High 20 best-selling video video games within the UK in 2023

Within the UK final 12 months, a complete of greater than 37 million video video games have been bought throughout console and PC platforms. Total, it is a rise of simply over 2.5%, in comparison with figures from 2022.

Regardless of the considerably controversial rebranding and a few stiff competitors this 12 months, EA Sports activities FC 24 ended the 12 months because the top-selling online game title within the UK. Despite the fact that gross sales on this 12 months’s footy sequence have been down in comparison with latest years, it nonetheless remained the number-one vendor within the nation.

The No.2 spot got here within the type of the Harry Potter-inspired motion role-playing sport, Hogwarts Legacy. Warner Bros. Video games continued on from the success of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – which was the third highest-grossing sport within the UK in 2022 – by simply taking the No.2 place in 2023 with Hogwarts Legacy.

If that wasn’t ok, the Wizardly World journey additionally ended the 12 months because the No.1 top-selling title when it got here to bodily gross sales. It’s price mentioning that this feat was drastically aided by a number of launch dates all year long on each final and present gen platforms.

Regardless of main criticism and the bottom acclaim and gross sales in years, it’s no shock that Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 3 got here in at No.3. Now critiqued as little greater than a glorified growth, with a sub-par primary story to match, it’s not stunning to see this 12 months’s entry within the Name of Obligation franchise drop by virtually 40% when it comes to gross sales, in comparison with Fashionable Warfare 2 from the earlier 12 months.

All three video games additionally obtained a further enhance from the advantage of having advertising and marketing partnerships with Sony. So, it comes as no actual shock that round half of all gross sales for every of those three titles got here from the PS4 and PS5 platforms.

Whatever the success of each EA Sports activities FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy, general 2023 wasn’t the perfect 12 months for brand new mental properties. Starfield ended 2023 because the next-best new IP, but it surely may solely attain a disappointing No.31 within the charts by the top of the 12 months.

In relation to the highest-selling new IP of 2022, Elden Ring, which reached No.4. within the charts for that 12 months, 2023 noticed the FromSoftware developed title end in a decent No.28 place.

Disney additionally loved one other good 12 months, with PlayStation the unique Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor each ending 2023 within the high 10. It was a considerably quiet 12 months for Nintendo in comparison with earlier years. Nonetheless, be that as it could, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ended the 12 months within the No.9 place, with Tremendous Mario Bros Surprise simply behind at No.11.

A number of the different best-selling new releases to make it into the highest 20 for 2023 have been, Murderer’s Creed Mirage at No.14 and the Resident Evil 4 remake at No.15. A number of the greatest yearly- recurring new releases have been NBA 2K23 at No.16, WWE 2K23 at No.18, and F1 23 at No.19.

A couple of different notable titles to make it into the charts price additionally mentioning are Lifeless Island 2 at No.25, Lifeless Area Remake at No.29, Mortal Kombat 1 at No.30, and Last Fantasy 16 at No.32. EA Sports activities UFC 5 got here in at No.47, whereas Avatar Frontiers of Pandora completed the 12 months at No.54, and Avenue Fighter 6 got here in simply behind atNo.56.

You might have observed a number of video games lacking from this listing, with one main sport specifically being absent (Baldur’s Gate 3). That is just because video games for sure publishers don’t seem on the GSD knowledge lists. It can’t be denied that Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of many greatest video games of the 12 months, profitable numerous awards and even redefining the trade to a sure extent.

It was one other large 12 months for console gross sales within the UK. Total, virtually 2.4 million whole consoles have been offered within the UK for 2023, which is a rise of greater than 9% in contrast with the earlier 12 months. The PlayStation 5 was the most important cause for this by far. In comparison with 2022, gross sales of the PS5 elevated by greater than 55%, making it the most important and greatest 12 months for a PlayStation console in virtually a decade.

The Nintendo Change ended 2023 because the second-best console, despite the fact that gross sales proceed to be down 12 months over 12 months. Having stated that, it’s now greater than seven years that the Nintendo Change has been in the marketplace, so a continuing lower in gross sales isn’t shocking.

The story is comparable with each the Xbox Collection S and X consoles, with gross sales additionally dropping in 2023 in comparison with the 12 months earlier than. Lastly, when it comes to accent gross sales, simply over 9 million gadgets have been offered all through UK retailers in 2023. That is additionally a slight lower of simply over 4% when set aspect by aspect with gross sales figures from 2022.