Resident Evil 7 Biohazard puts the series back into first-person survival horror, as protagonist Ethan Winters searches a decaying Louisiana plantation for his missing wife. The Baker family that occupies the estate is disturbingly hostile, and Ethan must scavenge supplies while avoiding their relentless pursuit through cramped, dread-filled environments.

Exploration favors slow, careful movement over combat, with resources kept deliberately scarce and puzzles gating progress through the house's twisted layout. Its return to a smaller, more intimate scale of horror was widely credited with reviving the series' scarier roots.