Raccoon City Walkthrough — Resident Evil Requiem (RE9)

Raccoon City Square is the campaign's open-world hub between the Orphanage and the ARK Facility. This RE9 walkthrough covers the Titan Spinner boss in the central plaza, the four sub-districts you can explore in any order, and the missable Mr. Raccoon dolls + antique coins gated to this chapter.

Chapter overview: open-world hub

Raccoon City Square is the campaign's most open chapter. The central plaza contains the mandatory Titan Spinner boss, but the four surrounding districts (north / east / south / west) can be tackled in any order. Each district gates one key collectible or item required for the ARK Facility — you can skip districts on a first run if you want, but you'll regret it during the Victor Gideon fight.

This is also the chapter where you pick up the Marksman 1A Rifle, the single most important weapon for the Plant 43 + Victor Gideon fights. Do not skip the north district.

Approach from the Orphanage

The Orphanage exit drops Leon onto the Square's northeast corner. The first thing you see is the rotating shadow of the Titan Spinner across the plaza — that's your boss.

1. Hug the perimeter — the Titan Spinner has aggro range only inside the plaza fountain ring.
2. Tag the save typewriter in the boarded-up coffee shop at the northeast corner.
3. Decide your district order. Recommended for a first run: north (Marksman) → east (Raccoons) → south (puzzle) → west (keycard) → plaza (boss).

Central plaza: Titan Spinner boss

The Titan Spinner is a giant rotating bioweapon that occupies the central fountain plaza. Full tactics in our Titan Spinner boss guide. Key points:

• Cover-based fight — use the abandoned cars and bus wreckage as moving cover.
• Save Marksman 1A rounds for the head pustule (≈8-shot kill).
• Insanity tip — the rotation speed doubles in the second phase. Pre-place a grenade trap on the predicted lunge line.

The Titan Spinner drops the ARK Approach Permit on death, required to enter the ARK Facility chapter.

North district: Marksman 1A pickup

The north district is the pawn shop alley. The Marksman 1A Rifle is in the locked back room of "Hank's Pawn", accessible by shooting the padlock through the front window.

• Marksman 1A Rifle + 12 starter rounds.
• Mr. Raccoon #15 on the rooftop air vent (jump from the fire escape).
• Antique coin in the cash register drawer.
• File: Hank's Pawn Receipt — references RE2 cast.

East district: Mr. Raccoon dolls + safe

The east district is the broken footbridge area. Two of the missable Mr. Raccoon dolls live here:

• Mr. Raccoon #16 on top of the destroyed pillar (need explosive damage from grenade or RPG).
• Mr. Raccoon #17 in the boarded-up fountain stairwell.
• Safe #5 alternate location — bonus reward if all 4 prior safes opened (see safe codes guide).
• 2× antique coins + 3× Mr. Raccoon doll fragments.

South district: Quartz puzzle

The south district is the half-collapsed shopping mall. The escalator pit has a Quartz puzzle similar to the basement's — three rotating discs to align so the cracked window opens. Solution: outer disc 2 clockwise, middle 1 counter, inner 3 clockwise.

Solving it drops a Quartz Piece (the last one needed for the ARK door) plus an Eye Spy Charm refill. Full step-by-step in quartz puzzles guide.

West district: ARK Keycard

The west district is the train station ruins. The ARK Keycard is on the dead engineer in the locomotive cabin — climb the side ladder, drop through the broken roof. Required to enter the ARK Facility (you cannot proceed without it).

• ARK Keycard (mandatory).
• File: Engineer's Final Transmission — last narrative piece before ARK.
• Mortal Edge Hatchet refill on the workbench (free durability restore).

What comes next: ARK Facility

With all 4 districts cleared and the Titan Spinner down, the ARK Approach Permit + ARK Keycard unlock the final chapter. The ARK Facility is the longest and hardest chapter in the campaign — Plant 43, The Commander, and Victor Gideon, all in one sprint.

Continue with our ARK Facility complete walkthrough, or jump to the Victor Gideon final boss guide for the climax tactics.