Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Ethan Winters is on a journey to find his wife, Mia, who has been missing for years, when he discovers a suspect family with an evil secret. Elements in this game include insects, kidnapping, torture, eye trauma, and heavy gore & horror. Players must also utilize 'drugs' to upgrade character features and heal.
- Release date: 01-24-2017
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PSVR, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Triggers for this game
Animals & Wildlife
Arachnids
Marguerite's level features a lot of spiders and spider imagery
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Birds
Dead or alive. May be seen munching on carcasses.
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Insects
Cockroaches often run out from rotting food or dirty areas. Marguerite's level features a lot of insects (spiders, bees, centipedes). Spiders and bees will attack you.
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Misc. Animals & Critters
Taxidermied deer, dead fish
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Rodents
Rats and rat noises
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Crime
Attacks on Law Enforcement
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Jack kills a local police officer
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Explosions & Bombs
Extra explosions in Lucas' level (TV explodes after viewing, and explosive wire traps and supply boxes)
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Guns & Shooting
Pistols, shotguns, flamethrowers, grenade launchers
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Hostage Situation
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Lucas holds both Mia and Zoe hostage to get Ethan to cooperate
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Death & Loss
Abandonment
Depending on player choice
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Death of Friend
Depending on player choice
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Drowning
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Forced under water while discovering the ship with possible inferred drowning.
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Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design
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Misc. Eerie Noises
Eerie music
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Sirens & Alarms
An alarm goes off on the shipwreck for several minutes
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Drugs & Alcohol
Alcohol Consumption
Beer drinking in cut scenes
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Misc. Drugs & Alcohol Content
Must use drugs to level up certain character features and heal
- Can't be avoided
Financial & Resource Management
Scarcity
Resources, ancient coins (for character upgrades)
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Gore
Amputation
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In the first section of the game, Mia cuts off Ethan's left hand with a chainsaw. Following this, Jack cuts off Lucas' hand at the dinner table during a cut scene.
- Can't be avoided
Beheading
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Jack beheads a local police officer using a shovel
- Can't be avoided
Blood
Blood spatter appears on screen when your character is injured, getting more intense as your injuries progress. Can be lessened in settings
- Has options to lessen
Body Horror
Lucas pulls out 2 of his own fingernails on camera
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Cannibalism
Possible cannibalism of dead bodies
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Dismemberment
Have to collect dismembered body parts to advance the story. Disembodied & whole mannequins throughout levels.
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Misc. Gore
Dig through a backed up toilet. Multiple instances of people set on fire.
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Viscera
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In one section, you must stick your hand down a decapitated head's neck hole
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Hate & Discrimination
Ableism
Sanism
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Hateful Imagery
In the main house, there is a statue of a Confederate soldier holding a shotgun
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Horror Themes
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Infection Horror
In flashbacks and on video tape
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Mind Control
Eveline can control minds of people affected by the Molded
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Misc. Horror Themes
Bleeding from eyes, eating decaying food, eating misc. guts and body parts of unknown origin
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Monsters
The Molded are tall, human-like creatures made of a black, goopy-looking moss or mold-like substance. Multiple other monsters are present, including a giant tentacle monster.
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Mental Health
Family References
You have to deal with the Baker family throughout the game, and they are implied to be less-than-sane
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Hallucinations
Mia has hallucinations and flashes of Eveline
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Flashbacks of traumatic events
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Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence
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Domestic Violence
The Baker family is incredibly violent towards each other, including amputating and other physical violence
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Phobias
Acrophobia
Many falls from 10 feet or higher throughout the story
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Arachnophobia
Marguerite's level features a lot of insects, including spiders who will attack you
- Can't be avoided
Automatonophobia
Robot during the "Happy Birthday" playable video
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Claustrophobia
Must squeeze through spaces between walls, under floor boards, and in vent shafts
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Katsaridaphobia
Cockroaches often run out from rotting food or dirty areas
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Melissophobia
Marguerite's level features a lot of insects, including bees who will attack you
- Can't be avoided
Merinthophobia
Multiple characters tied up during game play and cut scenes
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Misc. Phobias
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Amychophobia: Fear of scratches, Angrophobia: Fear of anger or becoming angry, Antlophobia: Fear of floods, Aquaphobia: Fear of water, Automysophobia: Fear of being dirty, Basophobia: Fear of falling, Botanophobia: Fear of plants, Carnophobia: Fear of meat, Chemophobia: Fear of chemicals, Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks, Cleptophobia: Fear of stealing, Climacophobia: Fear of climbing, Dendrophobia: Fear of trees, Dysmorphophobia: Fear of a real or imaginary body defect, Dystychiphobia: Fear of accidents, Entomophobia: Fear of insects, Gelotophobia: Fear of being laughed at, Globophobia: Fear of balloons, Helminthophobia: Fear of worms, Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles, Homichlophobia: Fear of fog, Hoplophobia: Fear of firearms, Hylophobia: Fear of forests, Koniophobia: Fear of dust, Lepidopterophobia: Fear of butterflies and moths, Musophobia: fear of mice or rats, Nyctohylophobia: fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night, Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes, Ornithophobia: Fear of birds, Pediophobia: fear of dolls, Pharmacophobia: fear of drugs, Pyrophobia: Fear of fire, Scatophobia: fear of fecal matter, Hylophobia: Fear of wooded areas, Zelophobia: Fear of jealousy, Tokophobia: Fear of pregnancy (references to Mia possibly being pregnant)
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Necrophobia
Have to explore a morgue and a dissection room, along with encountering multiple dead bodies
- Can't be avoided
Nyctophobia
Several very dark levels, especially while exploring the shipwreck
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Ommetaphobia
Monsters with random eyeballs are the trademark of the G-virus
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Early in the game, Jack murders a local police officer by using a shovel to cut his head in half, also cutting through his eyeballs/sockets. Later in the game when you battle mutated Jack, you must shoot the many eyeballs on his body.
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Thalassophobia
Flooded areas (basements, under floor boards)
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Mutilated Jack forces you under the water during boss fight. Forced under water while discovering the ship with possible inferred drowning.
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Trypanophobia
Must use drugs to level up certain character features and heal
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Trypophobia
Marguerite's level features doors with many tiny holes in them where spiders can reside
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Physical Health & Body Issues
Acquired Disability
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Ethan's left hand is amputated during the beginning scenes of the game. For a short time, he no longer has this hand. Afterwards, it has been re-attached. As you play the game, you continue to see the seems holding his hand onto his wrist.
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Body Modification
Amputations, forced tattoos
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Traumatic Events
Accidents
Shipwreck
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Structure Fire
Multiple structure fires, including during boss fights
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War & Military
Civil War
In the main house, there is a statue of a Confederate soldier holding a shotgun
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