Resident Evil 5 and 6 get an October release date on Switch Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Resident Evil 5 and 6 get an October release date on Switch Local and online co-op play confirmed. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 17 Jul 2019 53 comments Earlier this year, Capcom launched Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 4 onto Switch, eliciting cries of horror across the land (albeit mostly over the extortionate price tags). And now, the publisher has announced that its previously revealed ports of Resident Evil 5 and 6 will be heading to Nintendo's console on 29th October. Neither entries are, of course, considered high-points for the long-running survival horror series; Resident Evil 5, which had the unenviable task of trying to improve on Shinji Mikami's stone-cold classic predecessor, transplanted the rejuvenated survival horror formula to sunnier climes when it arrived on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2009, ramping up the action in place of puzzles and exploration, and slinging in co-operative play. The end result lacked the masterful pace and oppressive tension of Mikami's game, but still managed to deliver some decent entertainment when experienced with a friend. Eurogamer called Resident Evil 5, "a very enjoyable and polished effort, blessed with considerate checkpointing, well-balanced enemies, sensible ammo-placement and the removal of the needless backtracking" in its review, while warning that it "only truly comes into its own with a friend", hamstrung as it was by some woeful partner AI. As for the much-derided Resident Evil 6, it's perhaps Capcom's most ambitious series entry yet, featuring four (!) full-length, co-op-enabled campaigns. Unfortunately, the majority manage to miss the mark in some way. Leon S. Kennedy's story, full of shadowy corridors and spooky set-pieces, comes closet to recapturing the series' oppressive survival horror roots, even if its linearity quickly grows tedious. Two other offerings - lead by Chris Redfield and Jake Muller - lean far two heavily on second-rate action, while the unlockable fourth campaign, starring Ada Wong, is the game's only real high-point, blending characterful stealth and ingenious puzzles. "Capcom's uncertainty about the series' identity post-Mikami (and post-Uncharted) is hardcoded into its structure: four campaigns offering different, flawed expressions of that potential," said Simon Parkin in Eurogamer's Resident Evil 6 review in 2012, "And the inevitable price for this wavering is a lack of coherence. Resident Evil 6 is an unwieldy tribute to the series' past, an uneven expression of its present and an unwelcome indication of its future." Still interested? Then you might like to know that Resident Evil 5 and 6 will feature support for online and local co-op play when they join their franchise bedfellows on Nintendo's console this October. It remains to be seen whether Capcom will have the temerity to slap a £30 price tag on each game for Switch, as it did for previous entries in the series. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store