Here's What Beating Resident Evil 7 Unlocks

If you haven't beaten Resident Evil 7 yet, you have a few new features to look forward to when you do.

Completing the game unlocks a harder difficulty, Madhouse Mode--provided you didn't unlock it via a pre-order bonus already--as well as The Secrets of Defense handbook, which increases the damage you can absorb by blocking with your arms.

You also get the Albert-01R handgun, a powerful late-game weapon that can kill most enemies in a single shot.

Madhouse Mode adds a slew of challenges:

Health doesn't regenerate
More frequent, faster enemies in new locations
Items are more sparse and have been moved around
You have to collect and carry cassette tapes to use in save rooms, much like ink ribbons from old Resident Evil games
Auto-saves far less often
Resident Evil 7 launched on PS4, Xbox One, and PC earlier this week. Read our review and see how it fits into the series' universe.