Recently, leading analyst Matt Piscatella from Circana presented data on video game sales in the US market for January 2026.
Compared to the same period last year, spending on games increased by 3% to $4.26 billion.
Against the backdrop of the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake on Xbox and Switch 2, the game entered the top 10. Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA V are still present in the chart. Kingdom Come Deliverance II and Helldivers 2 have moved up several positions.
Top 20 best-selling games in January 2026 in the USA:
- 20. Fallout 4
- 19. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- 18. Elden Ring
- 17. Split Fiction
- 16. Pokemon Legends Z-A (excluding digital sales)
- 15. Helldivers 2
- 14. EA Sports College Football 26
- 13. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- 12. Ghost of Yotei
- 11. Code Vein II
Battlefield 6 was in fifth place, and the #1 selling game was Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Sports simulators were in second and third place.
- 10. Forza Horizon 5
- 9. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
- 8. Red Dead Redemption 2
- 7. Grand Theft Auto V
- 6. EA Sports FC 26
- 5. Battlefield 6
- 4. Minecraft (excluding digital sales on Nintendo consoles)
- 3. Madden NFL 26
- 2. NBA 2K26
- 1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
