Resident Evil Requiem Tops US Sales Charts in 2026

Capcom's latest survival horror title, Resident Evil Requiem, has surged to the top of sales charts since its February 27, 2026, release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, becoming the bestselling video game in the United States for the year to date.

According to Circana data on U.S. retail and digital sales through late February, the game claimed the number one spot overall and for the month, with launch-week dollar sales exceeding those of 2021's Resident Evil Village by more than 60 percent. It outperformed major competitors including NBA 2K26, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Madden NFL 26, while leading PlayStation Store download charts in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Globally, Capcom reported over 6 million copies sold across platforms within the first month, with the PC version achieving a peak concurrent player count of more than 340,000 on Steam, surpassing the launch record set by the Resident Evil 4 remake.

The game centers on two protagonists: FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, who investigates a series of gruesome murders at a hotel tied to lingering Umbrella Corporation experiments, and veteran agent Leon S. Kennedy, grappling with a mysterious...