The future of Resident Evil remakes is coming into sharper focus, and it’s more connected than most fans expected. Leaker Dusk Golem, one of the most reliable insiders in the survival horror space, has shared new claims stating that Resident Evil Veronica and the unconfirmed Resident Evil Zero remake will both tie into Resident Evil Requiem. There’s also a significant update on the Requiem DLC timeline that fans are going to want to sit down for.
- Dusk Golem claims Resident Evil Veronica and a Resident Evil Zero remake will connect to Requiem’s story.
- This isn’t the result of a long-term master plan. It happened because all three were in development simultaneously.
- Requiem producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi has hinted at a “throughline” in the Veronica remake that leads directly into Requiem.
- The Requiem DLC is allegedly releasing after Resident Evil Veronica in 2027, not before it.
- Two DLC expansions are reportedly in the works for Requiem, one focused on Alyssa and one potentially featuring Leon and Ada Wong.
- Resident Evil 5 and RE6 remakes are reportedly not in development, though may happen eventually if sales stay strong.
- Dusk Golem’s alleged release window: Veronica in 2027, Zero in 2028, Resident Evil 10 in 2029.
Resident Evil Veronica and Zero Will Connect to Requiem
Posting on ResetEra, Dusk Golem was responding to a claim circulating online that Capcom has some kind of master plan to remake the entire Resident Evil series and restructure the franchise’s narrative around Requiem. According to the leaker, that framing is flat-out wrong. There’s no overarching remake roadmap with Requiem sitting at the center of it, no long-term initiative to rebuild the whole franchise continuity, and no plan to remake every game leading up to RE7.
What is true, according to Dusk Golem, is that Veronica and Zero will have real narrative ties to Requiem, just not for the reasons fans might assume. As the leaker put it directly: the connection exists because all three projects were in active development at the same time, and Requiem’s story was written in a way that sets up both the Veronica and Zero remakes to slot into it. The relationship flowed from overlapping development rather than a calculated franchise strategy.
Capcom Itself Has Hinted at the Connection
This isn’t purely leaker territory either. Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi recently did a Q&A session where he acknowledged that the Veronica remake has ties to later Resident Evil games, specifically including Requiem. Dusk Golem noted Hirabayashi described a specific “throughline” built into the Veronica remake that leads fairly directly into the events of Requiem. That’s about as close to official confirmation of a narrative connection as fans are going to get before the game actually releases.
Requiem itself has already dropped hints for players paying close attention. In the Wrenwood hotel, examining the guest register through photo mode reveals two notable names. Alyssa is listed as the ninth guest, which some fans have read as a nod to Resident Evil 9. Another name on the same register, “Veronica,” has drawn widespread speculation as a deliberate Easter egg pointing toward the Code Veronica remake.
Resident Evil Requiem DLC Is Reportedly Releasing After Veronica
Here’s the timeline update that’s going to sting for fans still waiting on post-Requiem content. According to Dusk Golem, the Resident Evil Requiem DLC is reportedly not releasing until after Resident Evil Veronica, meaning it won’t arrive until sometime in 2027 at the earliest. The leaker framed it as something heard through the grapevine rather than hard intel, but the framing lines up with Hirabayashi’s comments about the two games being narratively linked. If the DLC feeds into the same story threads as Veronica, releasing it before the remake would create a messy sequence of events for players.
The gap wouldn’t be unprecedented for Capcom. Resident Evil Village didn’t receive its major Shadows of Rose expansion until about a year and a half after the base game launched. If Requiem follows a similar cadence, a 2027 DLC release actually fits the pattern. Capcom officially confirmed a story expansion was in development back in March 2026, just weeks after Requiem launched, but has stayed quiet on timing ever since.
What’s Reportedly In the Requiem DLC
Two separate DLC expansions have been rumored for Requiem. The first is reportedly centered on Alyssa, Grace’s mother, whose story threads in the main game left plenty of room for expansion. The second is less confirmed but has been described as potentially bringing back Leon S. Kennedy. Dusk Golem also separately flagged that Ada Wong is very likely to appear in the Requiem DLC based on what sounds like an unintentional leak he spotted, though he acknowledged his read on the DLC’s overall shape is less solid than his intel on the main franchise roadmap.
Resident Evil 5 and 6 Remakes Are Not Happening Yet
Capcom is taking the remake pipeline one project at a time rather than committing to a full franchise overhaul. According to Dusk Golem, there’s currently no internal plan for Resident Evil 5 or Resident Evil 6 remakes, and no initiative to work through the entire mainline series systematically. The studio is reportedly looking a few years ahead at most before reassessing direction based on how current releases perform.
That said, Dusk Golem’s read is that if Veronica and Zero perform at the level of Resident Evil 2 Remake, RE5 and RE6 will eventually join the list. It’s less a question of if and more a question of when, dependent entirely on commercial results. Capcom’s remake track record has been exceptional, with the RE2, RE3, and RE4 remakes all selling strongly, so the sales threshold probably isn’t impossible to hit.
What About a Resident Evil 1 Remake?
Dusk Golem also mentioned that a remake of the original Resident Evil 1 is reportedly in very early development, but was careful to manage expectations on that front. The project is at such an early stage that it’s anywhere from four to seven years out from a potential release, and he noted that Resident Evil games get scrapped during development all the time. Treat it as a long-term possibility rather than anything concrete.
The Alleged Resident Evil Roadmap
Pulling together everything Dusk Golem has shared, here’s the alleged timeline for the franchise moving forward:
- 2027 — Resident Evil Veronica remake, plus Requiem DLC
- 2028 — Resident Evil Zero remake
- 2029 — Resident Evil 10 (new mainline game)
- TBD (4-7 years out) — Resident Evil 1 remake, if it makes it through development
Why Dusk Golem’s Track Record Matters Here
Dusk Golem has a genuinely strong track record on Resident Evil specifically. Before Requiem launched, the leaker correctly denied that Chris Redfield and Ada Wong would be playable in the main campaign, a rumor that had been spreading widely. More significantly, Dusk Golem called a Code Veronica remake announcement in 2026 well before it was officially confirmed at Summer Game Fest, and also accurately leaked that Leon Kennedy would be a second playable character in Requiem almost a full year before Capcom showed it. That kind of accuracy on major franchise details makes these claims considerably more credible than the average anonymous forum post, though as with any leak, nothing is confirmed until Capcom says so officially.
For official updates on both projects as Capcom reveals them, the official Resident Evil website and Capcom’s news hub are the best places to watch for announcements directly from the source.
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