
Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 2 appears to be doing well for itself on PC, already boasting more than three times the number of players of the previous mainline entry in the series, Resident Evil 7.
As captured on Reddit, the remake has a current all-time peak of 74,227, which is almost four times the 20,449 players that Resident Evil 7 managed over two years ago. Some success can probably be attributed to the much-discussed 'one shot' timed demo, which showed off how damn nice it looks on PC.
Monster Hunter: World still eclipses Resident Evil's popularity on PC, though: a peak of over 300,000 players enjoyed that one at launch. For reference, UK boxed console sales of Resident Evil 2 are apparently 18 percent lower than Resident Evil 7's launch—though that dip could be attributed to a number of factors, like console players becoming more comfortable ordering digitally.
On PC, these figures seem to show the series is in excellent health. Who would have thought making a first-class remake of one of the best horror games of all time would be a smart business decision? If you want to find out just how smart, check out Andy Kelly’s review of Resident Evil 2 here.
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Rick has been fascinated by PC gaming since he was seven years old, when he used to sneak into his dad's home office for covert sessions of Doom. He grew up on a diet of similarly unsuitable games, with favourites including Quake, Thief, Half-Life and Deus Ex. Between 2013 and 2022, Rick was games editor of Custom PC magazine and associated website bit-tech.net. But he's always kept one foot in freelance games journalism, writing for publications like Edge, Eurogamer, the Guardian and, naturally, PC Gamer. While he'll play anything that can be controlled with a keyboard and mouse, he has a particular passion for first-person shooters and immersive sims.