In May 2025, "Elden Ring: Nightreign" led US sales charts, while "Monster Hunter: Wilds" holds the title for the year's most significant success so far | US Monthly Charts
The May 2025 update from Circana highlights Elden Ring: Nightreign as the top premium game sold in the U.S. for the month and the eleventh overall for the year. This spin-off from FromSoftware led sales on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
In May 2025, spending on video game hardware, content, and accessories in the U.S. reached over $4.1 billion, reflecting a 1% increase compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the total expenditure for the year until May is 6% lower than 2024, totaling $21.8 billion.
- Total sales for video games in May 2025: $4,052 million (a 1% increase over last year)
- Total video game content/software for May 2025: $3,726 million (2% more compared to the previous year)
- Sales of video game hardware: $172 million (a decline of 13% from the previous year)
- Sales of video game accessories: $154 million (a 6% drop year-on-year)
- Total video game sales in 2025 thus far: $21,838 million (down 6% from the previous year)
* year to date
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 made a notable comeback in the monthly sales chart at the 12th position, securing the fifth spot among PC storefronts, a significant rise from its previous rank of 135th.
On the mobile front, Monopoly Go! continues to lead consumer spending, closely followed by Royal Match and Last War: Survival. Also making the top ten are Candy Crush Saga, Whiteout Survival, Township, Coin Master, Pokémon TCG Pocket, Evony, and Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story.
Monster Hunter: Wilds maintains its status as the highest-grossing game in the U.S. for 2025.
The following lists the 20 best-selling games for the period from May 4 to May 31, 2025, as 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 |
