Monster Hunter Wilds Holds Strong as 2025's Best-Selling Game in the U.S. — See the Full Top 20 Chart
- Sagar Mankar
- Jul 10
- 3 min read
Monster Hunter Wilds continues its reign as the top-selling video game of 2025 in the United States, even months after release.
According to Circana's latest data (updated as of May 31), Capcom's flagship action RPG continues to dominate U.S. charts, outperforming a string of high-profile releases including The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
What’s impressive is how quickly Monster Hunter Wilds claimed its lead. Launched globally on February 28, the title shot straight to the top within two days and hasn’t let go of that spot since.
It’s Capcom’s most ambitious Monster Hunter entry yet, boasting a fully open-world design, full cross-platform play across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, and the introduction of “Focus Mode,” which adds a more cinematic and strategic layer to combat.
Within three days of release, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Wilds had sold over 8 million units worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in the company’s history. According to Circana’s February report, its U.S. launch-month revenue more than doubled that of Monster Hunter Rise in March 2021. Notably, over 50% of the U.S. dollar sales came from Steam alone, and the game hit a launch-day peak of 1.3 million concurrent players on the platform.
Despite those blockbuster numbers, Wilds hasn’t had the smoothest ride. Steam reviews have been mixed, with criticism focused on PC optimization issues and what many players describe as underwhelming endgame content, especially when compared to Monster Hunter: World.
More troubling has been the toxic backlash online. Capcom recently confirmed receiving threats and abuse directed at developers through social media and support channels. Things escalated to the point where the company had to cancel a planned developer lecture at Japan's CEDEC 2025, citing safety concerns. Capcom responded with a formal statement condemning harassment and warning of legal consequences for extreme behavior.
Still, the team hasn’t slowed down. In an effort to keep the player base engaged, Capcom recently rolled out Title Update 2, which introduced classic monsters like Lagiacrus and Seregios, brought back underwater combat mechanics, and added a layered weapon system. The update also included technical upgrades like DLSS 4 and FSR 4, though reactions to the improvements have been mixed so far.
Meanwhile, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered surged into second place, pushing Assassin’s Creed Shadows down to third. Both games have been strong performers, but the nostalgic pull of Oblivion appears to have given it the edge—at least for now. Rounding out the top five are Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and MLB: The Show 25, which swapped positions compared to April's chart.
May also saw 3 new titles break into the Top 20 for the first time in 2025. The list welcomed Elden Ring: Nightreign at 11th, Forza Horizon 5 at 12th (helped by its recent debut on PlayStation), and Doom: The Dark Ages at 16th. To make space for these, Avowed, Hogwarts Legacy, the base version of Elden Ring, and College Football 25 all fell off the chart.
Here’s a full look at the current best-selling games in the U.S. for the year so far:
Top 20 Best-Selling Video Games of 2025 (U.S.)
Monster Hunter: Wilds – Capcom USA
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – Microsoft
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows – Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Microsoft
MLB: The Show 25 – Multiple Publishers
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – Plaion
WWE 2K25 – Take-Two Interactive
Split Fiction – Electronic Arts
NBA 2K25 – Take-Two Interactive
Civilization VII – Take-Two Interactive
Elden Ring: Nightreign – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Forza Horizon 5 – Microsoft
Minecraft – Multiple Publishers
PGA Tour 2K25 – Take-Two Interactive
Grand Theft Auto V – Take-Two Interactive
Doom: The Dark Ages – Microsoft
EA Sports FC 25 – Electronic Arts
Red Dead Redemption II – Take-Two Interactive
Madden NFL 25 – Electronic Arts
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Sony
With the halfway mark of 2025 now behind us, Monster Hunter Wilds continues to set the bar. Whether it can hold that top position through the rest of the year remains to be seen, especially with major holiday releases looming. But for now, Capcom can safely say it's at the top of the food chain.
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