This year, fewer new game releases were sold in Europe compared to last year. Regional sales of new releases have decreased by almost a third compared to 2023.
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Christopher Dring, head of the GamesIndustry portal, discussed this in the GI Microcast podcast, citing data from GSD. He also mentioned some of the most popular new titles.
Below is the top 20 best-selling releases of 2024 in Europe. Their rank in the overall European sales chart for the year, which includes both new and old hits, is indicated in parentheses.
1. EA Sports FC 25 (#1);
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (#3);
3. Helldivers 2 (#6);
4. Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 (#12);
5. DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO (#13);
6. The Last of Us Part II Remastered (#20);
7. Super Mario Party Jamboree (#22) — only physical sales considered;
8. Astro Bot (#34);
9. Dragon’s Dogma 2 (#37);
10. not disclosed;
11. not disclosed;
12. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (#43);
13. not disclosed;
14. Star Wars Outlaws (#45);
15. not disclosed;
16. not disclosed;
17. not disclosed;
18. not disclosed;
19. Dragon Age: The Veilguard (#68)
20. not disclosed.
According to Dring, the overall top 5 best-selling games in Europe for 2024 are EA Sports FC 25, EA Sports FC 24, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, GTA V, and Hogwarts Legacy.
Dring did not specify how many game copies European residents purchased in 2024. It is known that in the first half of the year, game sales in Europe amounted to around 80 million copies.
It is worth noting that GSD receives digital sales data only from partner companies, mainly major publishers and studios. Therefore, its charts do not include games like Black Myth: Wukong and Palworld.