Resident Evil 4 Remake Reaches Big New Sales Milestone

Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake is a huge hit. The publisher has confirmed the 2023 game has sold 9 million copies, with some estimates stating this makes it the fastest-selling Resident Evil game of all time.

Industry analyst Alex Aniel said (via SI) that sales at this level make the Resident Evil 4 remake the “by far, the fastest-selling Resident Evil ever.” Capcom announced that the game had cleared 8 million copies as of mid-October 2024, so it appears sales during the holiday helped boost the game beyond 9 million.

Resident Evil is far and away Capcom’s biggest franchise by sales volume, with total sales exceeding 163 million units. The next closest is Monster Hunter (105 million).

2019’s Resident Evil 2 remains the highest-selling Resident Evil game ever, with 14.5 million copies sold, followed by Resident Evil 7 (14 million), Resident Evil Village (10.5 million), Resident Evil 5 (9.4 million). Resident Evil 6 (9.3 million),and Resident Evil 3 (9.2 million). Capcom’s website that lists all of its best-selling games hasn’t been updated with the latest Resident Evil 4 remake sales–it still shows 8 million sales–but it would rank No. 10 overall with 9 million sales.

The 2005 original Resident Evil 4, meanwhile, sold 2.3 million copies.