Devil May Cry 5 has raked up an SSS rank combo, as the title has hit an impressive sales milestone of 10 million, with developer Capcom attributing the game’s success to Netflix’s recently released Devil May Cry anime adaptation.
“The title has garnered strong support from users due to its exceptional gameplay experience, leading to expanded sales as a catalogue title since its release,” Capcom said in a statement marking the game’s sales milestone. “Recently, on 3 April 2025, the company released the new Devil May Cry animated series on Netflix, in line with the company’s Single Content Multiple Usage strategy.”
“The animated series has garnered critical acclaim from around the world, and with more than 5.3 million views, it ranked fourth during its first week globally in the “Shows | English” category, while also ranking in the top 10 for seven consecutive days in Japan… Due to efforts to enhance brand awareness by leveraging the title beyond the scope of videogames, including television adaptations, the title has now exceeded 10 million units in cumulative sales worldwide.”
True enough, the game saw a spike in player counts on Steam, jumping from 2,577 peak players to 14,645 players in April this year, coinciding with the launch of the Netflix anime, an impressive feat for a now five-year-old title. The 2019 title now sits as the best-selling game in the franchise by a fair margin, with the next runner-up being 2008’s Devil May Cry 4, which has sold 6 million copies to date.
With its success, it won’t be surprising if Capcom were to announce a Devil May Cry sequel sometime in the near future. For now, the company has its hands full with two major upcoming games: The long-awaited survival horror sequel Resident Evil: Requiem and Pragmata, its ambitious new sci-fi IP that recently resurfaced at the PlayStation State of Play June 2025 after two years of absence.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
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