The chronological order of the events in the Resident Evil series goes as follows:
- Resident Evil 0 - July 23, 1998
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - During the finale of Resident Evil 0 on July 23, 1998 (the Beginnings scenario)
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - The night between July 23rd and 24th (the Nightmare scenario)
- Resident Evil - July 24, 1998
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - After the events of Resident Evil on July 24, 1998 (the Rebirth scenario)
- Resident Evil: Outbreak - September 20-October 1, 1998note
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - September 28, 1998 (first half)
- Resident Evil 2 - September 29-30, 1998
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - October 1, 1998 (second half)
- Resident Evil: Survivor - November 1998
- Resident Evil – Code: Veronica - December 1998
- Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles - Summer 2002 (the events of Operation Javier)
- Resident Evil: Dead Aim - September 2002
- Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles: Prelude to the Fall - 2003 (just before the events of Operation T-A.L.O.S.)
- Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - February 18, 2003 (the events of Operation T-A.L.O.S.)
- Resident Evil 4 - Autumn 2004
- Resident Evil: Revelations - Summer 2004 (Terragrigia Panic), 2005 (main story)
- Resident Evil: Degeneration - November 2005
- Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - 2006
- Resident Evil 5 - August 2006 (Lost in Nightmares), March 2009 (main story and Desperate Escape)
- Biohazard: The Stage - August 2010
- Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - 2011
- Resident Evil: Damnation - February 2011
- Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire - Sometime in 2012 before 6.
- Resident Evil 6 - December 2012 (first two chapters of Jake's campaign and Chapter 2 of Chris' campaign), July 2013 (rest of the story)
- Umbrella Corps - 2012 to 2013 (Experiment Mode), 2016 (Multiplayer Mode)
- Resident Evil: Heavenly Island - 2014
- Resident Evil: Vendetta - 2014 to 2015
- Resident Evil: Death Island - 2015
- Biohazard: The Experience - 2015
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - October 2014 (Old Videotape and Daughters), June 2017 (Derelict House Footage, Bedroom, Nightmare, 21, and Happy Birthday), July 2017 (main story and Not a Hero) and August 2017 (End of Zoe).
- Resident Evil Village - February 2021 (Main Game), 2037 (Shadow of Rose)