Milestone reached for Resident Evil Requiem : the ninth main episode of the saga has just exceeded 7 million copies sold worldwide, less than two months after its release. Discreetly announced on Instagram by the director Koshi Nakanishithis figure confirms an extraordinary start. For Capcom, this is more than just a good launch.
The timing is symbolic: resident Evil celebrates its 30th anniversary this spring 2026, and Requiem is already establishing itself as the new showcase of the license. Between sales records, crazy notes in the press and unprecedented commitment from players, the title ticks all the boxes. It remains to be seen how far this dynamic can take it.
Resident Evil Requiem: 7 million sales in record time
Released February 27, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam, Resident Evil Requiem immediately panicked the counters. Capcom announced 5 million units sold on March 4, in just five days, then 6 million before the end of the first month. At the end of April, the message from Koshi Nakanishi confirms the passage to 7 million, a speed record for the franchise.
Never had an episode escalated so quickly, not even Resident Evil Village or the remake of Resident Evil 4. Internally, Capcom celebrated this milestone with two giant Leon and Grace cakes bearing the messages “Welcome to the 7 million, Leon!” and “Grace, congratulations on the 7 million!”, a scene immortalized on Instagram.
Why does Resident Evil Requiem excite players so much?
On the critical side, the verdict is just as impressive. IGN France gave it top marks, writing that “Requiem is a pivotal work that manages to reconcile two long-opposed visions of the saga.” Numerama calls it the best episode since Resident Evil 4 with a 9 out of 10.
Players follow: completion rates reach around 70% on PC, nearly 67% on PlayStation and up to 90% on Xbox, levels well above previous episodes. At launch, a peak of more than 340,000 concurrent players on Steam was also recorded. In other words, a huge majority of those who launch Resident Evil Requiem goes to the end of the adventure.
The alternating architecture of the scenario between Leon S. Kennedy and the newcomer Grace Ashcroftthe assumed return to a more tense horror and the ultra polished production also explain this word of mouth. The recent patch added a Photo Mode and adjusted certain cutscenes to better convey emotions. Enough to further fuel the presence of the game on the networks.
Resident Evil Requiem: what is Capcom preparing after 7 million?
For now, Capcom carefully maintain the flame. A mysterious update is announced for next month, which the community is already imagining as an additional mode close to “The Mercenaries”. At the same time, a large-scale narrative DLC has been confirmed, with no release window at the moment.
With this milestone of 7 million reached in record time, Requiem stands out as a new pillar of the 2026 catalog of Capcom and a strong marker of 30 years of resident Evil. If the sales curve continues at this pace, the game could join the publisher’s biggest historical successes. It remains to be seen how the DLC and future updates will extend this global phenomenon.