Elden Ring: Nightreign leads US sales in May 2025, while Monster Hunter: Wilds continues as the year's top-selling title | US Monthly Charts
According to the latest sales figures from Circana for May 2025 in the United States, "Elden Ring: Nightreign" emerged as the top-selling premium title of the month and ranks as the eleventh highest-selling game so far in the year. This spin-off of FromSoftware's Elden Ring series leads sales on all major platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
The expenditure on video game hardware, software, and related accessories in the US during May 2025 reached $4.1 billion, reflecting a 1% uptick from the previous year. Despite this, year-to-date spending of $21.8 billion shows a decline of 6% compared to 2024.
- Overall video game sales May 2025: $4,052 million (1% increase YoY)
- Video game content/software May 2025: $3,726 million (2% increase YoY)
- Video game hardware sales: $172 million (13% decrease YoY)
- Video game accessory sales: $154 million (6% decrease YoY)
- Overall video game sales 2025*: $21,838 million (6% decrease YoY)
*From January to May
In an impressive climb, "Star Wars: Battlefront 2" re-entered the list of best-sellers in 12th place, jumping from 135th position just the month before, and it ranks fifth among aggregated PC storefront sales.
On the mobile gaming front, "Monopoly Go!" continued to lead consumer expenditure, trailed by "Royal Match" and "Last War: Survival." Other noteworthy mentions in the top ten include "Candy Crush Saga," "Whiteout Survival," "Township," "Coin Master," "Pokémon TCG Pocket," "Evony," and "Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story."
Meanwhile, "Monster Hunter: Wilds" maintains its status as the top-selling game by revenue in the US for the year 2025.
The following reveals the top 20 best-selling games for May 4 through May 31, 2025, data provided by Circana:
| Rank | Last month rank | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | Elden Ring: Nightreign |
| 2 | NEW | Doom: The Dark Ages |
| 3 | 2 | Forza Horizon 5 |
| 4 | 1 | The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion: Remastered |
| 5 | 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 |
| 6 | 3 | MLB: The Show 25^^ |
| 7 | 4 | Minecraft^ |
| 8 | 15 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 9 | 9 | NBA 2K25 |
| 10 | 14 | EA Sports FC 25 |
| 11 | 6 | Assassin's Creed: Shadows |
| 12 | 135 | Star Wars: Battlefront 2 |
| 13 | 10 | Split Fiction |
| 14 | 16 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| 15 | NEW | F1 25 |
| 16 | 34 | Helldivers 2 |
| 17 | 13 | The Last of Us: Part 2 |
| 18 | 8 | WWE 2K25 |
| 19 | NEW | Capcom Fight Collection 2 |
| 20 | 11 | PGA Tour 2K25 |
^^ Not including Nintendo and Xbox digital sales