<P> Resident Evil 7 : Biohazard is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom , released in January 2017 for Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One , and in May 2018 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan . Diverging from the more action - oriented Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 , Resident Evil 7 returns to the franchise 's survival horror roots , emphasizing exploration . The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his wife in a derelict plantation occupied by a cannibal family , solving puzzles and fighting enemies . It is the first main series game to use a first - person view . </P>
<P> Resident Evil 7 : Biohazard is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom , released in January 2017 for Windows , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One , and in May 2018 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan . Diverging from the more action - oriented Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 , Resident Evil 7 returns to the franchise 's survival horror roots , emphasizing exploration . The player controls Ethan Winters as he searches for his wife in a derelict plantation occupied by a cannibal family , solving puzzles and fighting enemies . It is the first main series game to use a first - person view . </P>
who do you play as in resident evil 7
who do you play as in resident evil 7
Ethan Winters
Ethan Winters