Circana: The U.S. Gaming Market in May 2025

• In May, the U.S. video game market generated $4.052 billion, 1% higher than last year.

• Game sales increased by 2%, from $3.664 billion in May 2024 to $3.726 billion in May 2025. Most of the growth came from non-mobile subscriptions, which grew 29% YoY.

• Hardware sales dropped 13% YoY, from $197 million to $172 million. Nintendo Switch 2 had not yet launched this month.

• Original Nintendo Switch sales fell 44% YoY; PS5 sales rose 3%. Xbox Series S|X sales declined 30%.

• PlayStation 5 remains the clear leader in both unit and dollar sales.

• Accessory sales dropped 6%, from $165 million to $154 million. DualSense is the best-selling accessory.

• U.S. gamers spent $0.6 billion on subscriptions in May 2025, an all-time high. Subscriptions have been growing for three consecutive months. Mat Piscatella suggests this may be tied to rising prices in the U.S. and users wanting more value for their money.

• Elden Ring: Nightreign and DOOM: The Dark Ages were the top games in May by dollar sales.

• Other new releases include F1 25 (ranked 15th) and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (ranked 19th).

• Star Wars: Battlefront II jumped from 135th place in April to 12th in May. The game was heavily discounted; on PC alone, it ranked 5th.

• Monster Hunter: Wilds remains the best-selling game of the year in the U.S. so far. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered moved up one spot.

• Elden Ring: Nightreign and DOOM: The Dark Ages entered the charts immediately.

• The top-grossing mobile games remain MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, and Last War: Survival.

• Evony entered the top 10, with its May revenue up 20% according to Sensor Tower.

• PlayStation and Xbox sales charts are very similar. Notably, DOOM: The Dark Ages made the Xbox top 3, even though it’s available on Game Pass.

• Nintendo charts remain stable, with Capcom Fighting Collection 2 performing well.

• Circana now shares PC charts (for premium titles). Helldivers 2 sold very well in May after updates. Overall, Sony had a strong month on PC platforms, with three games in the top ranks.

❗️Circana’s PC sales data includes Battle.net, Bethesda.net, EA App, EGS, Rockstar Store, Steam, Ubisoft Store, and Microsoft Store.

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