Resident Evil 4 Remake is releasing on March 24, 2023, and fans are eager to once again replay Leon’s spooky-and-cheesy adventure in Spain as well as wasting hundreds of hours mowing down Las Plagas monstrosities in the Mercenaries Mode. But, does the Remake actually have the fan-favorite unlockable mode? This article will tell you how to unlock the Mercenaries Mode in Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Resident Evil 4 Remake – How to Unlock the Mercenaries Mode
Edvin Edsö, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 Promotion Producer (via the PlayStation Blog) said that the Mercenaries Mode will be added to Resident Evil 4 Remake later as a free “post-launch DLC.” Just like in the original Resident Evil 4 for PlayStation 2 and Gamecube, this DLC will only be accessible once you have cleared the main game’s Story Mode in any difficulty.
It is a bit disappointing that we have to wait for a while until the DLC drop, but at least it will be a free update for the game. Resident Evil 8 Village also added the Mercenaries Mode later after the game was launched on May 2021. In the eighth installment of the horror franchise, this survival mode was released as part of the Winters Expansion on October 2022.
It took a pretty long time to be released, but I’m sure Resident Evil 4 Remake‘s won’t take as long since Mercenaries Mode is coming as a standalone update instead of part of a huge expansion pack. [Updated: Mercenaries Mode was added as a free update on April 7, 2023]
Ever since its introduction in Resident Evil 3, the Mercenaries Mode has been a staple of the main Resident Evil games. The original Mercenaries Mode tasked players to navigate the hazardous Raccoon City with a strict time limit and supplies. And just like how Resident Evil 4 made huge changes to the core gameplay of the series, in that game, Mercenaries Mode was also changed into a horde or survival mode instead; where the objective becomes eliminating an infinite number of enemies to rack up points within the time limit.
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Resident Evil 4 Remake is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on March 24, 2023.