Battlefield 6 crushes the competition, becoming the best-selling game of last year
The war-themed mayhem from studio DICE dominated the 2025 sales charts, dethroning long-standing rulers. In the United States, Battlefield 6 completely outperformed the competition.
· Author: Michal FortynStatistical data from Circana provides the definitive resolution for the past gaming year in the United States.
The Return of the Multiplayer King
The top spot was surprisingly not grabbed by the annual favorite, but rather by Battlefield 6, which stormed into the market late in the season. Developers from DICE achieved the near-impossible, selling enough copies in just 3 months to beat the annual results of other publishers.
This massive success suggests that the return to modern conflict and the enhanced Frostbite engine acted as a magnet for the community, definitely erasing the bad taste of the previous, less successful installment and regaining fans' trust.
The traditional hegemon of sales charts, the Call of Duty series, must settle for fifth place this time with Black Ops 7. The drop in interest for this phenomenon was exploited by sports simulators, which form a separate religious category in America. Basketball title NBA 2K26 defended its silver medal, while American football in the form of Madden NFL 26 and the college league occupies the middle of the table.
The shooter and sports genres are complemented by strong narrative adventures and cooperative actions. Borderlands 4 took the bronze position, confirming players' insatiable hunger for wacky humor and loot grinding. Close behind was the hunting hit Monster Hunter: Wilds, which is bringing record revenue to Japanese publisher Capcom even in the Western market. The nostalgia wave was then perfectly utilized by the remaster of the legend The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which fought its way into the top ten.
Frequently asked questions
Which game managed to dethrone Call of Duty from the top of the sales charts?
First place for 2025 was taken by Battlefield 6, while the rival Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 dropped to fifth position.
How long did it take for Battlefield 6 to become the best-selling game of the year?
The game needed only three months of sales at the end of the season to beat the full-year results of the competition.
Which other titles besides shooters ranked at the top?
Second place was taken by the basketball game NBA 2K26 and third place went to the looter shooter action Borderlands 4.
Did older brands or remasters succeed in 2025 sales?
Yes, the remaster of the RPG legend The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion fought its way into the top ten, and Monster Hunter: Wilds also recorded record revenue.