Resident Evil Requiem's success has seen pretty much every game in the series get a boost in players on Steam.
A user on the Resident Evil Subreddit pointed out that since Resident Evil Requiem released last month, nearly every game in the franchise has seen a boost in players according to SteamDB. Resident Evil 5 is the only one to have actually reached a new all-time peak player count, however every other title has reached a new high since its previous peak.
The biggest winner is Resident Evil 3 remake, which peaked at 60,293 at release and never crossed the 3,000 player threshold in a month since, however, this past weekend, the least beloved of the Resident Evil remake trilogy hit a high of 20,363. This was also likely helped along by the fact that Capcom is currently selling the game for £3.49 | $3.99 on Steam, which is the same price as the non RE Engine titles available in the Resident Evil 30th anniversary sale.
Although, even with Resident Evil 2 Remake being £11.49 | $13.79 on Steam, it too had its best peak since launch with a high of 22,010. Meanwhile, the Resident Evil 4 remake – which isn't even on sale – also had a big boost, hitting 34,316 players, which is the best post-launch window number outside of the release of the Separate Ways DLC in September 2023 which peaked at 49,871. Regardless – Resident Evil 3 aside – it's clear the people want more Leon Kennedy.
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