Resident Evil 7 guide and walkthrough

In Polygon's Resident Evil 7 guide and walkthrough, we'll show you where to go, how to defeat your enemies and where to find the weapons, keys, collectibles — antique coins, files and Mr. Everywhere statues — you're looking for.

How to use this Resident Evil 7 guide

Resident Evil 7 is both a departure from and a return to form for Capcom's long-running survival horror franchise. Though it unfurls in a single, long campaign without any named levels, Resident Evil 7 does have landmarks that seem an awful lot like levels. We've organized our Resident Evil 7 walkthrough based on these geographical locations that divide the game into sections.

Follow our Resident Evil 7 guide, you'll find the path from the first moments to the final boss battle, with required and bonus objectives in between. We've also included the locations of Resident Evil 7's collectible files, Mr. Everywhere statues and antique coins throughout.

Finally, we also have a collection of related Resident Evil 7 guides that will show you everything from how to get the dirty coin in the Resident Evil 7 demo to what you unlock after beating the game.

Update Feb. 20, 2017

We've updated our Resident Evil 7 guide with walkthroughs for the Banned Footage Vol. 1 and Banned Footage Vol. 2 downloadable content.

Update Dec. 28, 2017

We've updated our Resident Evil 7 guide with walkthroughs for the Not a Nero and The End of Zoe downloadable content.

Resident Evil 7 walkthrough

1. Guest house

2. Main house

3. Old House

4. Testing area

5. Boathouse

6. Wrecked ship

7. Salt mines and the final battle

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Resident Evil 7 Not a Hero guide and walkthrough

0. All sections

1. The salt mine

2. The central cavern

3. Behind the red door

• Collect everything
• Get the cell key

4. Behind the green door

• Through the corridors and hallways
• Get the night vision device
• The basement, the puzzle and the elevator
• After the elevator and the turrets

5. Behind the gray door

• The first room
• The rooms with the mine carts
• Getting the clown key
• To another operative

6. The red door (again) and Mama Molded boss fight

• Mama molded boss fight

7. The green clown door

8. The shield machine

9. The research facility

• The first floor
• The second floor

10. Mutated Lucas boss fight

Resident Evil 7 The End of Zoe guide and walkthrough

0. Learning combos

1. The beginning

2. Save points two, three and the Swamp Man

3. From the shack, through the gators and back to the shack again

4. The ship

• Getting inside the ship
• Through the first door
• Through the second door
• Swamp Man boss fight

5. Crocs, bombs and the path to the abandoned church

• Getting through the water
• Back on dry land to the next save point
• Through the first building
• Through the second building
• Through the third building
• Into the water for more items

6. Abandoned church graveyard

7. The end

• The glove and the final save
• Final boss fight