A college in Osaka will let its students try out game development with Capcom’s RE Engine. The Osaka Electro-Communication University has announced that it is working with Capcom to hold special courses where students can also receive feedback from actual game developers from the company.
This course will be available to students in the following courses: the Digital Games Course and the Games and Media Course in the Faculty of Information Science and Arts, as well as the Digital Games Course in the graduate school. Professional game developers working under Capcom will also be present at the college and provide direct feedback to the students’ RE Engine projects in the course, which will run for around two weeks.
Despite its name, the RE Engine is not exclusively intended for the Resident Evil series. Capcom’s research and development account tweeted in late 2019 that the engine’s name has several meanings, with “Reach for the moon” being the most prominent one.
Capcom used the RE Engine to develop other non-Resident Evil games like Devil May Cry 5, Street Fighter 6, and Monster Hunter Rise and Wilds. It also used the same engine to work on compilations like Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection. The college’s press release also includes a sample screenshot of the RE Engine being used to develop Mega Man: Dual Override, which Capcom will release in 2027.
The RE Engine course at the Osaka Electro-Communication University will run from August 24 to September 3, 2026. The college will also hold an open campus session with the game engine on August 22, 2026.