Battlefield 6 finished October 2025 as the best-selling game in the United States, according to the latest sales figures released this week. The ranking is based on Circana sales data shared publicly this week. Battlefield 6 reclaimed the top spot from Borderlands 4, which slid to number 10 on the October chart.
October 2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-11-20T14:01:56.734Z
The top five for the month read like a console and retail buffet. Pokémon Legends: Z-A held second place, Ghost of Yotei was third, followed by NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC 26 in fourth and fifth. October also saw a handful of new releases land inside the top 20. Alongside Battlefield 6 and Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the list included The Outer Worlds 2, Little Nightmares III, and Ninja Gaiden 4 as fresh entries for the month.
Platform specific storefronts reflected the wider trend. For a look at how Battlefield and Ghost of Yotei performed on PlayStation downloads that month see the PlayStation Store October 2025 top downloads piece.
Best Selling Games for October 2025
- Battlefield 6 – Electronic Arts
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo
- Ghost of Yotei – Sony
- NBA 2K26 – Take-Two Interactive
- EA Sports FC 26 – Electronic Arts
- Madden NFL 26 – Electronic Arts
- The Outer Worlds 2 – Microsoft
- Little Nightmares III – Bandai Namco
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger – Bandai Namco
- Borderlands 4 – Take-Two Interactive
- Ninja Gaiden 4 – Microsoft
- EA Sports College Football 26 – Electronic Arts
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Nintendo
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles – Square Enix Inc
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Sega
- Silent Hill: f – Konami
- Minecraft – Microsoft
- Helldivers II – Sony
- Grand Theft Auto V – Take-Two Interactive
- Red Dead Redemption II – Take-Two Interactive
The numbers underline that a big multiplayer shooter can still drive retail and digital sales in the US when it lands at the right moment. Expect publishers to keep leaning on live service and seasonal content to keep those charts moving in the months ahead.
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