{"data":{"slug":"resident-evil-5","name":"Resident Evil 5","aliases":["RE5","Biohazard 5"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/resident-evil-5","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/resident-evil-5","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":2,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":2,"local_screen":"split_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":null,"crossplay_platforms":null,"drop_in_drop_out":null,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","playstation_4","playstation_5","xbox_one","xbox_series","nintendo_switch","nintendo_switch_2"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"playable","release_status":"released","release_date":"2009-03-05","genres":["action","adventure","shooter","horror"],"steam_app_id":21690,"wikidata_qid":"Q601050"},"sources":[{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=21690&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","release_status","platforms","genres","free_to_play"],"notes":{"release_status":"Steam lists the game as released.","platforms":"Backs windows only. Steam lists no Mac or Linux build.","genres":"Steam lists Action and Adventure, which agree with Wikidata.","free_to_play":"The Windows edition is a paid purchase with a list price of 19.99 US dollars. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch editions are sold at the same list price. A Switch demo exists, and demos do not count."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=21690&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/21690/view/3660900859086284016","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","local_screen"],"notes":{"local_coop":"Capcom's Steam update post from February 2023 removes Games for Windows Live and says the game will support local split screen co-op.","local_screen":"The same post names split screen co-op."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgamesn.com/resident-evil-5/steam-update-pc-horror-game-co-op","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["local_coop","local_screen"],"notes":{"local_coop":"PCGamesN, 2023-02-28, reports that the Steam update brought back split-screen co-op in the PC version after it had been disabled.","local_screen":"The article calls it split-screen co-op. It gives no player count."}},{"url":"https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf/e090601a.pdf","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["release_date","genres","online_coop"],"notes":{"release_date":"Capcom's press release of 2009-06-01 lists PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases on 2009-03-05 in Japan and 2009-03-13 in North America and Europe. The first platform and first date win. Steam's Windows release followed on 2009-09-15.","genres":"The same table gives the genre as Survival Horror.","online_coop":"The release calls the Co-op mode a new network feature that was very well received."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q601050","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"genres":"P136 is action-adventure game and third-person shooter.","release_date":"P577 is 2009-03-05 with no platform qualifier, which agrees with Capcom."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/resident-evil-5/C08CV6MR919R","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop","max_players_online","local_coop","max_players_local","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The capabilities list shows online co-op for 2 players.","max_players_online":"Xbox lists online co-op as 2 players and online multiplayer separately as 2 to 4. The larger number is read as the versus mode, which is not co-op.","local_coop":"The capabilities list shows Xbox local co-op for 2 players.","max_players_local":"Xbox local co-op is listed as 2 players.","platforms":"Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Series X|S plays the Xbox One edition through backward compatibility.","free_to_play":"The Xbox One edition is sold at a list price of 19.99 US dollars."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/232115","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_online","max_players_local","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"The page says up to 4 online players with PS Plus without naming the mode. Xbox separates co-op for 2 from online multiplayer for 2 to 4, so the 4 is read as the versus mode.","max_players_local":"The page lists 1 to 2 players on the console.","platforms":"The product is the PS4 edition. The page says it is playable on PS5, so PS5 is included through backward compatibility.","free_to_play":"The PS4 edition is sold at a list price of 19.99 US dollars."}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/resident-evil-5-switch/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["max_players_online","max_players_local","local_screen","platforms","free_to_play"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"The page lists online play for 1 to 4 players without naming the mode. Xbox separates co-op for 2 from online multiplayer for 2 to 4, so the 4 is read as the versus mode.","max_players_local":"The page lists local play for 1 to 2 players. Its local wireless play for 1 to 4 players links several consoles and is not counted.","local_screen":"The page says cooperative multiplayer is enabled with split-screen co-op.","platforms":"This is the Switch edition. Switch 2 is marked as supported, with a warning that behavior may vary from Switch, so it is included through backward compatibility. There is no separate Switch 2 edition.","free_to_play":"The Switch edition is sold at a list price of 19.99 US dollars. A demo exists, and demos do not count."}},{"url":"https://www.siliconera.com/how-to-play-resident-evil-5-online-co-op-with-steam-friends-multiplayer/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["online_coop"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Siliconera, 2023-03-24, explains that after the Games for Windows Live removal you join a friend by right-clicking their name in the Steam friends list."}}],"updated":"2026-10-28"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://gamecrave.app/api"}}