{"id":52968,"date":"2025-10-15T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=52968"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T06:39:21","slug":"resident-evils-new-strategy-mobile-game-does-away-with-paid-gacha-in-favor-of-direct-purchases-developers-detail-monetization-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evils-new-strategy-mobile-game-does-away-with-paid-gacha-in-favor-of-direct-purchases-developers-detail-monetization-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil&#8217;s new strategy mobile game does away with paid gacha in favor of direct purchases. Developers detail monetization model\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Resident Evil Survival Unit <\/strong>is an upcoming real-time strategy game co-developed by Aniplex and JOYCITY in collaboration with Capcom. Set in a parallel universe adjacent to Resident Evil 2 and 3, the title transforms the horror franchise&#8217;s formula with base building, puzzles and strategic defense gameplay, while featuring familiar characters like Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine. With the new spin-off set to launch by the end of 2025 across mobile platforms, the developers recently shed some light on what players should expect in terms of gacha and microtransactions in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resident Evil Survival Unit |  TGS 2025 Exclusive Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHfau0dyPZw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/926\/G092667\/20250929026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4Gamer,<\/a> game director Dongkyun Kye and business lead Jun Seung Park explain that with Resident Evil Survival Unit being a strategy game, it <em>will<\/em> involve collecting characters. However, not through paid gacha. \u201cAlmost all of the game\u2019s content is accessible without paying, but if you want to obtain specific characters earlier than usual, that may require payment.\u201d Character purchases will be direct, so you can simply buy the ones you want. Additionally, Resident Evil Survival Unit will come with a free gacha system.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game\u2019s monetization is instead intended to rely primarily on time-saving items. However, Park notes that JOYCITY was determined to make the game equally enjoyable for people who aren\u2019t keen on spending money. \u201cDuring our internal playtests, we found that even without paying, you can enjoy the game fully long as you form groups and work together with other players.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1273\" height=\"713\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-001.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Evil Survival Unit Leon Kennedy\" class=\"wp-image-52973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-001.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Resident Evil Survival Unit is described by Aniplex as a \u201cglobal multiplayer experience.\u201d Although the real-time defense battles will be singleplayer, the concept is that players band together against the shared enemy that is Umbrella Corporation (although there is an element of competition in who takes down the enemy\u2019s secret base first). When encountering fellow survival units in-game, you can opt for either cooperation or conflict, but it seems that choosing to work with other players will help reduce the need for grinding and\/or microtransactions. Additionally, the game will include some minor PvP elements like a training arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"710\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-002.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Evil Survival Unit Leon Kennedy\" class=\"wp-image-52974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-002.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20251015-52968-002-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the devs, Resident Evil Survival Unit\u2019s development is going smoothly and on schedule, which means the game will drop sometime within the next three months for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/resident-evil-survival-unit\/id6744668327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.aniplex.resu&amp;hl=en_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>.\u00a0Pre-registrations are open.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Evil Survival Unit&#8217;s developers shed light on the RTS mobile game&#8217;s monetization model and gacha system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":52972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-52968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Resident Evil&#039;s new strategy mobile game does away with paid gacha in favor of direct purchases. 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