The game has stealth elements as only two of the four playable characters use guns. When played in single player mode, the player must switch characters to solve puzzles and do certain actions. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a survival horror game which supports cooperative gameplay. The official cinematic trailer was released in December 2014. In December 2014, a new trailer revealed Barry as another playable protagonist and he is joined by Natalia Korda, a little girl with supernatural abilities. Claire Redfield is the main protagonist and Barry Burton's daughter, Moira, plays a supporting role. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is set between the events of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6.

As of August 2022, the title reached a combined 4.4 million units sold (including the Switch collection), surpassing its predecessor. The reviews were mixed to positive and the setting, story, characters and the co-op gameplay were praised, but the graphics and some technical issues were criticized.

The game was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita in 2015 and for Nintendo Switch in 2017 along with the port of the first Revelations. The story begins when Claire and her co-workers, including Barry Burton's daughter Moira Burton, are at a party in the headquarters of the NGO TerraSave, when they are attacked by unknown assailants and taken away to a deserted island in the Baltic Sea. The plot is set between the events of Resident Evil 5 and 6, in 2011. The first installment was released in February 2015. It is also the first Resident Evil game to not feature Alyson Court as the long time voice of Claire Redfield. It marks the return of Claire Redfield as the protagonist, and the first time Barry Burton is a playable story character in the main series. The game is a follow up to Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is an episodic survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom as part of the Resident Evil series.

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