The ten best-selling video games in the United States in 2025 by dollar sales, per Circana. Battlefield 6 finished #1, the first annual win for the series, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 fell to fifth.
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling video game of 2025 in the United States, ranking #1 by full-year dollar sales. NBA 2K26 was second and Borderlands 4 third. The ranking uses Circana's U.S. dollar sales for calendar year 2025 (January 5, 2025 through January 3, 2026), covering physical and digital sales but excluding Nintendo digital sales.
Battlefield 6 topped Circana's U.S. chart for 2025, the first time a Battlefield game has led the annual ranking. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finished fifth despite being December's best seller, the franchise's lowest year-end placing since 2008. Sports games, two Call of Duty releases and a remaster of a 2006 role-playing game filled out the rest of the top ten. This list ranks the ten best-selling video games in the United States for Circana's 2025 tracking year by dollar sales. Circana (formerly NPD Group) tracks physical and digital sales across platforms, but Nintendo does not share its digital sales, so Nintendo-published games are under-counted; Pokémon Legends: Z-A placed 17th.
The surprise story of 2025. EA's long-running military shooter franchise claimed the #1 spot on the U.S. annual chart for the first time in its history, unseating Call of Duty. It was the best-selling game of the year on Xbox and PC, and #2 on PlayStation behind NBA 2K26. The win marks the first year since 2018 that a non-Call of Duty title led the U.S. market.
The basketball sim from 2K Sports was the year's #2 best-seller and the top-selling game on PlayStation for the full year. NBA 2K26 also topped the PlayStation and Xbox charts in December 2025 alongside Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Madden NFL 26, and Battlefield 6.
The looter-shooter from Gearbox landed at #3, cementing the franchise's status as a consistent top-tier seller. Borderlands 4 was also the #3 top-grossing PC game of the year, showing strength beyond consoles. It was one of the year's biggest new IP releases, arriving in September 2025.
Capcom's action-RPG was one of the biggest new releases of 2025 and the #2 top-grossing PC game of the year. Released in February 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds was the franchise's fastest-selling title, clearing 8 million units in its first three days worldwide.
The year's biggest story was Call of Duty's fall from grace: Black Ops 7 finished in fifth place, the franchise's lowest annual finish since 2008. It was still December's #1 game and a top-3 PC seller for the month, but full-year sales were dented by competition from Battlefield 6 and softer Xbox sales due to Game Pass inclusion.
EA's long-running football sim remained a reliable top-ten performer, landing at #6. Madden NFL 26 was one of four games (with Black Ops 7, NBA 2K26, and Battlefield 6) that topped both the PlayStation and Xbox charts in December 2025, and it was among the best-sellers of January 2026 as well.
The follow-up to the record-breaking College Football 25 kept the momentum going with a #7 finish. EA Sports College Football 26 was a top-3 best-seller on Xbox for the full year, and the franchise's revival has made it one of EA's most valuable annual properties.
The soccer sim (formerly FIFA) continued its annual top-ten streak at #8. EA Sports FC 26 is EA's flagship global franchise, selling strongly in Europe and the Americas, with its Ultimate Team mode driving significant ongoing revenue.
The surprise remaster of Bethesda's 2006 RPG cracked the top ten with no major marketing push, proving the power of a beloved franchise. Released in April 2025, Oblivion Remastered was also the #2 most-downloaded game on Xbox Game Pass for the year, behind only Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The 2024 release carried its momentum into 2025, rounding out the top ten at #10. Black Ops 6 benefited from being the first Call of Duty released under Microsoft ownership and one of the franchise's strongest launches, with its multiplayer and Zombies modes keeping players engaged through 2025.
| # | Name | Publisher | Developer | US 2025 rank | Platform highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battlefield 6 | EA | DICE | #1 | #1 on Xbox and PC, #2 on PlayStation |
| 2 | NBA 2K26 | 2K Games | Visual Concepts | #2 | #1 on PlayStation for full year |
| 3 | Borderlands 4 | 2K Games | Gearbox Software | #3 | #3 top-grossing on PC for full year |
| 4 | Monster Hunter Wilds | Capcom | Capcom | #4 | #2 top-grossing on PC for full year |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Activision | Treyarch | #5 | #1 game in December 2025; weakest CoD yearly finish since 2008 |
| 6 | Madden NFL 26 | EA | EA Orlando (Tiburon) | #6 | Top PlayStation and Xbox chart in December 2025 |
| 7 | EA Sports College Football 26 | EA | EA Orlando (Tiburon) | #7 | Top-3 on Xbox for full year |
| 8 | EA Sports FC 26 | EA | EA Vancouver / EA Romania | #8 | Annual top-10 mainstay since FIFA rebrand in 2024 |
| 9 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered | Bethesda (Microsoft) | Bethesda Game Studios | #9 | #2 most-downloaded on Game Pass in 2025 |
| 10 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Activision (Microsoft) | Treyarch / Raven Software | #10 | 2024 release that stayed in the 2025 top 10 |
Games are ranked by U.S. dollar sales for Circana's 2025 tracking year (January 5, 2025 through January 3, 2026), as published by Circana in January 2026 and reported by GameSpot, TechRaptor, Yahoo/GameDaily and Game Dev Reports. Circana publishes rank order, not dollar figures per game, so the chart shows rank position (lower is better). Circana covers physical retail plus digital sales from participating publishers; Nintendo does not share digital sales, which under-counts Nintendo-published games. Platform rankings (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) are from the same Circana full-year release. Ranks are Circana's own; there are no ties.
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling video game of 2025 in the U.S. by dollar sales, according to Circana. It was the first time a Battlefield game topped Circana's annual chart. NBA 2K26 was second and Borderlands 4 third.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finished fifth, the series' lowest U.S. year-end ranking since Call of Duty: World at War placed seventh in 2008, even though it was December's best seller. Black Ops 6, released in 2024, finished tenth.
Circana's U.S. dollar sales for January 5, 2025 through January 3, 2026, covering physical and digital sales from participating publishers. Nintendo does not share digital sales, so Nintendo-published games rank lower than they otherwise would.
No. It covers U.S. sales only, as tracked by Circana. Rankings in other countries can differ.
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