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Resident Evil director Zach Cregger names his four favourite games

Vince MaglayaPublished 2w ago2 min readBased on 2 sources
Resident Evil director Zach Cregger names his four favourite games
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The director of the new Resident Evil movie has named Resident Evil 4 among his four favourite games of all time.

Zach Cregger, who is directing the Resident Evil movie, listed The Binding of Isaac, Dark Souls 3, Resident Evil 4 and The Last of Us Part II as his top four. GamesRadar reported the picks on 23 September 2026.

Cregger talked through his choices alongside Austin Abrams in a clip shared by Regal. The video sits on the company's official Regal channel under the title 'Zach Cregger and Austin Abrams Say Gamers Will Love Resident Evil #ResidentEvilMovie'. It frames the film directly for players.

Resident Evil began as a horror video game series. The games drop ordinary people into zombie outbreaks and secret laboratory disasters. The brand later grew into films and television series. Each new screen version is therefore judged twice, by cinema-goers and by players.

That double audience explains why a favourites list gets attention. Players want to know if a director knows the material from the inside. A list cannot answer that fully. It can show where his taste lies.

What makes this stand out is the spread. One pick is the series he is now adapting. The other three come from different corners of gaming. One is a small-scale independent release that grew through word of mouth. Two are large, story-driven console releases with devoted followings.

For fans, this means the early chat around the film is about play, not posters. It is a small detail. Small details matter when trust is on the line.

Regal's presentation adds to that. Cinemas now use YouTube interviews and behind-the-scenes clips to reach people before tickets go on sale. A short conversation can travel further than a trailer quote. The title here does the work plainly, telling gamers they are the intended audience.

The film itself will be the test. Favourite games do not decide casting, script or scares. They do give players a starting point for the next conversation.

That is why these clips keep appearing. A director does not need to sell a game fan on monsters. He needs to show he has held a controller. Cregger has now done that in public, with four titles anyone can look up and argue about.

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