Diablo 2: Resurrected has seen a surge in popularity recently, with the game now outperforming Diablo 3 in terms of the number of total players. Diablo 3 has long been a controversial entry, not just in Blizzard's now-iconic action RPG franchise but in the genre itself. A decent chunk of the fandom clung to the Diablo 2 formula all these years later in the form of Diablo 2: Resurrected, which repackaged the original game with reworked visuals and other gameplay improvements, with the game now seeing an uptick in overall players.