For July 2025, the sales figures for the U.S. video game industry have been released, with Mat Piscatella, executive director and analyst at Circana, sharing the details via Bluesky. According to Piscatella, spending on non-mobile video game subscriptions (like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus) increased by 21% compared to last year.
Electronic Arts’ College Football 26 was the top-selling game of the month, pushing Elden Ring Nightreign off its throne as the best-seller for both June and May. The bundle that combines College Football and Madden NFL 26 (which launched earlier in August) took the second spot on the list, but it wasn’t included in this month’s sales figures since it was released later.
1. In a surprising turn of events, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast by Nintendo secured the third position in sales this month. Notably, Nintendo doesn’t disclose digital sale figures.
2. This month, Xbox had two new releases – Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 and Obsidian Entertainment’s Grounded – which ended up at the fourth and eighth positions respectively in sales rankings.
For June 2025, hardware spending surged by 21% compared to the same period last year, primarily due to the success of the Nintendo Switch 2, which has now sold more than 2 million units in the U.S and was the top-selling console of the month. Sales of both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S dropped significantly by 47% and 69%, respectively, year-over-year.
In total, video game spending reached an impressive $5.1 billion for the month, representing a 5% increase compared to last year. Below, you can find the best-selling games of June 2025 as well as the year so far. As is often the case, Circana monitors game sales based on dollar amounts rather than copies sold. Furthermore, some publishers, including Ubisoft, no longer provide digital data, which explains why Assassin’s Creed Shadows is absent from the charts this time around.
July 2025 Circana sales charts: Here are the top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
1. College Football by EA Sports (Year 26)
2. EA Sports Superstar Package (Year 2025)
3. Donkey Kong Party Time*
4. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 & 4
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops VI
6. Minecraft World Builder
7. Forza Horizon 5: The Journey
8. Grounded 2: Back to Nature
9. Red Dead Redemption 2: Resurgence
10. Grand Theft Auto V (Year 2020)
11. MLB The Show (Year 25)
12. Death Stranding 2: Reconnect
13. WWE 2K (Year 2025)
14. Elden Ring: Dawn’s Awakening
15. NBA 2K (Year 25)
16. Elden Ring: Nightfall Edition
17. Divided Realities (Fiction Split)
18. EA Sports Football Club (Year 25)
19. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Web of Fates
20. Formula One (Year 25)
July 2025 Circana sales charts: Here are the best-selling games of the year in the U.S.
Oblivion Remastered might be rephrased as “An updated version of the fourth chapter in The Elder Scrolls series”
Black Ops 6 could be rephrased as “The sixth installment in the Black Ops series within the Call of Duty franchise”
Deliverance 2 might be rephrased as “The sequel to the medieval RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance”
The Dark Ages doesn’t seem to be an official title, so I cannot provide a paraphrase (assuming it is not)
18. EA Sports FC 25 might be rephrased as “The 25th edition of the football video game by EA Sports”
19. Red Dead Redemption 2 is already quite simple and straightforward, no need for paraphrasing
20. Donkey Kong Bananza doesn’t seem to be an actual game title, so I cannot provide a paraphrase (assuming it is not)
Software is solid, but non-Nintendo consoles are having a rough time
Moving past the undeniable enthusiasm for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, it’s clear that consoles are currently facing some challenging times.
I don’t anticipate a significant change in this trend any time soon, given that Call of Duty is still slated for release on last-gen systems this fall and Grand Theft Auto 6 has been postponed until May 2026.
However, there’s a lot to celebrate in the realm of video game software sales. I’m particularly pleased to see Grounded 2 appearing in the top 20 this month, considering its lower price point could have made it harder for the game to compete with pricier titles.
As we approach August, my interest lies in observing how various July releases will fare, as well as the potential impact of Helldivers 2’s launch on Xbox Series X|S.
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2025-08-29 14:39