Resident Evil Villagereleased a few days ago, but Capcom has officially confirmed some impressive sales numbers for the latest entry in the long-running survival horror franchise.Resident Evilhas been going strong for 25 years and it looks like the series remains as popular as ever.
According to Capcom, cumulative shipments ofResident Evilgames across the entirety of the series officially exceed 100 million units with the successful launch ofResident EvilVillage. The firstResident Eviltitle debuted way back in 1996 and this latest title’s success shows the lasting power of theREfranchise 25 years later.
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Resident Evil Villageis a continuation of the mainlineREseries and it follows the story ofRE7 Biohazarddirectly. Capcom has officially confirmed thatResident Evil Villagehas already sold 3 million units. Following the new hero of theResident Evilseries, Ethan Winters, players have been exploring this new action-packed survival horror set in a mysterious village. Players received a taste of this village withResident Evil Villagereceiving multiple demosahead of its release last week. One demo focused on the Castle ofResident Evil Villagewhile the other demo focused on the village and it appears that the demos paid off with the successful early sales being reported by Capcom.
Resident Evil Villagehas a long way to go to catch up to sales of other titles in theREfranchise, with its prequel (Resident Evil 7 Biohazard)selling an impressive 8.5 million unitsas of December 31st, 2020.Resident Evil 2ushered in a new wave of survival horror fans when it released in 2019, selling 7.2 million units as of June 27, 2025.Resident Evil 2remains the top dog of theREfranchise, making 7.2 million units the sales milestone for futureResident Eviltitles to surpass.
In celebration ofResident Evil’s 25th anniversary, Capcom will be launchingResident Evil Re:Verseas a free add-on toResident Evil Village.Re:Verseis an online multiplayer action experience where gamers will battle it out as popular characters from the series similar toResident Evil Resistance’sroster of heroes. The next projectResident Evilfans can look forward to is the upcoming Netflixanimated series calledResident Evil: Infinite Darknesswhich releases worldwide in July.
ConsideringResident Evil Villagehas already sold an impressive three million units worldwide in a week, it may eventually catch up to the sales ofResident Evil 7or even the staggering sales ofResident Evil 2.Resident Evil Village’santagonist Lady Dimitrescubecame a meme ahead of the game’s release which may have also contributed to Capcom’s successful launch last month.
Resident Evil Villageis available right now for Google Stadia, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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