May’s Top Games
Market research firm Circana has released its latest monthly report, offering insight into the state of games-based consumerism in the US. Circana’s most recent report reveals the top 20 best-selling video games in the US between the dates of May 5 and June 1, 2024, with 2020’s Ghost Of Tsushima taking the #1 spot. It was ranked at #71 on the best-selling games list in April, so the game has made quite a jump–no doubt a result of its Steam release on May 16.
In second place is 2004’s Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, which didn’t appear on April’s list at all before the Switch remake released on May 23. Surprisingly, the title landed second place without its digital sales being counted, as is the norm for Nintendo games. 2023’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 came in third place, just as it did in April’s report.
Helldivers 2, which made second place in April, has since dropped to fourth place, but is still the best-selling game of 2024 as of June 1. MLB The Show 24 is now in fifth place, up from sixth place in April, and April’s best-seller, Stellar Blade, has dropped from first place to sixth.
Circana’s May report also offers some interesting insight into the gaming industry at large. Overall spending declined by 6% in May compared to May 2023, despite consumer spending on mobile content increasing by 13%. The increase in mobile spending couldn’t offset declines elsewhere, as video game content spending (including games, DLC, and subscriptions) was down 3%. The bigger decline year-over-year came in hardware, which was down a whopping 40%.
Keep reading for a look at May’s best-selling games. The rankings include both physical and digital sales, except where noted.
20. Dragon’s Dogma 2
19. Mortal Kombat 1
18. F1 24
17. Rise Of The Ronin
16. EA Sports Madden NFL 24
15. Mario Kart 8*
*Digital sales not included.
14. Homeworld 3
13. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
12. EA Sports FC 24
11. Fallout 4
10. Stellar Blade
9. Hogwarts Legacy
8. Elden Ring
7. Minecraft
6. Sea Of Thieves
5. MLB The Show 24^
^Digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox platforms not included.
4. Helldivers 2
3. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3
2. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door*
*Digital sales not included.