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Scott McCrae

Resident Evil Requiem proves fans yearn for more Leon Kennedy as his previous games get major Steam player count boosts, along with most of the other installments in the series

Gideon talks to a tied up Leon in Resident Evil Requiem.

Resident Evil Requiem's success has seen pretty much every game in the series get a boost in players on Steam.

A user on the Resident Evil Subreddit pointed out that since Resident Evil Requiem released last month, nearly every game in the franchise has seen a boost in players according to SteamDB. Resident Evil 5 is the only one to have actually reached a new all-time peak player count, however every other title has reached a new high since its previous peak.

The biggest winner is Resident Evil 3 remake, which peaked at 60,293 at release and never crossed the 3,000 player threshold in a month since, however, this past weekend, the least beloved of the Resident Evil remake trilogy hit a high of 20,363. This was also likely helped along by the fact that Capcom is currently selling the game for £3.49 | $3.99 on Steam, which is the same price as the non RE Engine titles available in the Resident Evil 30th anniversary sale.

Although, even with Resident Evil 2 Remake being £11.49 | $13.79 on Steam, it too had its best peak since launch with a high of 22,010. Meanwhile, the Resident Evil 4 remake – which isn't even on sale – also had a big boost, hitting 34,316 players, which is the best post-launch window number outside of the release of the Separate Ways DLC in September 2023 which peaked at 49,871. Regardless – Resident Evil 3 aside – it's clear the people want more Leon Kennedy.

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