Capcom’s new Fanatical bundle quietly turns Resident Evil Village and a stack of other classics into the best-value way to catch up on the series after Requiem.
If Resident Evil Requiem was your gateway back into the series, the new Capcom Favorites: Build Your Own Bundle on Fanatical is basically a curated crash course in modern Resident Evil, with Resident Evil Village as the centerpiece. It is less about chasing a fleeting discount and more about using one smart purchase to fill in the most important gaps in Capcom’s recent catalog.
Why Resident Evil Village still matters after Requiem
Requiem might be the shiny new thing, but Village is the game that defines the current era of Resident Evil. It picks up the first person formula that Resident Evil 7 reinvented, then stretches it in multiple directions. You move from suffocating corridor horror to bombastic set pieces, from tense resource scrounging to almost swashbuckling encounters, while the game keeps feeding you new ideas every couple of hours.
Coming to Village after Requiem works almost like watching a prequel once you know where the series has gone. You get a much fuller picture of how Capcom shifted the series’ tone and pacing, and you see a lot of the threads that Requiem builds on. Ethan Winters is still at the heart of the story, but the supporting cast, from Lady Dimitrescu to the rest of the Four Lords, gives this entry a very distinct identity that is worth experiencing on its own terms instead of as a historical footnote.
Village also remains one of the most technically impressive games in the franchise. The mix of gothic architecture, snow-choked forests and grotesque industrial spaces is still striking on a good PC or console, and on modern hardware the frame rates and loading times feel better than ever. The current PC build benefits from patches and optimizations that were not present at launch, so you are getting a more polished version than early adopters did.
Importantly for anyone working through the series, Village hits a sweet spot between old school survival horror and modern action. It teaches you the language of first person Resident Evil in a way that feels more forgiving than Resident Evil 7 or Requiem, which makes it a strong starting point for players who are curious about the newer entries but nervous about difficulty spikes.
A bundle that doubles as a Resident Evil catch up plan
The Fanatical bundle does not exist in a vacuum. It sets Village next to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition, which remains the real turning point for the franchise. That Gold Edition folds in the season pass content, so if you want the full story of the Baker household and all of the key context that Requiem expects you to know, this single purchase covers it. Playing 7 and Village back to back gives you a coherent, modern Resident Evil arc that leads cleanly into the newest game.
Because the bundle is structured as a build your own line up, you can slot both Village and 7 into a personalized collection instead of paying full price for each on their own. The per game cost drops as you add more titles, so Village effectively becomes a discounted anchor around which you build a complete Capcom library, rather than a one off impulse buy.
For anyone who bounced off the series years ago and came back for Requiem, this is a simple way to assemble the Ethan Winters saga and understand how Capcom reimagined its horror formula across multiple games. You are not just buying one entry, you are threading together the modern storyline at a fraction of the usual price.
The catalog value beyond horror
Part of what makes this bundle more than a horror sale is the range of other Capcom staples that sit alongside Village. Monster Hunter: World Deluxe Edition offers a dense, systems rich co op action experience that can keep you busy long after you finish the Village campaign. It is a completely different style of game, but it shares that Capcom DNA of tight combat, generous post launch support and layers of build crafting depth.
If you prefer something slower and more cerebral between horror sessions, the Ace Attorney Trilogy and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles deliver narrative heavy courtroom dramas that have more in common with long form TV than with a typical action game. They bring sharp writing, memorable characters and long running arcs that reward playing through the whole set, which is exactly what a bundle like this encourages.
Okami HD and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective round out the package with inventive single player experiences that you might have missed when they first released. Okami’s painterly art style has aged gracefully on modern displays, and Ghost Trick combines puzzle design with one of the most offbeat stories in Capcom’s back catalog. Adding them next to Village turns your purchase into a tiny museum of the company’s best ideas rather than a pile of random discounts.
Fighting and platforming fans are not left out either. Street Fighter V gives you a solid entry point into modern competitive fighting, and Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection gathers some of the most challenging 2D action games Capcom has made. Both are the kind of titles that are easy to overlook in individual sales, but inside a build your own offer they become smart ways to diversify what you are getting for your money.
Who gets the most out of this bundle
The obvious audience for this Fanatical promotion is anyone who finished Requiem and wants to know how the series got there. Pairing Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village together at a steep effective discount turns the bundle into a guided tour through modern Resident Evil, which is ideal if you skipped a generation and now want to fill in the gaps.
It is equally valuable for players building a long term PC library on a budget. Many of the games included run well on a wide range of hardware, and a large portion of the list is verified or playable on Steam Deck, which matters if you split your time between a desktop and handheld. You can treat the bundle as a foundation that covers horror, fighting, platforming, adventure and RPG tinged action without overspending in any one genre.
Newer players who are not sure how deep they want to go into Resident Evil can also use the discount as a low risk way to experiment. Starting with Village, then moving back to 7, lets you test how much you enjoy the first person approach before considering older remakes or future entries. Even if you only end up loving a couple of the titles, the aggregate discount tends to make the entire purchase feel worthwhile.
Finally, this bundle suits collectors who care about having definitive editions and complete story arcs. The presence of Gold Edition releases, remastered classics and fully localized narrative series means you can lock in entire runs of games in one transaction. When the centerpiece is a still excellent Resident Evil Village, that kind of catalog building makes a lot of sense.
If Requiem has you thinking about where Resident Evil has been and where it is going next, Fanatical’s Capcom Favorites bundle is one of the most efficient ways to answer that question. Village anchors the package as both a technical showcase and a narrative milestone, and the surrounding games turn a simple sale into a lasting upgrade for your whole library.