Resident Evil Requiem Was Almost Called Resident Evil Apocalypse

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Hardly has Resident Evil Requiem appeared on the Nintendo Switch 2, according to Nintenderos, when the next bombshell drops from the leak corner. The well-known industry insider Dusk Golem claims to know: The game was originally meant to be called Resident Evil Apocalypse — and before development was rebooted, it reportedly looked quite different from what is now shipping under the name Requiem.

According to the insider, Capcom scrapped the working title Apocalypse and restarted development. The leak is part of a wave of reports surrounding Resident Evil 9 — most recently, Nintenderos reports, DLC details and a supposed release date also surfaced, equally unconfirmed.

What is known so far about the restart

The core of Dusk Golem's statement: Resident Evil 9 had been conceived under the title Resident Evil Apocalypse before Capcom rebooted development. How far the changes actually extended — into gameplay, story, or tone — the publicly known excerpt leaves open.

For the insider, one thing is clear: The finished Requiem is not based on the original Apocalypse concept, but on a restarted development. That is how Dusk Golem reads the story.

Context: A leak remains a leak

As interesting as the story sounds: It remains an insider report, not an official statement from Capcom. As long as the publisher does not confirm the game's history itself, "Apocalypse as a scrapped title" is a plausible thesis, but not a fact.

What that means for you: Take Resident Evil Requiem as it stands in stores now, and the origin story for what it is — a fascinating "what if" that offers a brief glimpse behind the scenes. Those who want to dig deeper should also keep an eye on the leaked DLC info that, according to Nintenderos, is already making the rounds — you can find the full story in the original report from Nintenderos.