Resident Evil Requiem players are completing the game at a far higher rate than other AAA releases, with 70% of people who played the game on PC finishing it.
As spotted by UnGeek, Steam Achievement and PlayStation Trophy data for Resident Evil Requiem reveals that 70% of players on Steam have the Rookie Agent achievement, which you get for completing the game on at least Casual difficulty, while over on PlayStation, the number is slightly lower at a 66.9% ratio.
Incredibly, as users on Twitter point out, that same number for Xbox users is all the way up at 90%, although some speculate this could be due to the console having a lower player count than the others. Gaming market data firm Alinea Analytics suggested in the first five million copies sold, only 300k were on Xbox as opposed to the estimated 2.3 million on Steam and 1.6 million on PlayStation, which would back that idea up.
But regardless, its an impressive stat. What is probably the contender for the shortest Resident Evil game – Resident Evil 3 Remake – only has a 50.4% completion rate over on Steam based on achievements. Requiem's predecessor, Village, sits at 48%, while the beloved Resident Evil 4 Remake has a 53% completion rate. Meanwhile, the Resident Evil 2 number is 51% for Leon's story and 36.4% for Claire's, but only 28% have beaten the game's true ending.
As a long-time fan of the series, the cultural phenomenon around Resident Evil Requiem is definitely the biggest the series has felt in a while. It's likely the result of nine straight years of Capcom putting out fantastic entries in the series, starting with Resident Evil 7 Biohazard in 2017 (yes, Resident Evil 3 remake is a banger too, don't @ me). But even so, you'd be hard-pressed to find many AAA releases in recent memory that have a completion rate that high. Even Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – the most awarded game in history – only has a 39.4% completion rate on Steam.
Be sure to take a look at our Resident Evil Requiem review if you're yet to play the game, or read our Resident Evil Requiem safe codes guide if you're just getting started.
