Players and sales rankings flock to these games

This year, some big games have already come onto the market that have attracted numerous players to their screens. Just remember Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and “Dragon’s Dogma 2”. Even in the budget comparison smaller titles like “Helldivers 2” were able to captivate the players. But current statistics from the market research company Circana show other titles at the top of the charts.

Circana has listed the most played titles of March 2024 for the US market. And unsurprisingly, Epic Games' long-running favorite “Fortnite” on the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S. “Helldivers 2” continued to dominate on Steam.

But “Fortnite” wasn’t the only “classic” that managed to stay at the top of the charts. Consoles came in second and third place respectively Call of Duty HQ as well as “Grand Theft Auto 5”. In Activision's shooter brand, users are allocated to “Warzone”, “Modern Warfare 2” and “Modern Warfare 3”.

Below is the US ranking, which explicitly refers to the most used games on the PS5.

It proves once again that the most played titles continue to be the games that continually bring new content and are particularly exciting in multiplayer. “Sifu” was able to benefit from integration with PlayStation Plus, while “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” surprisingly still in the top ten.

When it comes to sales, there are also a lot of familiar things in March 2024

In line with the Circana statistics, the Dutch market analysts from Newzoo have also revealed the sales and user retention values ​​for March 2024. And there too, the battle royale title “Fortnite” was able to prevail against the competition. For this purpose, data from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy were compiled, with the platforms PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch being relevant.

“Dragon's Dogma 2” was the second highest-grossing title in March. Directly behind it is the long-running favorite in third place “EA Sports FC 24”who is currently in Team of the Season with his Ultimate Team and will also be included in the PlayStation Plus subscription next week.

Below are the top-grossing games on consoles and PC in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Italy:

In terms of user retention, “Helldivers 2” also increased compared to the previous month. From 14th place they actually climbed into the top ten. On the other hand, “Fortnite”, “Call of Duty”, “Minecraft” and “Grand Theft Auto 5” the long-established players are unchallenged at the top.

Another statistic is used to compare the number of monthly active users. It is all the more remarkable that Arrowheads Shooter was able to fight its way into the ranks of these communities. Democracy must ultimately be defended and spread.

These games attracted the most players in the six countries:

Source: GamesIndustry.biz (1), (2)

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