Resident Evil Games Ranked by Sales

The top 10 highest selling Resident Evil games, listed

Grant Testa

Published: Feb 24, 2023 08:40 pm

There is only one month remaining until the launch of the Resident Evil 4 Remake, the latest entry in the most successful horror videogame franchise of all-time. The remake of the 2005 classic is set to release for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on March 24, 2023. With over 135 million copies sold and counting, the Resident Evil franchise has blended commercial success with critical acclaim since the series’ inception in 1996. So which Resident Evil game in the long-running series is the bestselling? Let us take a stroll down memory lane, as we examine the top ten highest selling Resident Evil games of all-time, and determine how many copies the Resident Evil 4 Remake will have to sell in order to dethrone the current champion. Note: All sales data was found courtesy of Capcom’s “Platinum Titles” investor relations page, with the information last updated at the end of December 2022.

10. Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Platforms: Dreamcast, GameCube, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Windows

Units Sold: 4.96 million

9. Resident Evil Remake (2002)

Platforms: GameCube, Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Units Sold: 5.05 million

8. Resident Evil (1996) – Including Director’s Cut and Director’s Cut Dual Shock Ver.

Platforms: Nintendo DS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows

Units Sold: 6.08 million

7. Resident Evil 3 Remake (2020)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Units Sold: 6.4 million

6. Resident Evil Village (2021)

Platforms: macOS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Units Sold: 7.4 million

5. Resident Evil 6 (2012)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Units Sold: 10.9 million

4. Resident Evil 2 Remake (2019)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Units Sold: 11.2 million

3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Units Sold: 11.7 million

2. Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Platforms: GameCube, Nintendo Switch, Mobile, PS2, PS3, PS4, Oculus Quest 2, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Units Sold: 12.3 million

1. Resident Evil 5 (2009)

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Units Sold: 13.5 million

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Author

Grant Testa

Grant Testa is a writer at Prima Games, who specializes in achievement hunting and horror gaming. He is also an avid comic book reader/collector, fantasy footballer, and rock music fanatic. Thousands who have been defeated by Grant in online multiplayer games have cried to themselves, wondering, "How did he get so good?! Why can't I be a gaming demigod like him?" They would probably be surprised to learn that Grant actually inherited his elite gaming skills from his mom, Joann Hansen, one of the speediest stenographers/typists in the nation, (and probably the world). Fun fact: he is also the son of the world’s first “let’s player” and comedy legend, Tim Testa.