
Market analyst Matt Pistella released the US game sales data for May 2025, and the highlight was Elden Ring: Nightreign, from FromSoftware.
The title premiered directly at the top of the list, surpassing Doom: The Dark Ages, and is already the 11th best -selling game of the year so far. Other highlights of the month include Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017), who jumped from 135 to 14th position, and the excellent continuous performance of Forza Horizon 5 since its arrival at PS5 – ensuring 3rd place in the monthly ranking.
According to Piscatella, Elden Ring: Nightreign was the game with the largest recipe of May in the three main systems: PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Already Doom: The Dark Ages took second place on PlayStation and PC, while on Xbox finished third, behind The Elder Scrolls online.
Regarding hardware, the PlayStation 5 was the most sold console of May in units and also the one that generated the largest revenue. Sony’s console recorded 2% growth compared to the same period last year. On the other hand, Xbox Series dropped 30%, while Nintendo Switch fell by 44%.
Best selling May 2025 games:
- Elden Ring: Nightreign (Launch)
- Doom: The Dark Ages (Launch)
- Forza Horizon 5
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- MLB: The Show 25
- Minecraft
- Grand Theft Auto V
- NBA 2K25
- EA Sports FC 25
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)
- Split Fiction
- Red Dead Redemption II
- F1 25 (Launch)
- Helldivers II
- The Last of Us: Part II
- WWE 2K25
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Launch)
- PGA Tour 2K25
Best selling games from 2025 so far:
- Monster Hunter: Wilds
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- MLB: The Show 25
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- WWE 2K25
- Split Fiction
- NBA 2K25
- Civilization VII [Sid Meier’s]
- Elden Ring: Nightreign (Launch)
- Forza Horizon 5
- Minecraft
- PGA Tour 2K25
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Doom: The Dark Ages (Launch)
- EA Sports FC 25
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Madden NFL 25
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Largest recipe per platform:
Source: https://www.gamevicio.com/noticias/2025/07/top-eua-vendas-maio-2025/