The ten best-selling video games in the United States for the full calendar year 2025, ranked by dollar sales per Circana — from Battlefield 6's surprise #1 to Black Ops 6 rounding out the top ten.
Quick answer: 1. Battlefield 6, 2. NBA 2K26, 3. Borderlands 4, 4. Monster Hunter Wilds, 5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, 6. Madden NFL 26, 7. EA Sports College Football 26, 8. EA Sports FC 26, 9. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, 10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
2025 was a year of shake-ups in the video game industry. For the first time since 2018, a game other than Call of Duty claimed the top spot on the U.S. annual sales chart, with Battlefield 6 taking the crown after Call of Duty's Black Ops 7 finished in fifth — the franchise's worst yearly showing since 2008. Sports titles, remasters, and long-running franchises filled out the rest of the top ten. This list ranks the ten best-selling video games in the United States for the full calendar year 2025 by dollar sales, based on retail tracking data from Circana (formerly NPD Group), the industry's standard U.S. sales measurement. The ranking covers physical and digital sales across all platforms as tracked by Circana; note that Nintendo does not report digital sales to Circana, so titles like Pokémon Legends Z-A are under-represented in the data.
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 total U.S. dollar sales for the full calendar year 2025 (January 5, 2025 through January 3, 2026), as published by Circana and reported by GameDaily/GameSpot, TechRaptor, and the Game Dev Reports newsletter. Circana tracks physical retail plus digital sales from most major publishers across console, PC, and handheld platforms; Nintendo digital sales are not included, which systematically under-ranks Nintendo titles. Revenue (dollar sales) is used rather than unit sales because Circana publishes dollar-based rankings. All ten entries are confirmed members of Circana's published top-20 for 2025; positions 1–5 and 7–10 are directly confirmed, and position 6 (Madden NFL 26) is confirmed as the only unlisted gap consistent with its known full-year placement between Black Ops 7 and College Football 26. Rank 1 is the highest dollar sales.
Battlefield 6 was the best-selling video game in the United States for 2025, according to Circana. It was the first time since 2018 that a game other than Call of Duty led the U.S. annual chart, and the first time in franchise history that Battlefield topped the yearly ranking.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finished in fifth place — its weakest annual showing since 2008 — as Battlefield 6's strong launch and the softer sales of Black Ops 7 on Xbox (where it's included in Game Pass) combined to unseat the long-running champion.
This ranking uses U.S. dollar sales for the full calendar year 2025 as tracked by Circana (formerly NPD Group), the standard U.S. video game sales measurement. Circana tracks physical retail plus most digital sales, though Nintendo does not report its digital sales, so Nintendo titles like Pokémon Legends Z-A rank lower than their true position.
No. This is the U.S. full-year ranking, which is the most complete annual sales dataset publicly available. Global rankings exist but combine inconsistent regional data; the U.S. chart is the industry standard reference.