Resident Evil Requiem may be a little too scary for Hideki Kamiya, which is ironic since he directed the original Resident Evil 2 in 1998 and worked on the first RE game as well as Resident Evil Zero. Despite that survival-horror pedigree, Kamiya recently expressed his desire to play Requiem without having to deal with its scarier scenes.
Kamiya’s studio, Clovers, posted a clip of the team playing Requiem, which includes Kamiya’s remarks about about the franchise.
“I’ve been saying forever they should make a ‘non-scary’ mode,” said Kamiya. “Look, I just want to enjoy the puzzles … and the combat. I don’t need the scary stuff.”
We’re all playing Resident Evil Requiem!
Kamiya—who hates horror games—is doing his usual grumbling pic.twitter.com/ocbW8tsnDR— CLOVERS Inc. (@CLOVERS_en) March 10, 2026
Capcom may not be inclined to agree with Kamiya, because Resident Evil Requiem has raced out of the gate with 5 million copies sold across all platforms, making it the fastest-selling game in the history of the franchise. It also reached over 344,000 concurrent players on Steam, which is another franchise record.
Celebrity gamer Ice-T may not be terrified of Requiem’s creatures, but he’s no fan of the giant spider that serves as one of the game’s earliest bosses. Ice-T also praised the game shortly after its release.
“Reminds me of the 1st [Resident Evil],” wrote Ice-T. “Has me stressed the F out… Lol You know it’s bad when you have Dreams about the s**t.”
The good news for Resident Evil fans is that Requiem isn’t over yet. Capcom has confirmed that the game will get new content and a story expansion. Director Koshi Nakanishi also said that Requiem is getting a minigame in May, and a photo mode in the near future. As for Kamiya, he and the team at Clovers are currently working on a sequel to Okami. Kamiya also directed the first game back in 2006.
