Resident Evil 7 Teaser: 8 Hidden Secrets You Must Find

Although it can't be used as a weapon, there is a way to arm yourself with an axe that involves making two key discoveries over the two different timelines you get to play in the demo.

First you need to find the lockpick that's hidden in the VHS flashback and use it to unlock a drawer that can be used when you return to the present. When you check out the draw in this timeline you'll find an axe that... can't really be used for anything really.

You can smash up the terrifying mannequins that haunt the upstairs (lets face it, they deserve it), but that's about it. It's been claimed that finding the axe can reveal a series of markings on the wall, but to this day nobody really knows what they mean.

Interestingly the developers have explained that unlike other first-person horror games that render you defenceless against enemies, in Resident Evil 7 you'll actually be able to fend off your attackers with weapons. So while the axe might be useless in this demo, its inclusion may be an indication that Resident Evil is turning to melee combat for its upcoming sequel.