Resident Evil 4 Remake Tops Console Gen Sales With 16.8M Copies

Alinea data shows Capcom’s 2023 remake dominating PS, Steam, and Xbox combined.

Snap says:

Leon still carrying the franchise while Capcom counts the coin. 16.8 million copies later and the man's jacket still hasn't gone out of style.

Colin "The Drain" Whitaker

2026-07-27Industry & Business1 min read

Resident Evil 4 Remake has moved 16.8 million copies across PlayStation, Steam, and Xbox since the current console generation began, according to Alinea Analytics estimates released this week.

PlayStation leads with 7.4 million units, Steam follows at 6.8 million, and Xbox trails at 1.6 million. The title has generated roughly $560 million in gross revenue, with nearly 4 million of those sales occurring in 2026 alone.

Alinea notes Steam's regional pricing and frequent discounts have sustained momentum in markets like China, Brazil, and Russia, lifting the platform's revenue share from 28 percent at launch to 34.1 percent currently. Other current-gen remakes trail considerably, with Ark: Survival Ascended at an estimated 7 million and The Last of Us Part 1 at 6.3 million.

The figures come from market analysis rather than Capcom's official filings, which last reported 13.6 million as of March 2026.

Steam’s regional pricing kept it alive—PC now accounts for 34% of revenue.

article Eurogamer - Resident Evil 4 is by far and away the best-selling remake on this console generation
https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-4-best-selling-remake-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-pc
article Alinea Analytics Substack - This gen’s top remakes & remasters by copies sold
https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/this-gens-top-remakes-and-remasters
X Post @eurogamer post on Alinea estimates
https://x.com/eurogamer/status/2081719021926302176

COMMENTS

MetaAbuser_ProIf It Works It Works +41 -29

16.8 million copies puts RE4 Remake in the same tier as Witcher 3 for console-era longevity. If Resident Evil can keep getting that DLC pipeline money then it's auto top 5 franchise regardless of next title.

Lena "Boomstick" ReyesSTAFF

Yeah but those Steam numbers are 85 percent refund wave after the demo. You play with consumer eyes closed if you think that's long-term retention.

Dadmode_EngagedDollar Per Hour Judge +124 -4

Sixteen million copies and a 40 dollar expansion, all so they can recycle the same mansion model for the next five years while I still can't afford a Switch 2.

Colin "The Drain" WhitakerSTAFF

Capcom forecasts suggest amortized development costs have actually declined by 12 percent per unit shipped, so the revenue projection does indicate a return on investment above 35 percent by Q3 next year.

Ziggy "PixelPup" TorresSTAFF

bro colin literally turned a game sales story into a quarterly shareholder meeting i'm dead