Resident Evil 4 (2005)
0.5807Canon Score · ranked #6 all time
Aggregated from 12 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Resident Evil 4 is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the president of the United States's daughter, Ashley Graham, who has been abducted by a religious cult in rural Spain. Leon fights hordes of enemies infected by a mind-controlling parasite and reunites with the female spy and mercenary Ada Wong.
Why it ranks #6
Every list on which Resident Evil 4 appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #7 / 200 |
| Slant 100 Greatest (2020) | Editorial list | #8 / 100 |
| EDGE 100 Greatest (2017) | Critics' canon | #10 / 100 |
| Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #15 / 50 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #20 / 214 |
| Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #27 / 50 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #34 / 300 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #36 / 500 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #40 / 100 |
| TIME 50 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #46 / 50 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020) | Editorial list | Selected |