Resident Evil 4 hits 8 million copies sold, rising among best-selling RE games of all time

Resident Evil 4 has now officially sold over 8 million copies globally, Capcom announced today on X. It took the game 18 months to cross this mark since its launch in March 2023.

Below are the key sales milestones reached by the RE4 remake:

• 3 million copies — two days after launch;
• 4 million copies — two weeks after launch (April 7, 2023);
• 5 million copies — four months after launch (July 20, 2023);
• 6.48 million copies — 10 months after launch (January 31, 2024)
• 7 million copies — less than a year after launch (March 13, 2024).

For comparison, the original Resident Evil 4 sold over 13 million units globally. However, this includes various reissues and ports of the game. For example, the GameCube version sold 1.6 million copies, while the PS4/Xbox One edition is the best-selling one, with lifetime sales of 3.2 million.

800万人を超えるエージェントの皆さんへ
心からの感謝を込めて。

To you, the 8 million-plus agents,
thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

RE4開発チーム
RE4 Team pic.twitter.com/kf5JKzoq2J

— Capcom Dev 1 (@dev1_official) October 16, 2024

The RE4 remake currently ranks as the 8th best-selling game in the Resident Evil franchise. The top 10 can be seen below*:

*The data is taken from Capcom’s list of platinum titles (as of June 30, 2024). Figures for RE 4, 5, and 6 are combined sales of original games and re-releases/versions for various platforms.

1. Resident Evil 5 — 14.8 million copies (the original version for PS3/Xbox 360 sold 9.1 million units);
2. Resident Evil 2 (remake) — 14.2 million copies;
3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard — 13.7 million copies;
4. Resident Evil 4 (original) — 13.3 copies (2005 versions for GameCube and PlayStation 2 sold 1.6 million and 2.3 million units, respectively);
5. Resident Evil 6 — 12.4 million copies (includes sales of the original game and re-release for PS4/Xbox One);
6. Resident Evil Village — 10.1 million copies;
7. Resident Evil 3 (remake) — 9 million copies;
8. Resident Evil 4 (remake) — 8 million copies;
9. Resident Evil 2 (original) — 4.96 million copies (PS version);
10. Resident Evil (HD remaster for PS3) — 4.3 million copies.

As of June 30, 2024, the entire Resident Evil series has sold over 160 million copies globally. It remains Capcom’s best-selling franchise, followed by Monster Hunter (103 million), Street Fighter (55 million), Mega Man (42 million), and Devil May Cry (32 million).