Top 20 Best-Selling Games of 2024: Call of Duty, Helldivers 2, and More!

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Summary

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the best-selling game of 2024.
  • Helldivers 2, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, and Elden Ring all appeared in the top 10, with titles like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Tekken 8 rounding out the top 20.
  • Consumers in the U.S. spent less on games overall, with spending down 1.1 percent to $58.7 billion.

2024 saw Call of Duty: Black Oops 6 emerge as the highest-grossing video game, based on recent data from Circana. Although it’s no secret that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the year’s best-selling game, some other titles in the top 20 list might raise a few eyebrows.

2024 brought about an array of hit video games such as “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree”, “Helldivers 2”, “Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth” and “Dragon’s Dogma 2”. Surprisingly, some lesser-known titles like “Balatro”, a poker-themed indie game with a roguelike deck-building structure, gained significant recognition, even being nominated alongside heavyweights such as “Black Myth: Wukong” and “Metaphor: ReFantazio” for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. The world of gaming is constantly evolving, but certain franchises seem to endure longer than others, with a handful of long-running series selling exceptionally well in the previous year.

Based on statistics from Circana and insights by Mat Piscatella (which IGN received), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the highest-grossing game in 2024, with EA Sports College Football 25 and Helldivers 2 coming in second and third respectively. Interestingly, half of the top 10 games were sports titles; these included NBA 2K25, Madden NFL 25, EA Sports FC 25, and the EA Sports MVP Bundle. The strong sales of these games might be attributed to the June 2024 release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which helped keep Elden Ring among the year’s top sellers. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero and Tekken 8 were the only fighting games to make it onto the list, while Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Hogwarts Legacy, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 were the primary RPGs in the data. Since Nintendo does not share its digital sales figures with Circana, it’s possible that no Nintendo games appear on this list.

Top 20 Best-Selling Games in the U.S. for 2024

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  2. EA Sports College Football 25
  3. Helldivers 2
  4. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
  5. NBA 2K25
  6. Madden NFL 25
  7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)
  8. EA Sports FC 25
  9. Elden Ring
  10. EA Sports MVP Bundle
  11. Hogwarts Legacy
  12. Dragon’s Dogma 2
  13. WWE 2K24
  14. MLB: The Show 24
  15. Grand Theft Auto 5
  16. Minecraft
  17. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
  18. Tekken 8
  19. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  20. NBA 2K24

In 2024, total content expenditure in the United States grew by approximately 2% to reach $50.6 billion. However, spending on hardware took a significant dive, dropping 25% compared to 2023, amounting to just $4.9 billion. The PlayStation 5 emerged as the most popular console of the year, with the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S trailing in terms of unit sales and revenue respectively. It’s worth mentioning that American consumers spent less on video games overall, with a decrease of 1.1% observed, resulting in $58.7 billion being spent.

2025 sees several highly anticipated titles hitting the shelves, including “Monster Hunter Wilds,” “Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2,” and “Avowed.” These games are set to debut in the early part of the year, though an exact release date for the latter has yet to be confirmed. Despite no official announcement, there’s speculation that “Grand Theft Auto 6” is still aiming for a 2025 launch, with whispers suggesting that the blockbuster open-world game could retail for up to $100 upon release.

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