Capcom still hasn’t opened up about what exactly the previously announced story DLC for Resident Evil Requiem contains. Into that silence stepped the community, and the current round of leaks talks about two expansions at once: the one for Requiem, and an alleged second one for Resident Evil Veronica, which isn’t even out yet.
What the leaks say
The claims come from the leakers Pirat_Nation and Dusk Golem. According to them, Resident Evil Veronica is scheduled for 2027 and a DLC for it would arrive roughly a year later, in 2028. The second part of the rumor is more general: Capcom is supposedly deliberately filling the gaps between mainline releases with content expansions, so no long dead periods open up between individual games.
If that strategy really is in play, the timeline would look roughly like this:
- Resident Evil Requiem – already out, plus the “Leon Must Die Forever” DLC, which arrived within a few months of launch.
- Requiem story DLC – announced, no release date given.
- Resident Evil Veronica – rumored for 2027. We’ve covered the fall 2027 window separately.
- Veronica DLC – allegedly 2028.
Importantly: Capcom has not commented on any of this. The only officially confirmed piece is the existence of the Requiem story DLC itself – everything around dates and Veronica is unverified talk from leakers, so treat it accordingly.
The Requiem DLC and Alyssa Ashcroft
Speculation around the Requiem expansion points to a prequel-style story starring Alyssa Ashcroft, with talk of the Spencer Mansion possibly returning. For longtime series fans that’s a loaded combination – the mansion is the place where the whole franchise began. Again, none of this has come out of Capcom’s mouth.
What it means for you
If the rumored pipeline is real, you’d essentially get something new from the series every year instead of waiting several years for the next mainline game. That isn’t an entirely new idea for Capcom either – both Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village shipped several DLC packs, so the studio already has the model tested.
For now the practical takeaway is simple: no date for the Requiem story DLC has been announced, and the Veronica DLC officially doesn’t exist. Official information about Veronica is collected on the game’s official site, and the title also has pages on Steam and the PlayStation Store.
Where to go next
Capcom has had a busy year with the series – we’ve written about how the publisher brought six games to Switch 2 and about the breakdown of Requiem sales on Xbox. Everything else is gathered in our Resident Evil news section.
FAQ
No. The only thing officially announced is a story DLC for Resident Evil Requiem. The Veronica expansion comes purely from community leaks and has no confirmation.
The leaks talk about 2028, roughly a year after the game’s rumored 2027 release. There is no official date.
Capcom hasn’t revealed the content. Speculation mentions a prequel story with Alyssa Ashcroft and a possible return of the Spencer Mansion, but none of that is confirmed.
Yes, the “Leon Must Die Forever” DLC launched within a few months of the game’s release. The announced story DLC is a separate piece of content.
According to the leaks, the goal is to fill the gaps between mainline releases so players get new content more regularly. Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village both already received several expansions.