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Who Do You Save in Resident Evil 7? Mia or Zoe

Ethan’s serum choice changes the ending. Save Mia for the story route connected to End of Zoe, or save Zoe to see the alternate outcome.
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Spoilers for a late-game choice and ending: For a first playthrough that you want to connect to the released End of Zoe add-on, save Mia. Saving Zoe leads to a different, bleaker ending; the game’s later add-on then follows Zoe’s fate on the Mia route.

What happens if you save Mia or Zoe?

Near the end of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Ethan has one serum dose and must choose whether to use it on Mia or Zoe. The choice changes the immediate outcome.

Choice Ending outcome Connection to End of Zoe
Save Mia Mia survives and escapes with Ethan. This is the route that leads into the released add-on, which explores Zoe’s fate after the main game.
Save Zoe According to Destructoid’s outcome guide, Eveline later kills both Zoe and Mia, and Ethan is rescued alone. This is an alternate outcome, rather than the branch followed by the add-on.

These outcomes are summarized by Destructoid’s guide to the Mia-or-Zoe choice. Capcom describes End of Zoe as revealing what happens to Zoe after the events of Resident Evil 7.

Which choice should you make?

Save Mia for the story path continued by the add-on

Choose Mia if this is your first run and you want the main-game route that connects to End of Zoe. Capcom’s Gold Edition announcement says the edition includes the main game and End of Zoe; the add-on focuses on Zoe’s fate after the main story.

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Save Zoe to see the alternate ending

Choose Zoe if you are curious about the other branch or want to make the decision that fits your role-play. It is a valid in-game choice, but the resulting ending is the more tragic one described above.

Is saving Mia officially the canon choice?

Capcom’s cited announcements establish that End of Zoe continues Zoe’s story after the main game, but they do not explicitly label the Mia choice “canon.” Calling Mia the continuity choice is an inference from the released add-on and its connection to Zoe’s post-game fate, not a formal canon ruling from Capcom.

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Where does End of Zoe fit?

Capcom announced End of Zoe as an add-on about the aftermath of the main game, and listed it among the contents of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition. Its October 2017 announcement named PS4, Xbox One, and PC as release platforms and described the add-on as available through Gold Edition, the Season Pass, or separate purchase at that time. Those are historical release details, not confirmation of current stock, prices, or availability in your region. Check the platform storefront and edition listing before buying.

Capcom’s Xbox Series X support page lists the base game and the End of Zoe and Not A Hero DLC, but it is not a retailer listing.

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