Resident Evil 7’s story mainly unfolds in this order: Ethan arrives at the Baker property, searches the main house, gets pulled into the VHS flashback sequence, faces Jack and Marguerite, moves through the Old House, reaches the Testing Area and the wrecked ship, then the Swamp and Salt Mine before the ending reveal and final confrontation.

Chronological story order

  1. Ethan receives Mia’s message and travels to the Baker property.
  2. He enters the guest house and then the main house.
  3. He encounters the Baker family and learns the house is infected and dangerous.
  4. The Mia VHS sequence shows earlier events with Mia and Marguerite in the Old House.
  1. Ethan pushes through the Old House and backyard areas while dealing with the Bakers.
  2. He reaches the Testing Area, then later the wrecked ship and swamp.
  3. The story closes in the Salt Mine, where the deeper Umbrella-linked truth is revealed.

Key note

If you meant the main plot events only , the list above is the clean chronological order. If you want, I can also lay it out as a full chapter-by- chapter RE7 timeline with the flashbacks separated from the present-day story.