot Strategist.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: September 2026

This walkthrough was checked against current Resident Evil Requiem progression references from PowerPyx, Game8, VGC, GameFAQs, and current collectible references. The article uses a practical ten-section progression structure while keeping detailed collectibles, weapons, puzzles, and safe combinations in their dedicated Loot Strategist guides.

How we verify: Story progression is cross-checked across multiple current walkthroughs. Where the game has optional or missable content, the walkthrough calls out the relevant transition rather than reproducing every collectible location in the story guide. Specialist topics—such as the 25 Mr. Raccoons, safe combinations, weapons, and puzzle solutions—are maintained in separate guides so their location-level information can be updated independently.

Guide note: The area numbering in this article is the numbering used by Loot Strategist for navigation. It is not an official in-game chapter numbering system.

Author: Daisy Miller
Guide type: Story Walkthrough
Last reviewed: September 2026

Resident Evil Requiem: Complete Puzzle Solutions

Resident Evil Requiem’s puzzles range from straightforward symbol combinations to Blood Analyzer tests, inventory-based mechanisms, and a post-game secret that took the community days—and some datamining—to fully unravel.

This guide covers the main story puzzles, optional Blood Analyzer puzzles, R.P.D. puzzles, and The Final Puzzle, with the solution, location, required items, and the important details that are easy to miss.

The separate Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes & Combinations guide covers the game’s five combination safes, including the different Insanity codes. Keeping those in their own article makes it easier to find the exact safe combination without burying the puzzle solutions under another long list.

Spoiler warning: This guide includes story progression, late-game areas, optional puzzles, and the full post-game Final Puzzle sequence.

Resident Evil Requiem Puzzle Solutions: Quick Reference

Puzzle	Location	Solution / Action	Required?
Chairman’s Office Puzzle Box	Care Center, West Wing	Moon → Sun → Star → Moon	Yes
Lead Researcher’s Office Puzzle Box	Care Center, East Wing	Star → Sun → Moon → Sun	Yes
Organ Transport Box	Care Center Garage	HAND → middle → 5 → 2 → AUTO	Yes
Organless Corpse	Care Center Examination Room	Insert the Artificial Lungs, then Artificial Heart	Yes
Denatured Blood	Blood Lab	Left-middle node	Optional
Converged Blood	East Wing Closet	Top-middle → second from bottom	Optional
Reversible Blood	Blood Lab side room	Bottom-left → center → top-right → second from top	Optional
Polymerized Blood	East Wing Closet, Insanity	Middle-left → middle-right → middle-bottom	Optional / Insanity
Security Manager’s Office Box	Isolation Ward	Bring Emily to the box	Yes
VIP Suite Double Helix	Care Center Courtyard	Open wine bottle, take Helix, insert it	Yes
VIP Suite Hourglass	Care Center Courtyard	Inspect and rotate the hourglass	Optional / Final Puzzle
R.P.D. S.T.A.R.S. Briefcase	R.P.D.	RRR	Optional
Barry’s Scavenger Hunt	R.P.D.	Follow Barry’s clues and open JoJo’s locker	Optional
Roulette Wheel	Care Center Parlor	Shoot 29, 15, or 7, then spin to that number	Optional
The Final Puzzle	Lead Researcher’s Office	12-symbol celestial sequence	Post-game

The core story-puzzle solutions are consistent across current references; Insanity specifically adds the Polymerized Blood specimen, while safe combinations are the major difficulty-based exception.

How Resident Evil Requiem’s Puzzles Work

Most of the game’s puzzles fall into three categories.

Symbol puzzles use the Moon, Sun, and Star symbols and usually involve finding a visual clue somewhere in the room.

Inspection puzzles require you to rotate or examine an object from your inventory or interact with a specific environmental object.

Analyzer puzzles use Grace’s Blood Analysis Machine, where the correct nodes have to be selected in sequence.

The R.P.D. section adds a couple of optional clue chains, while The Final Puzzle is in a completely different category: it spans two playthroughs and was solved through a combination of in-game clues, community research, and datamining.

1. Chairman’s Office Puzzle Box — Moon Quartz

Location: Care Center, West Wing, 2F, Chairman’s Office
Character: Grace

The first Quartz puzzle box is found inside the Chairman’s Office.

To solve it naturally, pick up the Pencil from the back room and use it on the notebook in the office. Shading the page reveals the correct celestial sequence.

Solution

Moon → Sun → Star → Moon

Enter the four symbols in that order.

Reward

Moon Quartz

This is the first of the three Quartz pieces needed for the Care Center progression.

Quick answer

Moon → Sun → Star → Moon

2. Lead Researcher’s Office Puzzle Box — Sun Quartz

Location: Care Center, East Wing, 2F, Lead Researcher’s Office
Character: Grace

The second Quartz box is locked with a padlock.

First, collect the Corrosive from the Conference Room at the end of the nearby hallway. Use it on the padlock, then inspect the photographs around the office. The symbols hidden in the backgrounds provide the combination.

Solution

Star → Sun → Moon → Sun

Reward

Sun Quartz

Quick answer

Star → Sun → Moon → Sun

This is also the puzzle connected to the later Final Puzzle, but that secret sequence is handled separately below.

3. Organ Transport Box — Artificial Lungs

Location: Care Center, West Wing, 1F, Garage
Character: Grace

After obtaining the Level 1 ID Wristband, you can access the Garage and find the Organ Transport Box.

You need to inspect the box from your inventory, then rotate it to expose the control panel on the back.

Solution

Set the lower-right switch to HAND.
Move the right-hand slider to the middle position.
Press Button 5.
Press Button 2.
Return the lower-right switch to AUTO.

Quick answer

HAND → Middle → 5 → 2 → AUTO

Reward

Artificial Lungs

You need the Artificial Lungs for the next major puzzle in the Examination Room.

4. Organless Corpse — Artificial Heart

Location: Care Center, Examination Room
Character: Grace

Once you have the Artificial Lungs, return to the corpse in the Examination Room.

This isn’t a conventional code puzzle. The solution is simply to install the artificial organs in the correct order.

Solution

Insert the Artificial Lungs, then the Artificial Heart.

The corpse wakes up after the second organ is installed.

Reward

Defeating the resulting enemy encounter gives you the Level 2 ID Wristband, allowing you to progress deeper into the Care Center. Current puzzle references identify this as a progression puzzle rather than an optional encounter.

5. Blood Analyzer Puzzles

Location: Care Center Blood Lab and related rooms
Character: Grace

The Blood Analyzer is home to several optional puzzles that unlock crafting recipes.

There are three specimens on Casual/Standard, while Insanity introduces a fourth Polymerized specimen in place of the Converged sample at the corresponding location.

The analyzer puzzles are worth doing if you’re building Grace’s crafting options, but they’re not all required to finish the story.

5.1 Denatured Blood Specimen

Location: Blood Lab

Solution

Select the left-middle node.

That’s the only input needed for the Denatured sample.

Reward

The analysis unlocks additional crafting options, including Handgun Ammo and the Hemolytic Injector.

5.2 Converged Blood Specimen

Location: East Wing Closet
Difficulty: Casual/Standard

You’ll reach this sample through the Level 1 door near the Waiting Room.

Solution

Top-middle → second node from the bottom

The sequence is only two selections.

Reward

The analysis unlocks recipes for the Med Injector and 12.7x55mm Ammo.

That ammunition is used by the Requiem revolver, so this is one of the more useful optional analyses if you plan to rely on the weapon.

5.3 Reversible Blood Specimen

Location: Blood Lab side room
Difficulty: All

The Reversible specimen is behind a locked door requiring the appropriate ID Wristband.

Solution

Enter:

Bottom-left → Center → Top-right → Second from top

This is the longest of the standard Blood Analyzer sequences.

Reward

The analysis unlocks the Steroids and Stabilizer recipes.

5.4 Polymerized Blood Specimen — Insanity

Location: East Wing Closet
Difficulty: Insanity only

On Insanity, the usual Converged specimen is replaced with the Polymerized sample.

Solution

Middle-left → Middle-right → Middle-bottom

Three selections solve it.

Reward

The Polymerized analysis unlocks the R.I.P. Knife and additional ammunition-related rewards on Insanity.

6. Security Manager’s Office Puzzle Box

Location: Isolation Ward / Security Manager’s Office
Character: Grace

This one looks like another symbol puzzle, but there isn’t a combination to decode.

Interact with the notebook on the table, then examine the puzzle box. You’ll obtain the Level 3 ID Wristband.

Use it to reach Emily’s cell.

Solution

Bring Emily to the Puzzle Box.

Emily opens it automatically.

That’s the entire puzzle. You do not need to decode the Braille yourself.

Useful tip

You can leave Emily on the couch in the nearby safe room while you clear the surrounding enemies, then bring her to the box once the area is safer. PowerPyx specifically recommends this approach.

7. VIP Suite Double Helix Puzzle

Location: Care Center Courtyard, VIP Suite
Character: Grace

The VIP Suite contains a lectern with two helixes already in place. You need to find the third.

The missing piece is hidden inside a wine bottle near the entrance.

Solution

Pick up the wine bottle.
Inspect it from your inventory.
Rotate it until the hidden Double Helix Model is revealed.
Take the Helix.
Insert it into the lectern.

The mechanism then opens the route required for story progression.

Important: the Hourglass is a separate puzzle

The hourglass isn’t needed for the Double Helix solution.

However, it is not simply a useless distraction. The hourglass becomes an important clue in the Final Puzzle chain because rotating it reveals the hidden message “U = 380,000.”

That distinction matters: ignore it for the VIP Suite door, but don’t ignore it if you’re solving the Final Puzzle.

8. Hourglass Puzzle

Location: VIP Suite
Character: Grace
Purpose: Final Puzzle clue

Inspect the hourglass and rotate it.

As the sand moves, a hidden inscription appears:

U = 380,000

That number is part of the celestial-distance clue chain used to decode The Final Puzzle.

This isn’t a standalone progression puzzle, so you can leave it alone during a normal run.

9. R.P.D. S.T.A.R.S. Briefcase

Location: R.P.D., S.T.A.R.S. Office
Character: Leon

The R.P.D. contains an optional briefcase puzzle whose solution is:

RRR

The clues begin with Barry’s To-Do List.

Follow the chain through the Captain’s Office and Library until you inspect the relevant photograph inside the Medicinal Benefits of Herbs book. The clue points to Rebecca, the “rising rookie,” giving you RRR as the combination.

Solution

R → R → R

Reward

Power Shades Charm

This is one of the game’s better optional R.P.D. rewards, so it’s worth solving if you’re already exploring the station.

10. Barry’s Scavenger Hunt

Location: R.P.D.
Character: Leon

The scavenger-hunt puzzle is separate from the S.T.A.R.S. briefcase, even though both are connected to Barry’s clues.

Follow the messages and inspect the TV in the Operations Room.

You’ll eventually obtain JoJo’s Locker Key.

Take the key to JoJo’s Locker in the West Office.

Reward

S.T.A.R.S. Emblem Charm

The important thing here is simply not to confuse this with the RRR briefcase. They’re two different optional puzzle chains.

11. Roulette Wheel Puzzle

Location: Care Center, Parlor
Character: Grace

The Parlor contains a roulette table with a small optional challenge.

Solution

Shoot one of these numbers:

29, 15, or 7

Then interact with the wheel and spin it until it lands on the number you shot.

Reward

1 Antique Coin

The reward is only granted once.

A manual save beforehand is useful if you’re short on ammunition and don’t want to spend rounds repeatedly experimenting with the wheel.

12. The Final Puzzle

Location: Lead Researcher’s Office
Character: Grace
Availability: After completing the game once

The Final Puzzle is optional and is not required for the story or a trophy/achievement.

It rewards:

20,000 CP

What makes it unusual is how it was discovered. The game’s clues were pieced together through player investigation and datamining, and the complete procedure was later reproduced without mods on console. VGC describes it as a multi-step challenge involving the Processing Room, the Hourglass, Blood Analysis clues, Marie’s Doll, and the Lead Researcher’s Office puzzle box.

The Final Puzzle code

Once the setup is complete, the final sequence is:

Sun → Sun → Star → Sun → Moon → Star → Sun → Moon → Sun → Moon → Star → Moon

Entering this sequence in the Lead Researcher’s Office puzzle box completes the challenge—provided Emily is with you and Marie’s Doll is in your inventory.

Step 1: Reach the Processing Room

On your first playthrough, progress through the Care Center Basement until you reach the Processing Room.

PowerPyx’s current procedure says to allow 115 bodies to fall into the bloodied water before draining it. VGC’s reproduced procedure instead establishes the trigger by waiting 15 minutes in the Processing Room before draining the water. Both sources agree on the broader requirement: this is a hidden timed/flag-based trigger rather than an ordinary puzzle instruction.

For a practical guide, I’d use the reproducible method:

Enter the Processing Room.
Make a manual save.
Wait approximately 15 minutes before draining the water.
Drain the water.
Proceed through the grinder section.
Do not personally kill the zombies during the grinder sequence.

VGC confirms this procedure can be reproduced on console without mods.

Step 2: Complete the grinder section correctly

After draining the water, continue through the grinder section.

The important condition is that the zombies must be killed by the grinder, not by Grace.

If you accidentally kill one yourself, reload your earlier Processing Room save and repeat the sequence.

PowerPyx also documents a later blood-pool confirmation message indicating the trigger worked correctly.

Step 3: Flush the toilet eight times

Continue through the Care Center until you’re back in Central Hall with Emily.

Take Emily to the Restroom in the West Wing, accessed from the corridor between the Kitchen and Dining Room.

Flush the same toilet eight times.

There is no obvious confirmation message, so count carefully. VGC and PowerPyx both document the eight-flush requirement.

Step 4: Find Marie’s Doll

Continue through the Courtyard Lab section.

During the escape sequence, look for Marie’s Doll on the stairs shortly before Grace’s panic-run sequence.

Collect the doll and finish the game.

This is important because the doll carries over to your next run.

Step 5: Start a new playthrough

Begin another run.

When you reach the Care Center as Grace, Marie’s Doll will be available in her Item Box if you’ve completed the setup correctly.

Continue until you have access to Emily again.

Step 6: Return to the Lead Researcher’s Office

During the second run:

Progress through the Care Center.
Obtain the Level 3 ID Wristband.
Free Emily.
Make sure Marie’s Doll is in your inventory.
Carry Emily to the Lead Researcher’s Office.
Interact with the Quartz Puzzle Box.

The Severed Hand is not required in your inventory for this final interaction, although its Blood Analyzer message is part of the clue chain that helped the community decode the celestial sequence. VGC explicitly notes that the hand is not required for the final step.

Step 7: Enter the Final Puzzle sequence

Input:

Sun → Sun → Star → Sun → Moon → Star → Sun → Moon → Sun → Moon → Star → Moon

If you’ve completed the hidden setup correctly, a laugh will play and the Final Puzzle challenge will be completed.

Where did the 12-symbol sequence come from?

The community discovered that the Blood Analyzer’s Severed Hand sequence:

GGC AAG AUA ACG UGU CAU

can be translated through the protein sequence into GLITCH.

Additional clues hidden in the game’s files and objects connect:

G = 150,000,000
U = 380,000
C = 4.2 ly

Those values point toward celestial distances, which form the basis of the Sun/Moon/Star substitution. The resulting sequence is the 12-symbol input shown above.

This is worth including because it explains why the Final Puzzle has that strange solution instead of simply dumping the code on the reader.

Do Puzzle Solutions Change on Insanity?

For the standard story puzzles, no.

The Chairman’s Office, Lead Researcher’s Office, Organ Transport Box, Security Manager’s Office, and VIP Suite puzzles use the same solutions.

The major puzzle-related Insanity difference is the Blood Analyzer, where the Polymerized specimen appears in place of the standard Converged setup.

Safe combinations are also different on Insanity, but those are covered separately in our Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes & Combinations guide.

Which Puzzles Are Required?

For the main story, the puzzles you need to solve are:

Chairman’s Office Puzzle Box
Lead Researcher’s Office Puzzle Box
Organ Transport Box
Organless Corpse
Security Manager’s Office interaction
VIP Suite Double Helix

The following are optional:

Blood Analyzer specimens
Hourglass clue
R.P.D. S.T.A.R.S. Briefcase
Barry’s Scavenger Hunt
Roulette Wheel
The Final Puzzle

That distinction is useful if you’re simply trying to finish the game without spending time on optional rewards.

Quick Puzzle Cheat Sheet

Main Story

Chairman’s Office:
Moon → Sun → Star → Moon

Lead Researcher’s Office:
Star → Sun → Moon → Sun

Organ Transport Box:
HAND → Middle → 5 → 2 → AUTO

Organless Corpse:
Artificial Lungs → Artificial Heart

Security Manager’s Office:
Bring Emily to the box

VIP Suite:
Open wine bottle → collect Double Helix → insert into lectern

Blood Analyzer

Denatured:
Left-middle

Converged:
Top-middle → second from bottom

Reversible:
Bottom-left → center → top-right → second from top

Polymerized:
Middle-left → middle-right → middle-bottom

R.P.D. / Optional

S.T.A.R.S. Briefcase:
RRR

Barry’s Scavenger Hunt:
Operations Room TV → JoJo’s Locker Key → West Office locker

Roulette:
Shoot 29, 15, or 7 → spin to that number

Final Puzzle

Sun → Sun → Star → Sun → Moon → Star → Sun → Moon → Sun → Moon → Star → Moon

Resident Evil Requiem Puzzle Tips

The safest way to handle Requiem’s puzzles is to read the room before assuming everything is a combination.

The first two Quartz boxes genuinely require symbol solutions. The Security Manager’s Office box does not. The Organ Transport Box is solved through inventory inspection. The Blood Analyzer is based on selecting nodes in sequence. The R.P.D. adds clue chains rather than conventional lock puzzles.

And then there’s the Final Puzzle, which is deliberately obscure and spans multiple runs.

If you are following a first playthrough, don’t worry about solving every optional puzzle immediately. The Blood Analyzer rewards are useful, but you can finish the story without completing every specimen. Likewise, the R.P.D. puzzles and Roulette Wheel can wait if you are more interested in progression.

For completionists, however, I’d save the Final Puzzle for a dedicated run. Its hidden setup is too specific to casually stumble through, and having the procedure written down makes the two-playthrough requirement much less frustrating.

Related Resident Evil Requiem Guides

Resident Evil Requiem: All Safe Codes & Combinations
For every safe location, Standard/Casual combination, Insanity combination, and reward.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them
For story weapons, hidden pickups, Supply Box firearms, and Special Content unlocks.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations
For the full 25-Raccoon checklist and the Advanced Tuning reward.

Resident Evil Requiem: Puzzles, Safe Codes & Weapons Guide
Our broader Requiem hub covering the game’s main puzzle, weapon, and safe-code topics.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: September 2026

Puzzle solutions and progression details were cross-checked against current Resident Evil Requiem references, including PowerPyx, VGC, Game8, and current community documentation. The main story puzzles were compared across multiple current references, while the Final Puzzle was checked against both PowerPyx and VGC’s reproduced procedures.

How we verify: Straightforward story puzzles are presented where current references agree. When a puzzle has an unusual or disputed interpretation, the guide explains the actual player action instead of forcing a potentially misleading classification. The Final Puzzle is explicitly identified as a community-discovered, datamining-assisted solution, rather than presenting that sequence as an obvious in-game clue.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Mr. Raccoon Locations

Resident Evil Requiem has 25 Mr. Raccoon Memoriams hidden across the Care Center, East Raccoon City, Raccoon City Center, the R.P.D., and the ARK. Destroying all 25 completes the You Little Rascal! challenge and unlocks a trophy/achievement, along with 2,000 Challenge Points and Advanced Tuning for Leon’s weapons.

The statues are small, and a few are tucked into places you would have little reason to check during a normal playthrough. Some are also tied to a specific character or a particular story sequence, so following them in story order is the safest way to clear the collection.

This guide covers all 25 Mr. Raccoon locations, including the character you need, how to reach each statue, and the collectibles that are easiest to miss.

Spoiler warning: The locations below reveal several story areas and progression details. They’re arranged in roughly the order you’ll encounter them during the campaign.

Resident Evil Requiem Mr. Raccoon Locations: Quick Reference

#	Area	Character	Location
1	Care Center	Leon	Rehabilitation Ward
2	Care Center	Grace	East Wing Lobby
3	Care Center	Grace	Corridor east of Waiting Room
4	Care Center	Grace	Kitchenette
5	Care Center	Grace	Medication Room
6	Care Center	Leon	Records Room
7	Care Center Basement	Grace	Workshop
8	Care Center Basement	Grace	Bunkroom
9	Care Center Courtyard	Grace	Private Lab
10	Care Center Courtyard	Leon	Overwatch/sniper section
11	East Raccoon City	Leon	Café Oasis
12	East Raccoon City	Leon	Logistics Warehouse Roof
13	East Raccoon City	Leon	Underground Parking Garage
14	East Raccoon City	Leon	Bus near Cedarbrook Apartments
15	East Raccoon City	Leon	Cedarbrook Apartments
16	East Raccoon City	Leon	Gas Station
17	East Raccoon City	Leon	Open sewage pipe
18	East Raccoon City	Leon	Ridgewood Station
19	East Raccoon City	Leon	Willis Tower
20	Raccoon City Center	Leon	Destroyed tanker
21	R.P.D.	Leon	Operations Room
22	R.P.D.	Leon	Library
23	Raccoon City Center	Leon	Gun Shop Kendo alley
24	ARK	Leon	Corridor near Staff Room
25	ARK	Grace	Operations Room

There are 25 total Mr. Raccoon Memoriams, and this ordering follows the game’s progression rather than an arbitrary map order.

How Mr. Raccoon Memoriams Work

Mr. Raccoon Memoriams are small collectible figures that can be destroyed by shooting them or hitting them with a melee weapon. They also produce a distinctive sound when you’re close, which is one of the best clues when a statue is hidden behind scenery or inside an object.

You can check your overall total under Challenges → You Little Rascal!. The game does not provide a detailed area-by-area tracker, so keeping your own checklist is useful.

There is also no traditional chapter-select system for returning to every earlier section. Individual statues can therefore be missable during a run, particularly when a story sequence closes off an area. However, the Mr. Raccoons you’ve already destroyed remain counted across saves and later playthroughs.

After your first playthrough, you can also purchase Raccoon maps from the Bonus Menu, which makes cleanup runs considerably easier.

Care Center — Mr. Raccoons #1–10

The first ten Mr. Raccoons are concentrated around the Rhodes Hill Care Center, its basement, courtyard, and the connected overwatch section. You’ll need both Leon and Grace to collect all ten.

Mr. Raccoon #1 — Rehabilitation Ward

Character: Leon
Location: Rehabilitation Ward

This is the easiest Mr. Raccoon in the game.

After Leon cuts through the early door with the chainsaw, continue through the next doorway. The statue is sitting on a fireplace directly ahead of you.

Shoot it before heading upstairs.

Mr. Raccoon #2 — East Wing Lobby

Character: Grace
Location: East Wing Lobby

Once Grace uses the East Wing Keycard to enter Central Hall, look toward the reception desk.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on the desk in front of you.

Mr. Raccoon #3 — East of the Waiting Room

Character: Grace
Location: Corridor east of the Waiting Room

From the Waiting Room, head east along the corridor before going upstairs toward the Lead Researcher’s Office.

The statue is positioned near the end of the corridor. It isn’t hidden behind a puzzle or locked door, but its placement makes it easy to walk past while following the main route.

Mr. Raccoon #4 — Kitchenette

Character: Grace
Location: Kitchenette near the Office

After obtaining the Level 1 Wristband, use it to open the door south of the Kitchen and go upstairs.

In the Kitchenette, look beside the sink for the Mr. Raccoon.

Mr. Raccoon #5 — Medication Room

Character: Grace
Location: Medication Room

This one requires the Level 3 Wristband.

Go through the Guard Office toward the area where the girl is held in a cell. Use the wristband on the empty room on the left, not the girl’s cell.

The Mr. Raccoon is behind the bed.

This is one of the easier Care Center statues to miss because the correct room isn’t the obvious choice.

Mr. Raccoon #6 — Records Room

Character: Leon
Location: Records Room

When Leon returns to the Care Center, head to the Records Room and listen for the familiar rattling sound.

The statue is inside a closet that Leon can break open with his Hatchet. Grace cannot access it in the same way.

Mr. Raccoon #7 — Workshop

Character: Grace
Location: Care Center Basement, Workshop

During Grace’s basement section, reach the Holding Cells corridor and use the Joint Plug to open the Workshop.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on the workbench just inside.

Mr. Raccoon #8 — Bunkroom

Character: Grace
Location: Care Center Basement, Bunkroom

Use a Joint Plug at the Boiler Room power distributor to open the connected rooms.

Enter the Bunkroom and look at the television.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on top of it.

Mr. Raccoon #9 — Private Lab

Character: Grace
Location: Care Center Courtyard, Private Lab

After solving the puzzle in the VIP Room, take the elevator down into the underground section.

Continue through the area until you reach the Private Lab, where you interact with a computer as part of the story.

The statue is on the desk to the right of the computer.

Mr. Raccoon #10 — Courtyard Overwatch

Character: Leon
Location: Care Center Courtyard, sniper/overwatch section

This is one of the most easily missed Mr. Raccoons in the game.

When Leon regains control, climb through the window and cross the rooftop until you reach the staircase. Do not go through the wooden door at the top.

Instead, turn left and use the sniper rifle to look down into the garden.

The statue is sitting on the base of one of the lit garden lamps. You need to shoot it from your elevated position.

Important: once you leave this position, you cannot simply return to it later in the story. This is one of the statues I’d make sure to collect immediately.

East Raccoon City — Mr. Raccoons #11–19

The next nine Mr. Raccoons are spread around East Raccoon City. This section is where following the correct order saves the most backtracking.

Mr. Raccoon #11 — Café Oasis

Character: Leon
Location: Café Oasis

When Leon regains control in East Raccoon City, follow the road until the first major intersection.

Turn right and enter the first open building on the left: Café Oasis.

The statue is behind the counter.

Mr. Raccoon #12 — Logistics Warehouse Roof

Character: Leon
Location: Logistics Warehouse rooftop

After collecting the Distributor on the rooftop, Leon automatically uses the binoculars to survey the surrounding area.

Before moving on, turn around and face the highway.

Look toward the vehicle wreck on the highway and use the sniper rifle to take out the Mr. Raccoon sitting on top of the van.

This is another collectible where a scoped weapon makes the job much easier.

Mr. Raccoon #13 — Underground Parking Garage

Character: Leon
Location: Underground Parking Garage

After obtaining the Cedarbrook Apartments Key, use it at the Central Camp gate near the elevator.

Go downstairs and enter the door on the right.

When you reach the first enemy where the stealth-kill tutorial appears, enter the room on the left. The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on a box inside.

Mr. Raccoon #14 — Bus Near Cedarbrook Apartments

Character: Leon
Location: Bus on the street outside Cedarbrook Apartments

Continue through the East Raccoon City story until you trigger the cutscene that gives Leon the BSAA Container Keys.

After the scene, you’ll be on the street outside Cedarbrook Apartments.

Walk farther west along the road and check the bus.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting in the driver’s seat.

Mr. Raccoon #15 — Cedarbrook Apartments

Character: Leon
Location: Cedarbrook Apartments, upper floor

Enter Cedarbrook Apartments and progress until you obtain the Crank.

Return upstairs and use the Crank to open the balcony gate.

Climb the next ladder and turn right onto the upper apartment floor. Continue to the back of the floor and check the open refrigerator.

The Mr. Raccoon is inside.

Do not go downstairs after reaching this upper floor. The refrigerator is near the end of the route toward the rooftop.

Mr. Raccoon #16 — Gas Station

Character: Leon
Location: Gas Station

Return to the road outside Cedarbrook Apartments.

Shoot down the ladder on the opposite side of the street, climb up, and drop into the Gas Station area.

Inside the Gas Station, look for the statue on a metal shelf.

Mr. Raccoon #17 — Open Sewage Pipe

Character: Leon
Location: Western end of the main road

Head toward the western end of the main road, where you’ll find a large crane.

Activate the crane to create a shortcut toward Central Camp.

As you cross the new route, look down and to the left.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting inside an open sewage pipe.

This is a good example of why it’s worth checking the environment during traversal instead of sprinting directly to the next objective.

Mr. Raccoon #18 — Ridgewood Station

Character: Leon
Location: Underground train section

Use the Fuel Can on the generator near the large crane.

Once the gate opens, continue through the underground route until you automatically reach a train compartment.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on a passenger seat inside the train car.

Mr. Raccoon #19 — Willis Tower

Character: Leon
Location: Willis Tower

After obtaining the Fuel Can, return to Central Camp.

Use the elevator to reach the roof and follow the route to the generator. Fill it with fuel and activate it, then use the zipline to reach Willis Tower.

Once inside, head upstairs and follow the seating area into the adjacent room.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting on a shelf.

Raccoon City Center & R.P.D. — Mr. Raccoons #20–23

Four more Mr. Raccoons remain before the final two in the ARK.

Mr. Raccoon #20 — Destroyed Tanker

Character: Leon
Location: Raccoon City Center

After the motorcycle sequence, when Leon is back on foot, turn slightly left.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting in the rubble in front of the destroyed tanker.

Mr. Raccoon #21 — R.P.D. Operations Room

Character: Leon
Location: Operations Room

Inside the R.P.D., enter the Operations Room.

Check the left side of the room, where rubble and a wooden barricade conceal the statue.

Mr. Raccoon #22 — R.P.D. Library

Character: Leon
Location: Library

From the Operations Room, follow the route toward the Library and climb up to the second floor.

The Mr. Raccoon is hidden inside the large central bookshelf.

Look at the north-facing side and check the lower shelves. The statue is tucked behind a pile of books.

This is one of the hardest statues to spot without knowing exactly where to aim.

Mr. Raccoon #23 — Gun Shop Kendo Alley

Character: Leon
Location: Alley beside Gun Shop Kendo

After the Gun Shop Kendo cutscene, turn around before continuing.

Enter the open alley and look toward the far end.

The Mr. Raccoon is sitting in an open window, just to the left of the large Umbrella billboard.

Don’t confuse this location with the W870 Police shotgun, which is inside Gun Shop Kendo itself.

ARK — Mr. Raccoons #24–25

The final two Mr. Raccoons are found in the ARK.

Mr. Raccoon #24 — ARK Entrance Corridor

Character: Leon
Location: Corridor near the Staff Room

After entering the ARK and passing through the decontamination tunnel, head right.

Check the corridor near the Staff Room.

The Mr. Raccoon is behind a box.

This is the penultimate statue.

Mr. Raccoon #25 — ARK Operations Room

Character: Grace
Location: Operations Room

The final Mr. Raccoon is collected during Grace’s ARK section.

After passing through the area containing the Lickers and locked containers, you’ll eventually reach the Operations Room as part of the route toward the Noblesse Orb.

The Mr. Raccoon is in the same room, in front of the large monitor on the left side.

Destroying this statue brings your total to 25/25.

All 25 Mr. Raccoons: Quick Checklist

Use this list while playing:

1 — Rehabilitation Ward
2 — East Wing Lobby
3 — Corridor east of Waiting Room
4 — Kitchenette
5 — Medication Room
6 — Records Room
7 — Basement Workshop
8 — Basement Bunkroom
9 — Private Lab
10 — Care Center Overwatch
11 — Café Oasis
12 — Logistics Warehouse Roof
13 — Underground Parking Garage
14 — Cedarbrook bus
15 — Cedarbrook Apartments
16 — Gas Station
17 — Open sewage pipe
18 — Ridgewood Station
19 — Willis Tower
20 — Destroyed tanker
21 — R.P.D. Operations Room
22 — R.P.D. Library
23 — Gun Shop Kendo alley
24 — ARK corridor
25 — ARK Operations Room

What Happens When You Find All 25 Mr. Raccoons?

Destroying all 25 completes the You Little Rascal! challenge and unlocks its trophy/achievement. The challenge also awards 2,000 CP.

The more useful gameplay reward is Advanced Tuning for Leon’s weapons.

Advanced Tuning allows Leon to push compatible weapons beyond their standard upgrade level, making the Mr. Raccoon hunt worthwhile even if you aren’t interested in trophy completion.

Are Mr. Raccoons Missable?

Yes, during a particular playthrough.

Resident Evil Requiem does not offer a conventional chapter-select system, so leaving an area can prevent you from returning to a statue later in that run. PowerPyx specifically recommends keeping manual saves around area transitions if you’re collecting everything during your first playthrough.

The good news is that your completed Mr. Raccoons remain counted across saves and subsequent playthroughs.

That means you don’t need a perfect 25/25 run. If you miss one, you can return through an appropriate save or pick it up during a later playthrough without resetting the ones you’ve already destroyed.

Do Mr. Raccoons Carry Over Between Playthroughs?

Yes.

Mr. Raccoon progress is persistent, so previously destroyed statues remain counted when you start another run.

This is especially useful if you miss one of the statues tied to a temporary story section. Rather than restarting the entire collection, you can simply target the missing statue during a later run.

How to Find Mr. Raccoons More Easily

The game gives you a couple of useful clues even though it doesn’t mark every statue automatically.

Listen for the sound

Mr. Raccoons make a distinctive noise when you’re close. If you hear it but can’t see anything, stop following the objective and check nearby shelves, containers, pipes, furniture, and elevated surfaces.

Check optional rooms

A number of statues are located in places that are not required for story progression, including the Café Oasis, Workshop, Bunkroom, and Library.

Look above and below eye level

Several of the harder collectibles aren’t sitting directly in your path. The most notable examples are the Courtyard overwatch statue, highway vehicle, sewage pipe, and Kendo alley window.

Bring a scoped weapon when possible

Long-range statues such as the Logistics Warehouse rooftop and Care Center overwatch are much easier to hit with Leon’s scoped rifle.

The Mr. Raccoons Most Likely to Be Missed

If you’re not following a checklist, pay special attention to these:

#5 — Medication Room: You need the empty cell rather than the occupied one.

#6 — Records Room: The closet requires Leon’s Hatchet.

#10 — Care Center Overwatch: Shoot the statue before leaving the sniper position.

#12 — Logistics Warehouse: Look out toward the highway and use the sniper rifle.

#17 — Sewage Pipe: Look down from the crane shortcut.

#22 — Library: The statue is behind books inside the central bookshelf.

#23 — Kendo Alley: Look up toward the open window.

These aren’t necessarily the only easy-to-miss statues, but they’re the locations where a player following the main objective is most likely to walk straight past the collectible.

Resident Evil Requiem Mr. Raccoon Tips for a 100% Run

The easiest way to handle the collection is to treat the statues as part of your normal route, not as a separate cleanup job.

For the Care Center, check every optional room as soon as you have the required wristband or Joint Plug. During East Raccoon City, pause at each major landmark instead of assuming the collectible is somewhere near the next objective.

Most importantly, keep an eye on the character listed in the guide. Several of the Care Center statues are split between Grace and Leon, and the game doesn’t let you freely switch between them.

For a first completion run, I’d also keep a manual save before major story transitions. There is no reason to make a 20-hour collectible hunt harder than it needs to be.

Final Thoughts

The Mr. Raccoon hunt is worth doing even if you’re not normally a collectible hunter.

You get the You Little Rascal! trophy/achievement and 2,000 CP, but the more practical payoff is Advanced Tuning for Leon’s weapons.

The important thing is to remember the handful of statues that can disappear as the story progresses. Grab those when you reach them, keep your saves around major transitions, and use the checklist above rather than relying on memory.

For the rest of the Requiem completion checklist, see our Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes & Combinations guide and Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them guide.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: September 2026

The 25 Mr. Raccoon Memoriam locations, character requirements, progression details, persistence between playthroughs, and completion rewards were cross-checked against current Resident Evil Requiem references, including PowerPyx, VGC, PC Gamer, Vandal, and GameSpot.

How we verify: The guide follows the game’s progression order rather than relying on a single map-numbering system. Where different guides describe the same area using different landmark names, the location is described using the most recognizable in-game landmark or route.

Guide note: Mr. Raccoon numbering in this article is the numbering used by Loot Strategist for this guide and should not be treated as an official in-game numbering system.

Resident Evil Requiem: All Weapons & How to Unlock Them

Resident Evil Requiem splits its arsenal between Grace Ashcroft’s survival-focused inventory and Leon S. Kennedy’s larger, upgradeable arsenal. Some weapons are automatic story pickups, others are hidden in optional areas, and several powerful firearms can only be unlocked through the game’s Special Content system.

This guide covers the weapons you can obtain during the campaign, Leon’s Supply Box firearms, the post-game bonus weapons, and Grace’s Insanity-exclusive R.I.P. Knife. It also points out the weapons that are easiest to miss and explains which upgrades are actually worth prioritizing.

Spoilers ahead: Weapon locations include later-game areas, boss rewards, and post-game unlocks.

Resident Evil Requiem Weapons: Quick Reference

Weapon	Character	How to Unlock
S&S M232	Grace	Care Center, Bar & Lounge
B934	Grace	Care Center, Dining Room
Requiem	Grace / Leon	Story progression
Makeshift Knife	Grace	Care Center Filing Room; additional copies can be found/crafted
Hunting Knife	Grace	Dropped by an enemy near the Dining Room/Filing Room
Hatchet	Leon	Starting weapon
Alligator Snapper	Leon	Starting weapon
MSBG 500	Leon	Care Center Attic
Classic 70	Leon	Story progression
Silencer 9	Leon	Buy from Supply Box
990-TAC	Leon	Buy from Supply Box
Stiri REVO3 A1	Leon	Buy from Supply Box
Gal	Leon	East Raccoon City Underground Parking Garage
Marksman 1A	Leon	BSAA Container 03
W870 Police	Leon	Gun Shop Kendo
Mortal Edge	Leon	Commander boss / Special Content
Freya’s Needle	Grace	Special Content
Kotetsu	Grace	Special Content
Matilda IMP	Leon	Special Content
Ghost Grudge	Leon	Special Content
Redemption	Leon	Special Content
Clatter Carbine	Leon	Special Content
RPG-7	Leon	Special Content
R.I.P. Knife	Grace	Insanity-only Parlor reward

The main weapon references agree on the story weapons, Supply Box firearms, eight Special Content weapons, and the separate Insanity-only R.I.P. Knife.

How the Weapon System Works

Grace and Leon handle weapons differently.

Grace can store weapons in the storage chest found in safe rooms. Her standard weapons do not use Leon’s upgrade system. She instead relies heavily on inventory management, crafting, and resource conservation.

Leon cannot store weapons in the same way. His Supply Boxes let him buy weapons, ammunition, upgrades, and gear. Weapons he no longer wants can be sold and purchased again later, which helps when inventory space becomes a problem.

Leon can normally upgrade compatible weapons through the Supply Box, while Advanced Tuning unlocks a further upgrade level after you destroy all 25 Mr. Raccoon memoriams.

Grace’s Weapons

Grace’s arsenal is smaller, but several of her weapons are easy to overlook during the Care Center sections.

S&S M232

Character: Grace
Type: Handgun
Location: Care Center, West Wing, 2F, Bar & Lounge

The S&S M232 is Grace’s personal handgun. Story events cause her to lose it earlier in the campaign, but you can recover it from the Bar & Lounge, where it sits on the bar counter.

The weapon is beside the Bar & Lounge safe, so this is a good place to handle both objectives during the same visit. For the combination, see our Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes & Combinations guide.

B934

Character: Grace
Type: Handgun
Location: Care Center, West Wing, 1F, Dining Room

The B934 is found on the floor of the Dining Room after you pass through the Kitchen. It is one of Grace’s early firearms and is worth picking up immediately rather than leaving it behind.

One important difficulty detail: a current GameFAQs reference places the B934 in the East Wing Waiting Room on Insanity, so don’t assume the Standard location carries over unchanged when playing on the highest difficulty.

Requiem

Character: Grace and Leon
Type: Assault revolver
How to unlock: Story progression

Requiem is Leon’s starting high-caliber revolver before he hands it to Grace during the Care Center sequence. Grace later returns it to Leon. The weapon uses 12.7x55mm ammunition and is built around high damage and penetration rather than high capacity.

For Leon, it is also one of the better long-term upgrade candidates because its Supply Box upgrades improve stability, rate of fire, reload speed, and power.

Makeshift Knife

Character: Grace
Type: Melee
Location: Care Center Filing Room

You can find the Makeshift Knife in a locker in the Filing Room, next to the Dining Room. Additional knives can be found elsewhere, and Grace can craft more after obtaining the necessary recipe.

It is mainly a defensive tool. When an enemy grabs Grace, the knife can be used to fight her way free, but its durability is limited.

Hunting Knife

Character: Grace
Type: Melee
Location: Near the Dining Room/Filing Room

The Hunting Knife is carried by an enemy near the Dining Room and Filing Room. Once that enemy is dealt with, you can collect the weapon.

Like the Makeshift Knife, it has limited durability and cannot be sharpened or repaired the way Leon maintains his Hatchet.

Leon’s Story Weapons

Leon gets a considerably larger selection of conventional firearms.

Hatchet

Character: Leon
Type: Melee
How to unlock: Starting weapon

The Hatchet is Leon’s default melee weapon. It can parry certain enemy attacks and can also be used to finish staggered enemies. It loses sharpness with use, but unlike Grace’s knives, Leon can restore it by sharpening the blade.

The Hatchet can also receive Supply Box upgrades for power and durability, making it worth maintaining throughout the campaign.

Alligator Snapper

Character: Leon
Type: Handgun
How to unlock: Starting weapon

The Alligator Snapper is Leon’s standard semi-automatic handgun and is available from the beginning. It’s a straightforward sidearm rather than a specialist weapon, so it remains useful while you’re building up credits for the rest of Leon’s arsenal.

MSBG 500

Character: Leon
Type: Shotgun
Location: Care Center Attic

You’ll find the MSBG 500 on the floor in the Attic during Leon’s Care Center section, on the route toward the Chunk encounter.

It’s a compact pump-action shotgun with a five-shell capacity and several available upgrades, including components that increase power, reload speed, or rate of fire.

Classic 70

Character: Leon
Type: Rifle
Location: Victor’s private study / story progression

The Classic 70 is a bolt-action rifle obtained when you regain control of Leon after the Courtyard events. It becomes the key weapon for the long-range sequence where Leon has to protect Grace from a distance.

It comes with a standard scope, while the Silver Finish Scope can later be found in an open container in the Parking Garage behind the R.P.D.

If you enjoy deliberate headshots and conserve rifle ammunition, the Classic 70 is one of Leon’s most satisfying campaign weapons.

Gal

Character: Leon
Type: Submachine gun
Location: East Raccoon City Underground Parking Garage

The Gal is hidden in the northwestern section of the flooded Underground Parking Garage, near the area where you search for the Battery Key. Another current guide describes it as being inside the shed just beyond the partially submerged cars.

It has a large magazine and is designed for sustained automatic fire rather than precision.

Marksman 1A

Character: Leon
Type: Semi-automatic rifle
Location: BSAA Container 03, East Raccoon City

The Marksman 1A is inside BSAA Container 03 at the far end of the main street in East Raccoon City. You’ll need the BSAA Container Key to open it.

It holds 10 rifle rounds normally, with upgrades increasing capacity and rate of fire.

If the rifle doesn’t fit in your inventory when you find it, you don’t necessarily lose access to it permanently; PowerPyx notes that it can still be purchased later from Supply Boxes.

W870 Police

Character: Leon
Type: Shotgun
Location: Gun Shop Kendo, Raccoon City Center

After the Gun Shop Kendo cutscene, turn around. The W870 Police is sitting on a shelf behind the door.

The shotgun starts with five shells and can be upgraded for additional capacity, power, and stability.

For a standard playthrough, this is one of the most useful pickups to keep in Leon’s rotation because it gives you a reliable pump-action option without requiring a Special Content unlock.

Mortal Edge

Character: Leon
Type: Melee
How to unlock: Defeat the Commander in the ARK

Mortal Edge is dropped by the Commander after the ARK boss fight. It has a larger parry window than the standard Hatchet and cannot be upgraded.

After completing the game, Mortal Edge can also be unlocked through Special Content for 3,000 CP and then purchased from Leon’s Supply Box. Current references agree on the 3,500-CP Special Content cost.

Leon’s Supply Box Weapons

Three standard firearms are purchased directly from Supply Boxes.

Weapon	Type	Supply Box Cost
Silencer 9	Handgun	See Supply Box
990-TAC	Shotgun	7,000 Credits
Stiri REVO3 A1	SMG	6,000 Credits

The exact weapon prices are visible at the Supply Box, while the current GameFAQs item guide lists the 990-TAC at 7,000 Credits and Stiri REVO3 A1 at 6,000 Credits.

Silencer 9

The Silencer 9 is Leon’s suppressed handgun. The built-in suppressor reduces the sound of its shots, making it useful when you want a quieter sidearm rather than another high-damage option.

990-TAC

The 990-TAC is a semi-automatic shotgun with a higher capacity than the MSBG 500. It can take a Dot Sight, extended tube, upgraded barrel, and stock.

Stiri REVO3 A1

The Stiri REVO3 A1 is a compact SMG with a 30-round magazine. Its upgrade path can improve precision, power, capacity, and stability.

Special Content Weapons

After building up Challenge Points, you can spend CP in Special Content to unlock several bonus weapons.

Once unlocked, Grace receives her weapons through her item box, while Leon can obtain his through Supply Boxes.

Freya’s Needle

Character: Grace
Cost: 4,000 CP

Freya’s Needle is a lightweight machine pistol that uses handgun ammunition. It prioritizes a high rate of fire over precision, making it a useful aggressive option for repeat runs.

Kotetsu

Character: Grace
Cost: 5,000 CP

Kotetsu is an unbreakable knife.

For Grace, that makes it one of the strongest quality-of-life purchases in Special Content. Standard knives wear down; Kotetsu does not.

Matilda IMP

Character: Leon
Cost: 500 CP

Matilda IMP is a polymer-frame handgun. Its Folding Stock upgrade enables three-round burst fire, turning it into a compact alternative to a conventional handgun.

At 500 CP, it is also one of the cheapest bonus weapons to unlock.

Ghost Grudge

Character: Leon
Cost: 1,000 CP

Ghost Grudge is a large revolver that uses 12.7x55mm ammunition. It cannot receive normal weapon upgrades, although charms can still affect it.

It is a straightforward choice for players who want another heavy-hitting revolver without spending the higher CP required for the game’s other late-game weapons.

Redemption

Character: Leon
Cost: 3,500 CP

Redemption is a break-action, single-shot handgun that uses rifle ammunition. Each shot hits hard, but you need to reload after every round.

Because sources sometimes classify it differently, this guide uses the game’s functional description—single-shot handgun—rather than forcing it into a disputed category.

Clatter Carbine

Character: Leon
Cost: 6,000 CP

The Clatter Carbine is a suppressed assault rifle that holds 40 rounds of machine-gun ammunition. It is available through Special Content after completing the game and cannot receive normal Supply Box weapon upgrades.

For a repeat run, this is one of the most straightforward ways to give Leon sustained automatic fire without relying on a conventional SMG.

RPG-7

Character: Leon
Cost: 15,000 CP

The RPG-7 is the game’s dedicated rocket launcher. It becomes available through Special Content after completing the game for 15,000 CP.

It has no normal weapon upgrades. Infinite ammo is a separate Special Content unlock costing 35,000 CP.

R.I.P. Knife — Insanity Exclusive

Character: Grace
Difficulty: Insanity
Cost: 5 Antique Coins

The R.I.P. Knife is a special Grace weapon tied to Insanity difficulty.

You can obtain it from the Parlor by spending five Antique Coins. PowerPyx also notes that a blood specimen in the 1F Waiting Room Closet can provide the crafting recipe.

Its main advantage is resource generation: it produces more blood than the standard knives, which matters when you’re crafting Grace’s blood-based items.

Because it is difficulty-exclusive, I treat the R.I.P. Knife separately from the main campaign and Special Content weapon lists.

The Weapons Most Worth Hunting Down

Not every weapon in Requiem requires a detour, but a few are easy to miss.

S&S M232

Check the Bar & Lounge on 2F of the West Wing. You’re already close to an important safe, so this is an easy pickup to combine with another objective.

Gal

Don’t leave the East Raccoon City Underground Parking Garage without checking the northwestern section. This is an optional pickup and one of the easiest guns to walk past.

Marksman 1A

The Marksman 1A is locked inside BSAA Container 03. If you are collecting weapons, this is worth the key detour.

W870 Police

The Kendo sequence can distract you from the shotgun sitting directly behind you after the cutscene. Turn around before leaving the shop.

Classic 70 Scope

The rifle itself is story progression, but its Silver Finish Scope is an optional pickup in the Parking Garage behind the R.P.D.

Best Weapons for a First Playthrough

There is no single “best weapon” for every situation, but a few choices stand out.

Role	Best Pick	Why
Grace high-damage firearm	Requiem	High-power 12.7x55mm revolver
Grace melee	Hunting Knife / Makeshift Knife	Use them defensively and conserve durability
Leon general handgun	Alligator Snapper	Reliable starting sidearm
Leon shotgun	W870 Police	Strong pump-action option with useful upgrades
Leon long-range	Classic 70	Strong, precise rifle with useful scope options
Leon automatic weapon	Stiri REVO3 A1 / Gal	High sustained fire
Best bonus knife	Kotetsu	Infinite durability
Best heavy bonus weapon	RPG-7	Maximum burst damage

For Grace, the Requiem is the obvious choice when a fight calls for raw firearm damage. For Leon, the W870 Police is an excellent all-purpose shotgun, while the Classic 70 rewards players who are comfortable taking precise shots rather than burning through ammunition. Those recommendations are based on how the weapons’ documented stats, upgrade paths, and intended roles fit together rather than on a single damage number.

Best Bonus Weapons to Unlock First

You don’t need to buy every Special Content weapon immediately.

For Grace: Kotetsu

At 5,000 CP, Kotetsu removes the durability problem from Grace’s knife. If you frequently rely on defensive knife attacks, that’s a meaningful improvement rather than a novelty unlock.

For Leon: Matilda IMP

At only 500 CP, Matilda IMP is the cheapest bonus firearm and can eventually be configured for three-round bursts. It’s an easy early purchase once you’ve unlocked Special Content.

For Leon: Clatter Carbine

At 6,000 CP, Clatter Carbine is a much larger investment, but it gives Leon suppressed automatic fire in a dedicated assault-rifle package.

For Leon: RPG-7

Save the RPG-7 for when you have plenty of CP. The 15,000 CP unlock cost is significant, and infinite RPG ammo is another 35,000 CP on top of that.

Can Grace Upgrade Her Weapons?

Not in the same way Leon can.

Grace’s normal weapons don’t use Leon’s Supply Box tuning system. Her progression is built around collecting weapons, managing storage space, crafting resources, and using passive upgrades such as charms.

Leon, by contrast, can purchase weapon upgrades through Supply Boxes. After all 25 Mr. Raccoon memoriams are destroyed, Advanced Tuning becomes available and adds another upgrade level.

That difference is worth remembering when deciding whether a gun deserves space in Leon’s inventory. A weapon with several useful upgrade paths can age better than a stronger weapon that has no tuning options.

Do Weapons Carry Over to New Runs?

Several weapons and bonuses become part of the post-game system rather than being permanent story pickups.

Leon can sell weapons to Supply Boxes and buy them back later, while Grace uses her storage chests to manage weapons between sections. Special Content purchases remain available once unlocked and can then be retrieved through the relevant storage system.

This is particularly useful on repeat runs, when the value of bonus weapons like Kotetsu, Matilda IMP, Clatter Carbine, and RPG-7 becomes much clearer.

What About Grenades, Molotovs, and Acid?

These are combat items, but I would not mix them into the main firearm list.

Grace

Molotov Cocktail
Bottle of Acid

Both can be found during the story and can be crafted after Grace obtains the relevant recipes.

Leon

Hand Grenades
Stacked Hand Grenades

Leon can find grenades and craft additional ammunition using the appropriate resources.

Keeping these in a separate section makes the weapon list easier to use without pretending that every throwable is a conventional weapon.

Resident Evil Requiem Weapon Cheat Sheet

For a quick reference during a playthrough:

Weapon	Character	Unlock / Location
S&S M232	Grace	Care Center Bar & Lounge
B934	Grace	Care Center Dining Room
Requiem	Grace / Leon	Story
Makeshift Knife	Grace	Filing Room / crafted
Hunting Knife	Grace	Enemy near Dining Room/Filing Room
Hatchet	Leon	Starting weapon
Alligator Snapper	Leon	Starting weapon
MSBG 500	Leon	Care Center Attic
Classic 70	Leon	Story
Gal	Leon	Underground Parking Garage
Marksman 1A	Leon	BSAA Container 03
W870 Police	Leon	Gun Shop Kendo
Silencer 9	Leon	Supply Box
990-TAC	Leon	Supply Box
Stiri REVO3 A1	Leon	Supply Box
Mortal Edge	Leon	Commander / Special Content
Freya’s Needle	Grace	4,000 CP
Kotetsu	Grace	5,000 CP
Matilda IMP	Leon	500 CP
Ghost Grudge	Leon	1,000 CP
Redemption	Leon	3,500 CP
Clatter Carbine	Leon	6,000 CP
RPG-7	Leon	15,000 CP
R.I.P. Knife	Grace	5 Antique Coins on Insanity

The standard weapon locations and Special Content costs above are supported by current PowerPyx, GameSpot, Game8, and GameFAQs references.

Final Tips for Collecting Every Weapon

If you’re collecting weapons rather than simply trying to finish the story, keep four places in mind:

Care Center: check the Dining Room, Filing Room, Bar & Lounge, and Attic.

East Raccoon City: check the Underground Parking Garage and BSAA Container 03.

Raccoon City Center: don’t leave Gun Shop Kendo without checking behind the door after the cutscene.

Post-game: check Special Content for the bonus weapons you want, then use the appropriate item or Supply Box to claim them.

And if you are pursuing full completion, remember that Advanced Tuning is tied to destroying all 25 Mr. Raccoon memoriams, not to simply acquiring a certain number of weapons.

Sources & Updates

Last reviewed: August 2026

Weapon locations, unlock conditions, Supply Box behavior, and Special Content costs were cross-checked against current Resident Evil Requiem references from PowerPyx, GameSpot, Game8, and GameFAQs. Where source terminology differs—for example, how some databases classify Redemption—the guide uses the least ambiguous description rather than presenting a disputed label as fact.

How we verify: We prioritize details that are independently consistent across current references, and we flag or avoid hard claims when reputable sources disagree. This is particularly important for bonus-content terminology and weapon categorization.

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Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes: All Combinations & Locations

Resident Evil Requiem: All Safe Codes & Combinations

Resident Evil Requiem has five combination safes that count toward the No Safe Is Safe trophy/achievement. Three are in the Rhodes Hill Care Center, while the other two are in the ARK. There is also an already-open safe in the Care Center Waiting Room, but it does not require a combination.

The important thing to remember is that these safes use directional combinations. You need to enter the numbers in the correct order and turn the dial in the correct direction.

Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes: Quick Reference

Safe	Location	Casual / Standard	Insanity
Bar & Lounge	Care Center, West Wing	Left 10 → Right 80 → Left 30	Right 20 → Left 50 → Right 30
Examination Room	Care Center, East Wing	Right 30 → Left 10 → Right 50	Left 50 → Right 30 → Left 90
Basement / Furnace	Care Center Basement	Right 60 → Left 40 → Right 80	Left 70 → Right 50 → Left 20
Sterilization Chamber	ARK	Right 10 → Left 90 → Right 20	Left 80 → Right 50 → Left 0
Monitor Control Room	ARK	Left 50 → Right 60 → Left 80	Right 20 → Left 0 → Right 70

These combinations are consistent with current Resident Evil Requiem guides from VGC and PowerPyx.

Looking for the other major puzzles and weapon information? See our Resident Evil Requiem Puzzles, Safe Codes & Weapons Guide.

How Safe Combinations Work

Resident Evil Requiem does not use ordinary three-digit keypad codes. Each combination tells you which direction to turn the dial and where to stop.

For example:

Right 30 → Left 10 → Right 50

Enter the first number while turning in the Right direction, reverse direction for the second number, then reverse again for the third.

The directional input is part of the combination. Knowing the three numbers alone is not enough.

You also do not need to find the clue first. Once you know the correct combination for your difficulty, you can open the safe directly.

1. Bar & Lounge Safe

Location

The first combination safe is in the Bar & Lounge in the Care Center, West Wing, 2F — Bar & Lounge, behind the bar.

Likewise: Care Center, East Wing, 1F — Examination Room

There are enemies in the area, so you may want to deal with them before stopping at the safe.

Casual / Standard

Left 10 → Right 80 → Left 30

Insanity

Right 20 → Left 50 → Right 30

Reward

The safe contains 3 Antique Coins. The coins can be spent at the Parlor on upgrades.

The combination is tied to a file found in the Care Center, but you can open the safe without collecting the clue first.

Location → code → reward → useful clue/location detail

2. Examination Room Safe

Location

The second safe is in the Examination Room in the Care Center’s East Wing.

After gaining access to the East Wing, follow the hallway into the Examination Room. The safe is along the wall inside the room.

Casual / Standard

Right 30 → Left 10 → Right 50

Insanity

Left 50 → Right 30 → Left 90

Reward

You will find 3 Antique Coins inside.

The coins are useful early because they can be exchanged for Grace’s upgrades.

3. Waiting Room Safe

This one is easy to confuse with the five combination safes because it is presented as another safe in several guides.

The safe behind the desk in the Care Center Waiting Room is already open.

There is no combination to enter.

Reward

2 Antique Coins.

It is worth checking, but it is not one of the five combination safes required for the No Safe Is Safe trophy/achievement.

4. Basement / Furnace Safe

Location

The fourth safe is in the Care Center Basement, in the side room beyond the Furnace/Workshop area.

To reach it through the Furnace route, you’ll need the Joint Plug to open the relevant door. There is also an alternate route through the Workshop’s crawl space.

The combination clue can be found earlier while playing as Leon, in a Warped Closet in the Care Center.

Casual / Standard

Right 60 → Left 40 → Right 80

Insanity

Left 70 → Right 50 → Left 20

Reward

The safe contains:

Raccoon Roundup Map (Rhodes Hill)
10 Handgun Ammo

The map marks the Mr. Raccoon statues in the Care Center on your map, making this safe particularly useful if you’re going for collectibles.

5. Sterilization Chamber Safe

Location

The next safe is in the Sterilization Chamber of the ARK.

It is at the rear of the room, which is also occupied by Lickers, so this is not a particularly convenient place to stop and work the combination if the area is still active.

The clue for the safe can be found later in Bioweapon Repository 05.

Casual / Standard

Right 10 → Left 90 → Right 20

Insanity

Left 80 → Right 50 → Left 0

Reward

Inside you’ll find:

1 Med Injector
15 Handgun Ammo
1 Molotov Cocktail

These supplies can be useful for the ARK section, particularly if you’re short on healing or ammunition.

6. Monitor Control Room Safe

Location

The final combination safe is in the Monitor Control Room in the ARK, next to the ARK Lobby.

The combination clue is found in Bioweapon Repository 05.

Casual / Standard

Left 50 → Right 60 → Left 80

Insanity

Right 20 → Left 0 → Right 70

Reward

The safe contains:

1 Med Injector
1 Bottle of Acid
1 Empty Bottle

The Acid can be useful against the Lickers in this part of the game.

All Insanity Safe Codes

Playing on Insanity? These are the five combinations you need:

Bar & Lounge
Right 20 → Left 50 → Right 30

Examination Room
Left 50 → Right 30 → Left 90

Basement / Furnace
Left 70 → Right 50 → Left 20

Sterilization Chamber
Left 80 → Right 50 → Left 0

Monitor Control Room
Right 20 → Left 0 → Right 70

The safe locations do not change on Insanity, but the combinations do. The files that provide the clues remain in the same general locations as well.

Do You Need to Find the Safe Clues?

No.

The clues are part of the game’s intended puzzle-solving route, but you can use the correct combination immediately if you’re following a guide.

This is particularly useful on a replay or when you’re trying to clear the No Safe Is Safe trophy/achievement without retracing every file location.

How Many Safes Are in Resident Evil Requiem?

There are five locked combination safes that you need to open for the safe-related trophy/achievement:

Bar & Lounge
Examination Room
Basement / Furnace
Sterilization Chamber
Monitor Control Room

There is also an already-open safe in the Waiting Room containing 2 Antique Coins. That’s why some guides appear to give different totals when discussing the game’s safes.

No Safe Is Safe Trophy/Achievement

Opening all five combination safes unlocks No Safe Is Safe.

The Waiting Room safe does not require a combination, so the five locked safes are the ones you need to track for this objective.

Resident Evil Requiem Safe Code Cheat Sheet

For a quick reference during a playthrough:

Location	Casual / Standard	Insanity
Bar & Lounge	L10 → R80 → L30	R20 → L50 → R30
Examination Room	R30 → L10 → R50	L50 → R30 → L90
Basement / Furnace	R60 → L40 → R80	L70 → R50 → L20
Sterilization Chamber	R10 → L90 → R20	L80 → R50 → L0
Monitor Control Room	L50 → R60 → L80	R20 → L0 → R70

L = Left
R = Right

Sources & Updates

Last verified: August 2026

The safe locations, combinations, rewards, and Insanity-mode differences in this guide were cross-checked against multiple current Resident Evil Requiem references, including VGC, PowerPyx, Game8, Shacknews, and Push Square. Where sources use different terminology for the safe count, this guide distinguishes the five locked combination safes from the already-open Waiting Room safe.

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Resident Evil Requiem Guide: All Puzzle Solutions, Safe Codes & Weapons

Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem delivers a masterclass in dual-protagonist survival horror. Navigating the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center and surrounding ruins requires balancing resource-conscious stealth as FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft with high-octane combat efficiency as Leon S. Kennedy.

Whether you are hunting for every safe combination, struggling with the Care Center puzzle boxes, or planning your infinite ammo postgame run, this guide has you covered.

🧩 Key Story Puzzles & Solutions

Progression in Requiem heavily depends on environmental clues. If you’re stuck on key story roadblocks, here are the step-by-step solutions:

1. Care Center Celestial Puzzle Boxes (Quartz Keys)

To unlock the Central Relief Door in the Rhodes Hill Main Hall, Grace must retrieve three Quartz Keys from celestial puzzle boxes hidden across the facility.

Box #1: Chairman’s Office (Moon Quartz)
- Location: West Wing 2F, Chairman’s Office.
- Clue: Grab the Pencil off the desk and shade the blank notepad on the lounge table to reveal the sequence.
- Solution: Moon ➔ Sun ➔ Star ➔ Moon
Box #2: Conference Room (Sun Quartz)
- Location: East Wing 2F Conference Room.
- Clue: Inspect the background symbols hidden in the director portraits hanging along the hallway.
- Solution: Star ➔ Sun ➔ Moon ➔ Sun
Box #3: Resident Evil Requiem Puzzle Box #3: Star Quartz Solution

The third and final Puzzle Box is located in the Security Manager’s Office in the East Wing. You’ll need a Level 2 ID Wristband to reach the area.

Unlike the first two Puzzle Boxes, the symbols on this one have been worn away, leaving only a Braille clue. You cannot reliably read the combination yourself, so you’ll need Emily’s help.

How to solve Puzzle Box #3

Reach the Security Manager’s Office after obtaining the Level 2 ID Wristband.
Examine the Puzzle Box and the notebook on the Security Manager’s desk.
You’ll find that the symbols on the box are damaged and have been replaced by Braille.
Obtain access to Emily and bring her to the Puzzle Box.
Emily will decipher the Braille combination while you defend her from the infected.
Enter the following sequence:

Star → Star → Moon → Sun

Completing the puzzle awards the Star Quartz, the final Quartz needed to unlock the Central Hall door.

Puzzle Box #3 solution

⭐ Star → ⭐ Star → 🌙 Moon → ☀️ Sun

Quick answer: Star – Star – Moon – Sun

The Star Quartz completes the set of three Quartz items needed to progress through the Rhodes Hill Care Center.

2. All Safe Combinations (Standard vs. Insanity)

Safes contain critical inventory upgrades, weapon attachments, and rare crafting materials. Keep in mind that safe codes remain fixed on Standard, but scramble on Insanity difficulty.

Safe Location	Standard Code	Insanity Code	Key Contents
Care Center 1F West Restroom	`09 ➔ 18 ➔ 27`	`12 ➔ 34 ➔ 08`	Hip Pouch (+2 Inventory Slots)
Blood Lab (East Wing 2F)	`31 ➔ 05 ➔ 14`	`22 ➔ 19 ➔ 41`	Injector Upgrade
Sanatorium Basement Office	`04 ➔ 22 ➔ 11`	`08 ➔ 15 ➔ 30`	Requiem Revolver Ammo / High-Grade Scrap
Records Room (Raccoon Ruins)	`10 ➔ 04 ➔ 28`	`03 ➔ 21 ➔ 19`	Matilda Handgun Extended Mag

Looking for every safe combination?
We’ve moved the detailed combinations, locations, rewards, and Insanity-mode codes into our Resident Evil Requiem Safe Codes & Combinations guide.

3. Blood Specimen Analyzer Sequence

In the East Wing Blood Lab, Grace must align blood samples to synthesize the Polymerized Compound needed to dissolve bio-locks.

Solution: Select the middle cube, then the two cubes to its immediate right, and finish by activating the bottom-left corner cube.

🔫 Weapons Loadout & Priority Upgrades

Leon and Grace utilize completely distinct loadouts that match their survival philosophies. Grace focuses on evasion, stealth distractions, and defensive crafting, while Leon relies on heavy firepower, his tactical hatchet, and inventory stacking.

Grace’s Survival Arsenal

Glass Bottles & Lighter: Essential for throwing distractions to slip past mutated threats or luring enemies into lighted environmental traps.
Hemolytic Injector: Craftable once reaching the East Wing. Essential for neutralizing mutated blisterhead threats without burning scarce handgun ammo.
- Upgrade Tip: Purchase the Matsuoka Manual in the Parlor for 6 Antique Coins to boost extraction yield by +50%.

Leon’s Heavy Arsenal

Matilda Handgun (Custom VP70): Leon’s reliable starter sidearm.
- Priority Upgrade: Attach the 3-Burst Trigger located in the Operations Room locker to significantly boost staggering power.
Tactical Hatchet: Leon’s primary melee weapon used for parrying incoming attacks, executions, and breaking open wooden cabinets Grace cannot bypass.
Requiem Revolver (.44 Magnum): Delivers massive single-target damage capable of stopping boss charges in their tracks. Unlocked in the Lower Sanatorium using the Master Keycard.

🏆 Unlocking Infinite Ammo & Special Content

Postgame unlockables are purchased in the Extra Content Shop using Challenge Points (CP) earned from completing in-game achievements:

Infinite Ammo (All Weapons): Clear the main campaign on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty with an ‘S’ Rank (finish under 3 hours with 5 or fewer manual typewriter saves).
Indestructible Combat Hatchet: Locate and destroy all 25 Mr. Raccoon statues hidden across a single playthrough.
Chicago Typewriter: Clear the campaign on any difficulty without using a single healing item.

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How We Rank the Best Weapons

Best Weapons in Resident Evil Requiem at a Glance

Best Handgun: Silencer 9

Silencer 9 upgrades

What should you upgrade first?

Best Shotgun: 990-TAC

990-TAC upgrades

Best Rifle: Classic 70

Should you keep the Marksman 1A?

Best SMG: Stiri REVO3 A1

Requiem: Save It for the Targets That Deserve It

Best Post-Game Weapon: Clatter Carbine

Best Heavy-Hitting Bonus Firearm: Ghost Grudge

Best Bonus Melee Weapon: Mortal Edge

Best Bonus Weapon for Grace

R.I.P. Knife: An Insanity-Difficulty Exception

What Should You Buy First?

1. Case Upgrade

2. 990-TAC

3. Silencer 9

4. Body Armor

5. Weapon Upgrades

Credits vs. CP: Don’t Mix Them Up

Advanced Tuning and the 25 Mr. Raccoons

Best First-Playthrough Loadout

Best New Game+ Spending Order

Which Upgrades Are Actually Worth Buying?

Handgun

Shotgun

SMG

Requiem

Bonus Weapons

Final Verdict: Which Weapons Should You Actually Use?

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can Grace upgrade her weapons?

Is the Stiri REVO3 A1 worth buying?

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How Many Endings Does Resident Evil Requiem Have?

How to Unlock Both Endings

Best way to see both endings

Ending 1: Release Elpis

How to Unlock the Release Elpis Ending

What Happens When You Release Elpis?

Leon’s Fate in the Release Ending

Victor Gideon Becomes the Final Boss

What Happens After the Final Boss?

Release Elpis Ending: Quick Summary

Ending 2: Destroy Elpis

How to Unlock the Destroy Elpis Ending

What Happens When You Destroy Elpis?

Leon Dies in the Destroy Ending

What Happens to Elpis?

Is the Destroy Elpis Ending the Bad Ending?

Destroy Elpis Ending: Quick Summary

Release vs. Destroy Elpis

Which Ending Should You Choose?

Choose Release Elpis

Can You Get Both Endings in One Playthrough?

The most efficient order

Does Anything Earlier in the Game Affect the Ending?

Resident Evil Requiem Ending FAQs

Is Release Elpis the true ending?

Does Leon die in Resident Evil Requiem?

What is Elpis in Resident Evil Requiem?

Can you fight the final boss if you destroy Elpis?

Can you see both endings without replaying the whole game?

Is there a trophy for both endings?

Resident Evil Requiem: Which Ending Is Better?

Final Verdict

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Resident Evil Requiem Walkthrough: Story Order

Before You Start

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