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How to Get S+ Rank and All Rank Requirements

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RE4 Remake - How to Get S Rank

Getting to S+ Rank is determined by how long it took you to complete your playthrough of Resident Evil 4 Remake (RE4 Remake). Learn more about how to get S+ rank, reaching S+ rank tips, and the completion times required for each difficulty to reach Rank S+!

List of Contents

S+ Rank Requirements

Playtime Required for S+ Rank Per Difficulty

Difficulty Max Playtime Requirement
Assisted 04:00:00
Standard 05:00:00
Hardcore 05:30:00
Professional 05:30:00
15 Manual Saves Only

Note that it also can't be a New Game Plus playthrough for you to reach S+ Rank.

Speedrun Guide: How to Finish in Under 5 Hours

How to Get S+ Rank

S+ Rank Completion Tips
Checkmark.png Purchase Special items from the Extra Content Shop
Checkmark.png Bonus Weapons and Accessories Are Allowed
Checkmark.png Upgrade the Chicago Sweeper as Early as Possible
Checkmark.png Forget about collectibles and side content
Checkmark.png Have fully upgraded weapons
Checkmark.png Pause the Game to Plan Your Route
Checkmark.png Focus on stealth as much as possible
Checkmark.png Run away when you can
Checkmark.png Try not to die (There are no Autosaves)

Purchase Special Items From the Extra Content Shop

The easiest way to get an S+ Rank is to do a fresh playthrough with Special Items unlocked. This means that you'll need to finish the main story in different difficulties first (with any rank) to have them available for purchase.

Special items like Ashley's Armor and Chicago Sweeper can be used in a fresh save after they're obtained, and will not lock you out of an S+ Rank.

Extra Content Shop Special Items

Bonus Weapons and Accessories Are Allowed

Using bonus weapons does not prevent you from earning S+ Rank. Weapons such as the Chicago Sweeper, Handcannon, and Primal Knife can all be used during a fresh New Game run.

Likewise, accessories earned from previous playthroughs, including the Chicken Hat, Deer Antlers, and Gas Mask, are also allowed and will not affect your final rank.

All Costumes, Outfits, and Accessories

Upgrade the Chicago Sweeper as Early as Possible

If you've unlocked the Chicago Sweeper, complete enough Merchant Requests in the Village to collect 30 Spinels. Once you reach the first Merchant in the Castle, exchange them for an Exclusive Upgrade Ticket and use it on the Chicago Sweeper to unlock Infinite Ammo.

This strategy makes the remainder of the playthrough significantly easier, allowing you to defeat most enemies without worrying about conserving ammunition.

All Requests Locations

Forget Collectibles and Side Content

Resident Evil 4 Remake Requests

The only requirement for earning S+ Rank is finishing the game within the required time. Avoid spending extra time exploring areas for optional Collectibles, Hidden Treasures, or other completion objectives that are not on your route. Instead, focus on reaching the next objective as quickly as possible.

Have Fully Upgraded Weapons

Resident Evil 4 Remake Upgrades

This is self-explanatory since boss fights tend to be lengthy especially when your weapons are merely peppering your enemy instead of blasting holes through them.

List of All Bosses

Pause the Game to Plan Your Route

The in-game timer stops while you're in the pause menu, inventory, map, Merchant shop, Typewriter menu, and Photo Mode. Use these breaks to organize your inventory, craft ammunition, or plan your next objective without adding to your total playtime.

Focus on Stealth as Much as Possible

Sometimes the best way to win the fight is to win it from the shadows. This will allow you to sneak past enemies and reach checkpoints earlier since you won't have to deal with every enemy head-on.

How to Stealth Kill

Run Away When You Can

When stealth is not an option, you have a higher chance of getting S+ rank when you run away from your enemies instead of standing your ground to fight them all. Of course this will not always be the case as some stages will require you to stand your ground.

How to Save Ammo

Remember There are No Autosaves

In higher difficulties such as Professional, autosaves are disabled. If you die, you would have to begin again from your last save. This would waste precious seconds as you will have to run past everything again.

All Rank Requirements

Ranks by Playtime

Rank Assisted Standard Hardcore Professional
S+ 04:00:00 05:00:00 05:30:00 05:30:00
15 Saves Only
S 04:00:00 05:00:00 05:30:00 05:30:00
A 15:00:00 12:00:00 10:00:00 07:00:00

Each difficulty will have a different cutoff time for each playthrough length. It can be assumed that anything more than the playtimes exceeding those along the A row would then be classified as B.

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100% Completion Roadmap New Game Plus Guide
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Extra Content Shop Locked Drawer
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Mad Chainsaw Mode (Demo) VR Mode Guide
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Best Save Points on Professional How to Skip First Village Fight
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How to Skip the Farm: Get Wooden Cog Fast Speedrun Guide
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Best Character for Each Stage How to Use Mayhem Mode
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Best Loadout Strongest Guns
Best Exclusive Weapon Upgrades Best Weapons to Upgrade
How to Upgrade Weapons Best Handgun and Pistol
Best Shotgun Best SMG
Best Rifle Best Magnum
Best Knife Knife Durability
How to Repair Knives Best Weapons to Get First
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Achievements List and Trophy Guide List of Challenges
Astute Appraiser Frugalist
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Hope You Like Thrill Rides! Too Cool For Such Tricks
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Where to Adjust Brightness Settings -
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How to Parry Attacks How to Stealth Kill Enemies
How Do Critical Hits Work What to Do When You Have No Ammo
How to Do a Suplex How to Swap Guns
What Does the Plus 1 Mean? How to Get Assault Rifle Ammo
How to Repair Body Armor Knife Only Tips and Strategies
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All Merchant Locations Money Farming Guide
What to Buy First What to Sell First
How to Farm Spinels What to Trade Spinels For
Limited Time Sale Guide How to Get Gemstones
Trading Guide How to Get Exclusive Upgrade Tickets
Charms Guides
Best Charms to Equip Can You Reroll the Charm Gacha?
Shooting Range Guide -
Inventory Guides
How to Manage Inventory How to Rotate Items
How to Increase Attache Case Storage What to Do With Excess Items
Crafting Guide All Crafting Recipe Locations
Why Can’t I Store Items? -
Survival Guides
How to Increase Health How to Disarm Traps
How to Disarm Tripwires How to Quick Turn
How to Climb Walls and Ledges All Yellow Herb Locations
FAQs
Difficulty Differences Missables and Points of No Return
List of Exploits All Bugs
How to Save How to Change Costumes
Can You Turn on the Flashlight? Can You Throw Back the Dynamite?
Can You Kill the Merchant? Should You Register a Capcom ID?
Is There Transmog? How to Get Infinite Knife Durability
Can You Kill Saddler Without the Rocket Launcher? How to Change FOV
Story Guides
Ending Explained Post-Credits Scene Explained
How to Get the Wrench How to Get Past the Village
How to Get Back to the Church How to Get to Ashley in the Castle
Should You Save or Kill the Trapped Dog? What Happened to the Dog?
How to Get to the Forest Altar Where's Everyone Going? Bingo? Meaning
Should You Climb the Bell Tower? How to Use the Boat
How to Use the Cannon Minecart Guide
Clocktower Lift Guide -

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10 Anonymous Anonymous 4 months

[3] [4] Thanks for your feedback! Yes, you can use Ashley Armor and the Chicago Sweeper (including Infinite Ammo) and still earn S+ Rank, as long as it's a fresh New Game. We've updated the guide to make this clearer.

4 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

yes, you can use both. It’s in the walkthrough above.

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