The first Resident Evil was created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and released for the PlayStation in 1996.
Resident Evil is the highest-grossing horror franchise.
The franchise has expanded into other media, including a live-action film series, animated films, television series, comic books, novels, audio dramas and merchandise. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments inhabited by zombies and other frightening creatures. Resident Evil, or Biohazard in Japan and Southeast Asia, is a Japanese horror game media franchise created by Capcom.
