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Battlefield 6 Tops U.S. Charts as Best-Selling Game of 2025

Battlefield 6 Tops U.S. Charts as Best-Selling Game of 2025.
Battlefield 6 | Image credit: EA

Battlefield 6 emerged as the best-selling game of 2025 in the United States, according to recent data released by Circana’s Mat Piscatella.


DICE's latest shooter managed to secure the top spot despite launching in October, outselling every other title released throughout the year in just under 3 months.


NBA 2K26 held firm at second place, while Borderlands 4 and Monster Hunter: Wilds swapped positions to claim third and fourth, respectively.


Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 rounded out the top five, marking a notable departure from the franchise's usual dominance in annual sales charts.


Sports titles continued to show their enduring popularity in the U.S. market, with Madden NFL 26, EA Sports College Football 26, EA Sports FC 26, MLB: The Show 25, and WWE 2K25 all landing within the top 20. 


Evergreen hits like Minecraft and GTA 5 also made the list, proving once again that older releases can maintain impressive sales momentum.


Top 20 Best-Selling Games of 2025

  1. Battlefield 6

  2. NBA 2K26

  3. Borderlands 4

  4. Monster Hunter: Wilds

  5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

  6. Madden NFL 26

  7. EA Sports College Football 26

  8. EA Sports FC 26

  9. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion: Remastered

  10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

  11. Ghost of Yotei

  12. MLB: The Show 25

  13. Minecraft

  14. Elden Ring: Nightreign

  15. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

  16. Forza Horizon 5

  17. Pokemon Legends: Z-A

  18. WWE 2K25

  19. Split Fiction

  20. Grand Theft Auto 5


Battlefield 6 also ranked first on both Xbox and aggregated PC storefronts for the year, while placing second on PlayStation behind only NBA 2K26.


Fortnite led in total active users across PlayStation and Xbox during 2025, as per Circana’s Player Engagement Tracker, with more than half of all active users engaging with the game at least once.


Roblox, meanwhile, was the leading publisher in digital retail spending for both December and the year overall, posting a 16% increase compared to 2024.


Top 20 Best-Selling Games of December 2025

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

  2. NBA 2K26

  3. Battlefield 6

  4. Madden NFL 26

  5. EA Sports FC 26

  6. Pokemon Legends: Z-A

  7. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

  8. Minecraft

  9. Donkey Kong Bananza

  10. Ghost of Yotei

  11. EA Sports College Football 26

  12. Grand Theft Auto V

  13. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

  14. Forza Horizon 5

  15. Red Dead Redemption II

  16. Flight Simulator 2024

  17. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

  18. Kirby Air Riders

  19. Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2

  20. Marvel's Spider-Man 2


Call of Duty claimed December’s best-seller spot for the seventh year in a row, a streak that began after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate topped the charts in December 2018.


Titles like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds also made notable appearances, 


Industry Performance

The broader US video game market saw modest growth in 2025, reaching $60.7 billion in total spending. This represented a 1.4% increase compared to 2024, driven primarily by gains in subscription services, hardware, and mobile content.


Annual Comparison (2024 vs 2025):

  1. Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market)

    • 2024: $59,876 million

    • 2025: $60,685 million

    • Change: 1%

  2. Video Game Content

    • 2024: $51,701 million

    • 2025: $52,297 million

    • Change: 1%

  3. Video Game Hardware

    • 2024: $4,996 million

    • 2025: $5,435 million

    • Change: 9%

  4. Video Game Accessories

    • 2024: $3,179 million

    • 2025: $2,953 million

    • Change: -7%


December 2025 saw total projected spending across video game hardware, content, and accessories grow 3% compared to a year ago, reaching $7.8 billion.


Monthly Comparison (December 2024 vs December 2025):

  1. Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market)

    • Dec-24: $7,566 million

    • Dec-25: $7,765 million

    • Change: 3%

  2. Video Game Content

    • Dec-24: $5,755 million

    • Dec-25: $5,933 million

    • Change: 3%

  3. Video Game Hardware

    • Dec-24: $1,137 million

    • Dec-25: $1,207 million

    • Change: 6%

  4. Video Game Accessories

    • Dec-24: $674 million

    • Dec-25: $625 million

    • Change: -7%


Hardware Performance

Nintendo Switch console with Joy-Con controllers, black with red and blue accents, against a red background, text reads "Nintendo Switch 2".
Image: Nintendo Switch 2

Hardware was the standout performer, thanks largely to the Nintendo Switch 2. The console led the market in both unit and dollar sales for December and for 2025 overall.


According to Mat Piscatella, Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. within 7 months, making it the fastest-selling console in history. Sales are currently running 35% ahead of PlayStation 4’s trajectory in the same timeframe.


PlayStation 5 ranked second in both metrics, while Xbox placed third. Xbox hardware struggled in 2025, with unit sales down roughly 50% and revenue down around 40%.


Month-to-month performance also highlighted challenges: console unit sales in December fell 8% year-over-year, and November marked the worst spending month for consoles in two decades with a 27% decline.

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