It appears Oblivion Remastered has been an enormous hit, as Mat Piscatella of Circana (previously NPD) has named it the best-selling recreation of April within the US. In actual fact, April was fairly good for Xbox because it claimed a number of spots within the chart.
Talking on BlueSky, Piscatella delved into the most recent Circana knowledge monitoring recreation gross sales within the US. Based on the numbers, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was the best-selling recreation throughout Xbox, PlayStation and PC for the month of April.
Prime 20 Greatest-Promoting Video games within the U.S. – April 2025
Ranked by greenback gross sales throughout PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo eShop (the place relevant). Supply: Circana.
| Rank | Title | Writer | Final Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Remastered | Microsoft | NEW |
| 2 | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft | 42 |
| 3 | MLB: The Present 25^^ | A number of Publishers | 2 |
| 4 | Minecraft^ | A number of Publishers | 11 |
| 5 | Murderer’s Creed: Shadows | Ubisoft | 1 |
| 6 | Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle | Microsoft | 118 |
| 7 | Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft | 6 |
| 8 | WWE 2K25 | Take-Two | 11 |
| 9 | NBA 2K25 | Take-Two | 8 |
| 10 | PGA Tour 2K25 | Take-Two | 7 |
| 11 | Monster Hunter: Wilds | Capcom | 3 |
| 12 | Cut up Fiction | Digital Arts | 15 |
| 13 | The Final of Us: Half II | Sony | 23 |
| 14 | EA Sports activities FC 25 | Digital Arts | 13 |
| 15 | Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two | 12 |
| 16 | Purple Useless Redemption II | Take-Two | 14 |
| 17 | The Elder Scrolls On-line | Microsoft | 29 |
| 18 | Elden Ring | Bandai Namco | 16 |
| 19 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Plaion | 10 |
| 20 | Hogwarts Legacy | Warner Bros. Video games | 21 |
Word: ^Digital gross sales on Nintendo platforms not included. ^^Digital gross sales on Nintendo and Xbox platforms not included.
Supply: Circana, April 2025 Report (4/6/2025 – 5/3/2025)
Piscatella additionally mentioned that Oblivion Remastered offered extra models in April than the unique recreation did in 15 months. That’s sufficient to earn it third place on the best-selling video games of the 12 months thus far, behind Monster Hunter: Wilds in 1st place and Murderer’s Creed: Shadows in 2nd.
Xbox’s success continued with Forza Horizon 5 leaping up from forty second within the gross sales rating to 2nd following its launch on PlayStation 5. What’s spectacular about that is that achieved this regardless of launching late in April, giving it only a few days on sale.
One other Xbox recreation additionally noticed a giant soar after coming to PlayStation 5 – Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle went from 118th in March to the sixth spot in April.
What this additionally means is that Microsoft at the moment makes up half of the highest ten best-sellers for April, because it additionally publishes Minecraft (4th) and Name of Obligation: Black Ops 6 (seventh).
Piscatella additionally identified that his knowledge exhibits Microsoft made up for five out of the 7 best-selling video games on PlayStation in April, an ideal demonstration of how a lot the trade has modified in such a brief span of time.
