The game was released today for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam.
At the time of publishing, the game is being played by 126,717 concurrent players on Steam, according to the independent tracker SteamDB.
For comparison, Resident Evil Village attracted a peak of 106,631 concurrent players on its launch day. Resident Evil 2 remake had a peak of 74,226 concurrent players, and Resident Evil 3 remake peaked at 60,293.
2023’s other big horror remake, EA‘s Dead Space, attracted 30,925 concurrent players on Steam on its launch day.
Warner’s Hogwarts Legacy is still this year’s biggest Steam launch to date by far, attracting 879,000 concurrent players during the week it was released.
At the time of writing, Resident Evil 4 remake is the seventh most-played game on Steam, and the second most-played game if free-to-play titles are discounted.
The game, which has received widespread acclaim, will receive a free update next month which adds The Mercenaries, a new mode that tasks players with killing as many enemies as possible within a time limit.
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