Competitions are sponsored events involving fans submitting are taking part in a judged process in order to win prize(s). These are distinctly different from viral campaigns and give-aways in that those primarily involve opting in by re-sharing or posting content on social media or signing-up, with winners selected at random if prizes are involved.
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| Competition | Year | Related media | Summary |
| Capcom RE2 Sweepstakes Contest | 1998 | Resident Evil 2 (1998 game) | |
| Resident Evil Blowout Contest | 1999 | Hosted by IGN | |
| BIOHAZARD Grand Novel Prize | 2001 | ||
| Resident Evil poster design contest | 2001 | Resident Evil (film) | |
| GUN SURVIVOR 2 BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica World Ranking Prize | 2001 | Resident Evil Survivor 2 CODE:Veronica | |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse poster design contest | 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | |
| Resident Evil: Retribution Face of the Fan contest | 2011 | Resident Evil: Retribution | |
| Super Raid Festival | 2015 | Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | |
| In-Game T-Shirt Contest | 2015 | Resident Evil 0 (2016 release) | |
| BMW S 1000 XR sweepstakes | 2017 | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | |
| Talenthouse’s “Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City” Contest | 2021 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City |
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