Overview
- Resident Evil Requiem, released February 27 as the series’ ninth mainline entry, is drawing broad praise across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2.
- Player reviews average 9.5 on Metacritic, with the game briefly taking the top all‑time user spot over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 before rankings fluctuated and tied.
- Critic reception sits around an 88 Metascore, placing Requiem among the year’s highest‑rated releases on major aggregates.
- Launch engagement has been exceptionally strong, peaking above 344,000 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend.
- Coverage highlights its dual‑protagonist, hybrid first‑/third‑person design and technical polish, while debate centers on a relatively short main campaign (roughly 9–16 hours) and critiques that later sections lean on nostalgia.