Resident Evil Requiem hits 6 million sales in 17 days, Capcom reveals, "the fastest that a title in the series has reached this milestone"

Releasing at the tail end of February, Resident Evil Requiem has already made waves among horror fans and longtime lovers of Capcom's series alike for its action-packed gameplay and solid story – more so than any other Resident Evil, apparently.

Not only did Resident Evil Requiem set a series record on Steam within an hour of launch, hitting a peak of 260,000 concurrent players, but Capcom now reveals that it's also reached another milestone for the beloved RE name – it's hit a whopping six million sales in under a month.

17 days, to be precise, have passed since what might just be one of the best new games of 2026 launched on February 27.

Capcom unveils the achievement in a public letter from Haruhiro Tsujimoto, president and COO of the company. "Worldwide sales of Resident Evil Requiem, released on February 27, 2026, now exceed six million units, which is the fastest that a title in the series has reached this milestone," it reads.

Future plans for the smash hit come up, too, with Capcom outlining "plans to implement several measures" later down the line.

These include "ongoing support and additional game content," which lines up nicely with what Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi himself recently said – that a story expansion to "delve deeper into the world," a photo mode, and a brand-new minigame are underway.

These are certainly exciting times for Resident Evil stans, it seems, and it's all unfolding ahead of the series' 30th anniversary.

Capcom notes that the big Resident Evil birthday, marking decades of hopeful Leon shippers, is on March 22 – mere days away now. The studio says it's "readying various plans for this anniversary to delight series fans," further adding to all the excitement.

I, for one, am not too surprised to see Resident Evil Requiem doing so well already, though. Our own Resident Evil Requiem review dubs it "a soaring piece of survival horror theater," after all.

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