The easiest place to get lost in Resident Evil Village is the very start. As players don't know the layout of the village yet, it's easy to get lost and turned around. The general story is linear, but it certainly doesn't appear that way at the beginning.
Gamers who are looking to get through the story of Resident Evil Village should start here. This guide is purely to get through the main story; completionists who are looking for all the secrets and collectibles will want to explore a bit in each area.
Walkthrough - Part One
Home
Walk upstairs and set the baby down in the crib. Then go back downstairs and into the kitchen. Approach Mia for a cutscene.
At the end of this cutscene, players will be next to a ringing cell phone. Pick it up and enter another two cutscenes.
Don't overthink this next part. There is a snowy path. Simply walk through it. Players get turned around by looking for exits on the left or right, just trudge straight forward. There is a barbed wire fence, duck underneath and keep marching.
The path will be made even more clear after this, follow the dead birds.
Cross a bridge and some legs, then enter the cabin on the right.
Go through the cabin to find stairs leading downward. Shuffle through the basement and examine a large wardrobe with a blood stain toward the bottom. Opening it will trigger a loud noise from the upper floor.
Go back upstairs and crawl underneath a dresser at the top of the stairs.
Discover a new hole in the wall that wasn't there before and use it to exit the cabin. Once again, Ethan will be led down a long path and all he needs to do is go forward.
Ambush
After sliding down a dirt ramp, Ethan will find a gun at the entrance to the village. Although there is a lot of exploring to do, the correct that to progress the story is at nearly the opposite end of the village from here. Follow the dirt road and enter a shack with a lit torch in the front.
Go through the shack and locate a curtain in the back. Open it and enter a cutscene.
Interact with the body hunched over by the stone wall for yet another cutscene.
Kill the zombie and enter the hole it came from, back into the shack.
Locate some bolt cutters on a shelf, go back out, and cut the lock on the gate.
There is a very obvious open door directly in front of this spot with a lightbulb just above the entrance. Go inside, head upstairs, and then back downstairs. This triggers a zombie attack.
Kill the zombies and approach the door with a moderately-sized hole near the top of it.
There will be a scream and another wave of zombies. To escape, look for the red blood smears that lead to a stairway.
Go up the stairs and through this home. Find a ladder through a makeshift hole and head down.
Exit through a stone hole. It's easy to get lost from here. Go straight and past the house in front of Ethan (the way by is on the right).
After running out of room, look left and spot a door on the side of a cabin. Enter, close the door behind Ethan to keep out more zombies, and go up a yellow ladder.
This takes Ethan to the top of a house. Now jump all the way back down and go toward the path with a red gate sealing the way forward. There will be an explosive barrel in front of it.
Although there is a quicker way to this road, Ethan must take this path to trigger all of the zombies in the area. He has to kill them all and survive the Ambush from Lycan. There is an achievement for those who can kill this mini-boss now instead of waiting until later. Aggressive players will want to play offensively while newer players will likely just want to try and survive the onslaught by running, hiding, and dodging swings.
Village
After waiting out the attack or killing all the enemies, a cutscene will trigger. The previously shut door will now finally be open. Head through and trigger another cutscene with an NPC. Another section of the village opens up at this point. Go past this central courtyard, through the field, and find a blueish shack on the right side. Entering it will trigger a cutscene.
After it plays, exit through the window, then take an immediate left, hopping up on some boxes to get over the wall.
Hug the left side and follow the dirt road to a large gate. Opening it will give players another cutscene.
After the cutscene, for straight and through the red double doors for another cutscene.
Wait for a moment in this room, then follow the NPC through a brief corridor. At the end, another two consecutive cutscenes will trigger.
Go straight, past a fireplace, and take the next door on the left. Inside, find the truck key in a green cabinet. Interact with them to find a screwdriver located inside the keychain. Retrace Ethan's steps to return back to the red truck. Interact with the ignition to continue.
After the cutscene, go upstairs twice. Going so will trigger a cutscene.
Go to the window to exit the burning building and start up another cutscene.
Jump down from the rooftop and head toward the lit-up altar by the gate. Using the screwdriver open the shutters and gives Ethan the Demon Crest. Now turn around and open the gate to fire up another cutscene.
Go back through the same field that got Ethan to the blueish shack. The NPC who welcomes Ethan to the village will be standing in front of a manor. Go past her and head inside.
Inside is a can't-miss altar with the Maiden Crest on it. Pick it up.
When facing the altar, look left and go through a wooden door, then a partially opened iron gate. Between two torches is a rock carving. Place both the Demon and Maiden Crests in their spots and head through the newly-opened gateway.
Cross the bridge, then head up some stone stairs and pull a handle with yellow tape in the pantry. Two consecutive cutscenes will trigger after this, leading to a section called Heisenberg's Test.
There is only one valid path to take, so keep going. Once reaching a wooden barricade blocking the way, kick it down, then drop to the stone bridge below. This will result in another cutscene.
Spot a small cave blocked by another wooden barrier. Like the last one, bash this down and go inside.
After going straight for a while, Ethan will come face-to-face with a larger grinder that slowly closes in on him. When facing the grinder, go all the way to the left and back away from it. There is a slight hole here that prevents Ethan from being chopped up. He'll automatically have the blades break his handcuffs. After the grinder finally stops moving, crawl underneath and exit out of a door on the right.
There is once again only one way to go. At the end of the corridor, exit out of a wooden door on the right. This leads to the room with the yellow-taped lever. Now Ethan can pull it without interruption. The path leads outside and up a dirt road.
At the top, players will meet The Duke during a cutscene. Those who wish to make purchases should do so at this time.
The only way forward leads to the entrance of Castle Dimitrescu.
Resident Evil Village is available now for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.