The 20 Best-Selling Games Of 2023 In The US (So Far)
By Eddie Makuch on
2023 is coming to a close, and what a year it was. The year was marked with the release of a number of high-profile games like Starfield, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV, and lots more. 2
2023 was a fantastic year for big games, but it was also a year marked with significant layoffs at developers big and small. Some estimates put the total number of video game industry layoffs in 2023 beyond 6,000.
Which games sold the best in 2023? The year isn't over so we don't have the full picture just yet. But the research company Circana, formerly known as NPD, publishes an updated list of the best-selling games so far in 2023 each month. This helps us understand what the best-selling games are, even if the ranking is not perfect or necessarily complete.
For example, some companies do not share digital sales data with Circana. Given the rising popularity of buying a game digitally versus picking up a physical copy, this is notable. Additionally, a game's unit-sales number alone or ranking does not necessarily reflect its total commercial performance. Subscription services like Game Pass are now popular, and in the case of Starfield, this, along with the game's exclusivity to Xbox, might negatively impact straight sales numbers.
Additionally, Circana does not disclose specific sales numbers, only providing a ranking. And again, this list covers US video game sales only.
Read on through the gallery to see a rundown of 2023's best-selling games thus far. This list covers the period between January 1, 2023 and October 28, 2023. That means you won't see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III on this list until Circana releases its next report in December.
Games marked with * denotes that no
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