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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month.

March was a good month for sports and action-adventure games on PS5. Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Split Fiction both found success on the US and EU charts, while MLB The Show 25 took top billing on the US charts.

PS5 Games​

US/Canada	EU
MLB The Show 25	Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadows	Split Fiction
Split Fiction	EA SPORTS FC 25
Monster Hunter Wilds	Monster Hunter Wilds
WWE 2K25	Minecraft
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
NBA 2K25	WWE 2K25
EA SPORTS FC 25	Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
EA SPORTS College Football 25	Gran Turismo 7
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege	The First Berserker: Khazan
Minecraft	Phasmophobia
Grand Theft Auto V	Deadside
PGA TOUR 2K25	Hogwarts Legacy
Phasmophobia	Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
BLEACH Rebirth of Souls	Mortal Kombat 11
The First Berserker: Khazan	NBA 2K25
Mortal Kombat 1	Mortal Kombat 1
Deadside	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Gran Turismo 7	The Crew Motorfest

*Naming of products may differ between regions

*Upgrades not included

PS4 Games​

US/Canada	EU
Red Dead Redemption 2	Red Dead Redemption 2
A Way Out	A Way Out
The Forest	EA SPORTS FC 25
Minecraft	The Forest
Battlefield 4	Battlefield 4
Stardew Valley	Unravel Two
Need for Speed Heat	Need for Speed Heat
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25	Minecraft
Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Grand Theft Auto V
Middle-earth: Shadow of War	Battlefield 1
Overcooked! 2	Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Grand Theft Auto V	God of War
Mortal Kombat X	Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6	Assassin’s Creed Origins
Unravel Two	Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Injustice 2	Overcooked! 2
God of War	Stardew Valley
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege	Batman: Arkham Knight
EA SPORTS FC 25	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Batman: Return to Arkham	Mortal Kombat X

*Naming of products may differ between regions

PS VR2 Games*​

US/Canada	EU
Beat Saber	Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR
Among Us VR	Beat Saber
Alien: Rogue Incursion	Alien: Rogue Incursion
Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR	Metro Awakening
Pavlov	Among Us VR
Swordsman VR	Horizon Call of the Mountain
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition	Swordsman VR
Into the Radius	Pavlov
Metro Awakening	EXOcars
Drunkn Bar Fight	Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition

*PlayStation Store purchases only. Game upgrades or games bundled with hardware not included

Free to Play (PS5 + PS4)​

US/Canada	EU
Fortnite	Fortnite
Marvel Rivals	Roblox
Roblox	Rocket League
Rocket League	Marvel Rivals
Call of Duty: Warzone	Call of Duty: Warzone
War Robots: Frontiers	eFootball
Asphalt Legends Unite	War Robots: Frontiers
Apex Legends	Asphalt Legends Unite
Fall Guys	Stumble Guys
The Sims 4	The Sims 4

PlayStation Store: March 2025’s top downloads

New releases MLB The Show 25 and Assassin's Creed Shadows topped the PS5 charts in March.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

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PlayStation 5​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Monster Hunter Wilds	MLB The Show 25
2	Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist and the Land of Phantasmagoria	Assassin's Creed Shadows
3	Assassin's Creed: Shadows	Split Fiction
4	Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Crest War / Dunan Unification War	Monster Hunter Wilds
5	Minecraft	WWE 2K25
6	Street Fighter 6	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25
7	Venus Vacation PRISM – DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme –	NBA 2K25
8	BLEACH Rebirth of Souls	EA SPORTS FC 25
9	SAGA FRONTIER 2 REMASTER	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
10	Palworld	EA SPORTS College Football 25
11	AI LIMIT Infinite Machine Soldier	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
12	Winning Post 10 2025	Minecraft
13	Yakuza 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii	Grand Theft Auto V
14	Split Fiction	PGA TOUR 2K25
15	Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist	Phasmophobia
16	EA SPORTS FC 25	BLEACH Rebirth of Souls
17	The First Berserker: Khazan	The First Berserker: Khazan
18	Dynasty Warriors: Originals	Mortal Kombat 1
19	Urban Legend Dismantling Center	Deadside
20	Professional Baseball Spirits 2024-2025	Gran Turismo 7

*Upgrades from the PS4 version are not included.

PlayStation 4​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Monster Hunter: World	Red Dead Redemption 2
2	Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist and the Land of Phantasmagoria	A Way Out
3	ABYSS SEEKER What do you see at the edge of the abyss?	The Forest
4	Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Crest War / Dunan Unification War	Minecraft
5	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S	Battlefield 4
6	Minecraft	Stardew Valley
7	Resident Evil 6	Need for Speed Heat
8	Resident Evil 5	EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25
9	Bloodborne	Call of Duty: Black Ops III
10	NieR:Automata	Middle-earth: Shadow of War
11	FINAL FANTASY VI	Overcooked! 2
12	Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Nights	Grand Theft Auto V
13	Sid Meier's Civilization VI	Mortal Kombat X
14	Red Dead Redemption 2	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
15	Street Fighter 6	Unravel Two
16	EA SPORTS FC 25	Injustice 2
17	FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster	God of War
18	Persona 4 The Golden	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
19	Yakuza 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii	EA SPORTS FC 25
20	Overcooked 2	Batman: Return to Arkham

PlayStation VR2​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Beat Saber	Beat Saber
2	Galaxy Kart	Among Us VR
3	Alien: Rogue Incursion	Alien: Rogue Incursion
4	Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR	Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR
5	Metro Awakening	Pavlov
6	cyubeVR	Swordsman VR
7	Into the Radius	Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
8	VENDETTA FOREVER	Into the Radius
9	Creed: Rise to Glory	Metro Awakening
10	Dead Second	Drunk Bar Fight

*Sales figures on the PS Store. Upgrades from the PS VR version and bundled versions are not included.

Free to play​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Apex Legends	Fortnite
2	Fortnite	Marvel Rivals
3	Genshin Impact	Roblox
4	VALORANT	Rocket League
5	Zenless Zone Zero	Call of Duty: Warzone
6	Wuthering Waves	War Robots: Frontiers
7	Overwatch 2	Asphalt Legends Unite
8	eFootball	Apex Legends
9	Roblox	Fall Guys
10	Rocket League	The Sims 4

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[Zacfoldor]

Honestly we are giving Nintendo too hard a time if the best bullshit we got is AC Shitdows and they got Bloodborne 2, Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong.

That said at least MLB The Show stomped that shit in the land of the free.

 

[R6Rider]

Honestly we are giving Nintendo too hard a time if the best bullshit we got is AC Shitdows and they got Bloodborne 2, Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong.

That said at least MLB The Show stomped that shit in the land of the free.

 

[Ebrietas]

Bloodborne still charting. Nice.

 

[Bond007]

Didnt realize flight sim delivery existed. Interesting lol

 

[ShakenG]

GT7 being charted.. love to see it.

 

[MSduderino]

Is Split Fic beating MH Wilds a big deal?

edit: in the west of course

 

[Radical_3d]

Didnt realize flight sim delivery existed. Interesting lol

 

[Cakeboxer]

Where is Astro Bots?

 

[Thief1987]

Too much

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I wonder if the devs of Khazan consider that placing a win (I bought it physical), would love to have some sales numbers for the game.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Where is Astro Bots?

Not on PC, I can tell ya that.

 

[nowhat]

There is a point to it though. The life of a German forklift driver is no joke.



Yes, the video is fake, it was not made in the 70s despite the appearance. But keep watching despite the dry intro. You will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[thismeinteil]

Lol, Shadows couldn't even beat a yearly sports series? Yea, that game definitely didn't do that hot.

 

[Loomy]

Lol, Shadows couldn't even beat a yearly sports series? Yea, that game definitely do that hot.

Do you realize how huge Baseball is in the US?

 

[pulicat]

Is Split Fic beating MH Wilds a big deal?

edit: in the west of course

Not really, as sales data suggested that MH Wilds underperformed significantly on consoles.

 

[killatopak]

Even now huh.

GTA6 is gonna be massive.

 

[balls of snow]

Hell yeah get that no 1 spot ass creed.

 

[EN250]

Not on PC, I can tell ya that.

Like PCMR will care about Astro

Love the game, it's amazing but if you didn't have any connection with previous Sony consoles and games the title references so much, there is no attachment

 

[nowhat]

Do you realize how huge Baseball is in the US?

As per Wikipedia and according to regulation baseball rules, 2.86 to 2.94 inches (73 to 75 mm) in diameter. Doesn't seem that huge.

 

[Baemono]

As per Wikipedia and according to regulation baseball rules, 2.86 to 2.94 inches (73 to 75 mm) in diameter. Doesn't seem that huge.

Yes but what about stamina

 

[thismeinteil]

Do you realize how huge Baseball is in the US?

And you realize The Show doesn't usually take the top spot. Especially when there are other releases that month. While baseball is big in the US, The Show isn't exactly a massive seller. I think it usually averages around 2M-4M WW in its lifetime. An Assassin's Creed game should not be losing to it, in other words.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Like PCMR will care about Astro

I'll buy it. Last time I played Astrobot I borrowed a friends PS5 to play. The 'rent' cost me buying Astrobot for him.

 

[Loomy]

And you realize The Show doesn't usually take the top spot. Especially when there are other releases that month. While baseball is big in the US, The Show isn't exactly a massive seller. I think it usually averages around 2M-4M WW in its lifetime. An Assassin's Creed game should not be losing to it, in other words.

And for April it'll probably drop down to 6 or something.

MLB 24 was the #1 selling game for March last year, bumping Helldivers 2 out of the #1 spot (it was the 3rd best selling game that month)
In March 2023, MLB 23 was #2 behind Resident Evil 4.

So you're way off base in your assessment. If you need Shadows to beat a yearly sports series to not be considered a flop, though. It did beat Fifa EA FC 25 in Europe.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Not on PC, I can tell ya that.

I'd buy it, but i doubt it will sell gangbusters on pc.

 

[Topher]

Where is Astro Bots?

Game was released last September. If folks are still looking for it on lists in April then I'd say it had a pretty good run.

 

[Thief1987]

Game was released last September. If folks are still looking for it on lists in April then I'd say it had a pretty good run.

This kind of "folks" only looking for an opportunity to concern troll

 

[nowhat]

Game was released last September. If folks are still looking for it on lists in April then I'd say it had a pretty good run.

Also, this is the download list. It seems (according to the UK charts) be still doing decently physically. Because bundles, yes, but that's how it works.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Game was released last September. If folks are still looking for it on lists in April then I'd say it had a pretty good run.

That's not old. Should still be in the list, it's a better game than most of the other games.

 

[SJRB]

DO YOU SEE THIS SONY, YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS? DO YOU SEE???

 

[rodrigolfp]

Flight Simulator Delivery 2025 VR

I smell people thinking this is MS Flight Simulator.

 

[Topher]

That's not old. Should still be in the list, it's a better game than most of the other games.

Yeah, it is great, but six months for a single player game is pretty dang good. Games like Spider-man that are on these lists for a couple of years is not the norm.

 

[pasterpl]

So much fuss was made in Japan about SC Shadows yet it end up 3rd place seller digitally on PS Store in Japan.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Yeah, it is great, but six months for a single player game is pretty dang good. Games like Spider-man that are on these lists for a couple of years is not the norm.

It's a shame that these kind of games are only succesful on Nintendo consoles. On Switch this would be an easy 15m+ seller.

 

[thismeinteil]

And for April it'll probably drop down to 6 or something.

MLB 24 was the #1 selling game for March last year, bumping Helldivers 2 out of the #1 spot (it was the 3rd best selling game that month)
In March 2023, MLB 23 was #2 behind Resident Evil 4.

So you're way off base in your assessment. If you need Shadows to beat a yearly sports series to not be considered a flop, though. It did beat Fifa EA FC 25 in Europe.

No, Helldivers 2 beat MLB in March '24. It was #1 for NA and EU. Might want to check your info before posting.

And Shadows beat a game that came out last year? (Slow clap)

 

[adamsapple]

I concur, no idea what point that post is trying to make, lol

 

[Loomy]

No, Helldivers 2 beat MLB in March '24. It was #1 for NA and EU. Might want to check your info before posting.

And Shadows beat a game that came out last year? (Slow clap)

Here you go buddy. Now I'll give you this. This is dollar sales, and MLB was more expensive than HD2. However, it was still #2 in downloads.

I'll end this by reiterating my point. MLB is huge in the US. And It usually does all the numbers in March. So it's not surprising that it beat Shadows this month, especially with a week's head start.

AC Shadows was the #1 PS download in EU, #1 in Australia, and #8 in Japan. The game didn't exactly flop.
This just in: Still #1 in UK as well

 

[Loomy]

-

 

[yazenov]

Here you go buddy. Now I'll give you this. This is dollar sales, and MLB was more expensive than HD2. However, it was still #2 in downloads.

I'll end this by reiterating my point. MLB is huge in the US. And It usually does all the numbers in March. So it's not surprising that it beat Shadows this month, especially with a week's head start.

AC Shadows was the #1 PS download in EU, #1 in Australia, and #8 in Japan. The game didn't exactly flop.
This just in: Still #1 in UK as well

This doesn't prove anything as Helldivers 2 launched on February 4th, a whole month before, hence the number 1 rank last month in the chart you posted.

 

[Loomy]

This doesn't prove anything as Helldivers 2 launched on February 4th, a whole month before, hence the number 1 rank last month in the chart you posted.

It's not meant to prove anything.

That table is showing $ sales for the Month of March. If you look at the last line in the header(blue row) it shows the reporting period (March 3, 2024 to April 6, 2024). So on the morning of March 3rd, everyone starts at 0, and at the end of the day on April 6, they look at how much money each game brought it. In this example, MLB 24 has higher $ sales likely because it was a full priced game whereas HD2 launched at just over half the regular price of a PS5 game.

 

[yazenov]

It's not meant to prove anything.

That table is showing $ sales for the Month of March. If you look at the last line in the header(blue row) it shows the reporting period (March 3, 2024 to April 6, 2024). So on the morning of March 3rd, everyone starts at 0, and at the end of the day on April 6, they look at how much money each game brought it. In this example, MLB 24 has higher $ sales likely because it was a full priced game whereas HD2 launched at just over half the regular price of a PS5 game.

No, the launch month of the game is where the bulk of your sales are going to be made, with the exception of evergreen titles and similar outliers.

MLB 24 topping the charts over Helldivers 2 was more due to its debut launch month rather than it's price.

Also someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I though the Npd / Circana charts are ranked in Dollers sales, where as the PS charts, Famitsu, and UK sales are in units sales.

 

[Loomy]

No, the launch month of the game is where the bulk of your sales are going to be made, with the exception of evergreen titles and similar outliers.

MLB 24 topping the charts over Helldivers 2 was more due to its debut launch month rather than it's price.

Also someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I though the Npd / Circana charts are ranked in Dollers sales, where as the PS charts, Famitsu, and UK sales are in units sales.

Circana covers everything. This specific chart happens to be dollar sales. In units, MLB 24 was #2 and HD2 was #1.

You and I are saying the same thing in 2 different ways.

MLB always does really well in the March or April it comes out. In 2022 it as #2 behind a lego Star Wars game, in 2021 it was #1, and in 2020 it was #2 behind the the first Modern Warfare remake. These are all PSN top download numbers.

The point I've been trying to make is that coming second to MLB on PS the month it comes out isn't as bad a thing as it was framed in the original comment I responded to.

 

[YCoCg]

Fuckin hell you yanks really like your sports huh?

 

[thismeinteil]

Here you go buddy. Now I'll give you this. This is dollar sales, and MLB was more expensive than HD2. However, it was still #2 in downloads.

I'll end this by reiterating my point. MLB is huge in the US. And It usually does all the numbers in March. So it's not surprising that it beat Shadows this month, especially with a week's head start.

AC Shadows was the #1 PS download in EU, #1 in Australia, and #8 in Japan. The game didn't exactly flop.
This just in: Still #1 in UK as well

You're changing the parameters to try and win an argument you are losing. This thread and chat is about Sony's own sales charts, which are based on hard data about the amount of units sold, not NPD's estimates based on revenue. So why change it? We both know the answer to that. And using Sony's data, Helldivers 2 was bought more on the PS Store than MLB in March of 2024.

 

[Loomy]

You're changing the parameters to try and win an argument you are losing. This thread and chat is about Sony's own sales charts, which are based on hard data about the amount of units sold, not NPD's estimates based on revenue. So why change it? We both know the answer to that. And using Sony's data, Helldivers 2 was bought more on the PS Store than MLB in March of 2024.

Not trying to argue or win anything. If you keep reading you'll see that I posted this:

MLB always does really well in the March or April it comes out. In 2022 it as #2 behind a lego Star Wars game, in 2021 it was #1, and in 2020 it was #2 behind the the first Modern Warfare remake. These are all PSN top download numbers.

The point I've been trying to make is that coming second to MLB on PS the month it comes out isn't as bad a thing as it was framed in the original comment I responded to.

 

[nial]

Bloodborne 2

That online only game, you mean? Nothing like Bloodborne.

 

[nial]

I think it usually averages around 2M-4M WW in its lifetime.

90% of that is from the US.

 

[EDMIX]

I mean something is fucking hilarious about AC Shadows being in the top spot not only on physical but also digital and even in Japan no less for several weeks....

I mean.....what did we learn? Lol

The amount of delusion regarding people thinking they can get 20 million people to not buy a video game is absolutely fucking bonkers

That's like me telling you how much I dislike how expensive the switch 2 is or even the weird design choices Nintendo made and then fucking act like I could somehow magically sway a 100 million people into just you know not buying it because of my own personal opinion...

The list of IP I'm not betting against

AC series
Call Of Duty
EA FC (formerly Fifa)
Madden
Grand Theft Auto
Nintendo in GENERAL

lol Listen, I need to fucking see massive, real, SOLID evidence that the core majority care about any of this shit before I bet against any of those IP selling based on shit that has no relevance to the actual game itself.


and fucking respect to Split Fiction being in the top spots!

 

[NeverYouMind]

Where is Astro Bots?