Resident Evil 4 Remake sets concurrent franchise record on Steam

It’s doing rather well.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is out today, and even with most people still at work, it is already doing well on Steam.

According to SteamDB, Resident Evil 4 Remake has 140,240 concurrent users as of press time, and we expect the number to grow over the weekend.

Compared to other Resident Evil games on Steam, the remake has set a new concurrent record compared to the previous holder Resident Evil Village with 106,631 users at its peak.

With its release, Resident Evil 4 Remake is one of the top-selling games on Steam in the US at the moment.

A remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4 , the game features redesigned visuals compared to the original, promising a tenser atmosphere. It also features New Game Plus mode, new character designs, and backgrounds and offers six control schemes, including one styled after the original game.

New to the remake is the crafting system enabling you to create items and ammunition using collected resources. You can still buy items from the Merchant, who provides new side quests in the remake.

Another change is the ability for Leon to move and use weapons at the same time, use roundhouse kicks, and the new parrying mechanic to block and counter attacks with a knife.

Capcom has also minimized Quick Time Events, and Leon can carry multiple knives to compensate for weapon durability.

Originally released for GameCube in 2005, development of the remake began in 2018 and was officially revealed in June during a State of Play presentation.

Reviews for the remake have been positive all around, an in VG247’s Resident Evil 4 review , Kelsey gave it a perfect score stating the remake is “refined in every way” and that it will “pleasantly surprise even the most nostalgia-addled of players.”

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As Resident Evil remakes continue to print money, Capcom confirms plans for more of them

But no conirmation as to which games it plans to remake.

To the surprise of presumably no one, Capcom has in fact confirmed that it’s planning another Resident Evil remake - but it hasn’t said which game’s getting one.

It’s no secret that Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes have been doing exceptionally well - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold three million copies within its first two days . So hearing that Capcom is working on more was pretty much a given. Resident Evil 4 Remake director Yasuhiro Anpo was the one to confirm more remakes are on the way, quite simply replying “Yes,” when asked by IGN if the developer had plans for more. “We’ve released three remakes so far and they have all been received very well. Since it allows a modern audience to play these games, it is something I am happy to do as someone that loves these older games, and we want to continue doing more.

“What game we will remake in the future is something that we would like to announce in the future, so please look forward to it.” There hasn’t been any kind of hints so far as to which games Capcom might remake, though it has been trying to figure out which games you want to see remade . Code Veronica seemingly isn’t off the table , but of course there are games like the original Resident Evil or Resident Evil 0. Plus, there’s the more actiony Resident Evil 5, which is the next one numerically, though that one obviously marked quite a shift for the survival horror series.

Capcom does have an “unannounced major title” due out before March 2024 , though I personally wouldn’t bet on a new Resident Evil game. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is out March 22 , but that one was already announced, so it can’t be that. Perhaps there’s a new Monster Hunter on the horizon? We could always hope for a new Lost Planet or Darkstalkers too.

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