Capcom released a new update for its hit title, Resident Evil Requiemfixing a number of issues across all platforms, while finally adding a much-requested gameplay feature for players. As expected, Resident Evil Requiem has already become a huge hit for Capcom, which is probably even sweeter for the company as the franchise as a whole is celebrating its 30th anniversary. But even when the game is doing well, Capcom continues to hammer away at the game, refining and improving the experience even further.
While Resident Evil Requiem was already seemingly destined to become popular, as it contained narrative connections to RE: Outbreakit really seemed to pick up when Capcom finally confirmed the rumors and revealed that Leon Kennedy was the second playable character. Although the game got off to a huge start on Steam, it didn't last long Resident Evil Requiem broke the franchise's sales record. In just 17 days, Requiem surpassed 6 million copies sold, also becoming the fastest game in the franchise to reach that mark. With post-launch content expected to arrive sometime in the future, it's clear that number will likely continue to rise.
Resident Evil Requiem's Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center is a little too good
Requiem's Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center is one of Resident Evil's best set pieces, and it sets a high bar that will be hard to reach again.
Meanwhile, Capcom continues to smooth out some rough edges through various updates for Resident Evil Requiem. The latest patch, which arrived on March 27, 2026, continues to address issues with the experience. According to the patch notes, Capcom didn't get super specific with what was fixed, opting usually to reveal that visual bugs and a “number of issues” were fixed to improve gameplay. Various crashes and typographical errors were also fixed. Interestingly, the update changed some character expressions in cutscenes to better convey emotion. It appears that a popular ammo bug with the Requiem pistol has also been fixed with this update.
The big takeaway from this update, though, is that Capcom has finally added a real photo mode Resident Evil Requiem. Players can access it via the pause menu, although the patch notes don't go into any further details. A post on social media reveals some of the possible options in photo mode, showing different camera angles, being able to change character positions and facial animations, objects that can be placed in the picture, such as stars, as well as different themed frames. It's clear that the community is going to have a field day with this feature, with some fans already posting some unique, and sometimes funny, photos in places like Resident Evil subreddit.
While quality-of-life features like Photo Mode are always nice to see, most fans are curious to see what the next big piece of post-launch content will look like. Many players have been clamoring for a dedicated Mercenaries Mode and while Capcom has not revealed any details, it has been confirmed from director Koshi Nakanishi that Resident Evil Requiem has downloadable content in development. With a number of story threads still unresolved, many are hoping that a story expansion can tie up the loose ends and answer some of the remaining questions players have.
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While there's still plenty of positivity surrounding the game, Capcom recently came under some fire for Resident Evil Requiem as part of Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 technology demo. Most reactions to the reveal were quite negative, with most comparing the upscaling effect to nothing more than an Instagram-style filter. Capcom later released a statement confirming that the studio would not be implementing AI-generated material and content into its games, but would use it to improve efficiency. The statement was made during a Q&A session for investors, although it was not clear if the question itself was asked in response to the negative press from the DLSS 5 demo.
Resident Evil Requiem March 27, 2026 Update Patch Notes
All platforms
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Photo mode has been added. It can be accessed from the pause menu.
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Fixed a bug that made progress impossible under certain conditions.
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Typographical errors in some languages have been corrected.
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Character expressions in some cutscenes have been adjusted to better convey emotion.
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A number of issues were fixed to improve the game.
Steam/Epic Games Store
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Fixed visual bugs that occurred with some GPU drivers.
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Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash under certain circumstances.
- Released
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February 27, 2026
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Language, In-Game Purchase
